08-16-2013, 07:11 AM
The bilge pump light should only come on when the pump is running. Is your pump running and running dry? Is the float switch stuck ? If the pump is running and you do not have the battery charger on it will kill the battery overnight. If the float switch were on and the pump seized it should blow the breaker / fuse. As a routine maintenance item when I am in the bilge I lift the float switch and expect to hear the pump run while someone checks the manual switch light. It's an issue that you should look at but I would not stay at the dock. The season is too short. Keep a bucket available for an emergency. A man with a bucket on a sinking boat can bail more water than a bilge pump. Capt. George
