Bilge Pump Basics. A bilge pump is a key piece of equipment found on about any boat and its function is to remove water that accumulates in the bilge, which is the bottom of the inside of the hull. At ...

Bilge pumps and float switches should be clear of debris and in good working order. Many bilge pumps have inline check valves in the discharge hose to keep water from ­coming back into the boat ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Ship Ventilator, Fog Alarm, and Bilge Pump, Celestial Engineering ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 26 No. 2 (January 1872), p. 15 ...

One of two cast bronze bearings from the bilge pump of a Roman ship which caught fire and sank in St Peter Port harbour around AD280. Of surprisingly modern appearance, such bearings are known ...