Seagirt
Active Member
My oilpan blew and I have about 10L of oil sitting in the bilge. The two options I know of are pump the oil into buckets and dispose of somewhere that takes used oil or use the petroleum absorbent pillows/pads.
My questions are:
1) What would be the best way to pump the bilge, just use the bilge pump and catch the water coming out the through hull fitting? I don't think I'm able to reroute the bilge pump to pump more safely straight into a bucket. Is there a better type of pump to use for this rather than a bilge pump?
2) I've never used absorbent pads, how efficient are they? Some say that you can wring them out and reuse them, how true is this? They are a bit pricey but it seems like an efficient way to clean the bilge of oil. Any one have experience?
3) Are there other options out there?
Thanks for any info.
ps. This is a 25' cabin cruiser running a little yanmar diesel.
My questions are:
1) What would be the best way to pump the bilge, just use the bilge pump and catch the water coming out the through hull fitting? I don't think I'm able to reroute the bilge pump to pump more safely straight into a bucket. Is there a better type of pump to use for this rather than a bilge pump?
2) I've never used absorbent pads, how efficient are they? Some say that you can wring them out and reuse them, how true is this? They are a bit pricey but it seems like an efficient way to clean the bilge of oil. Any one have experience?
3) Are there other options out there?
Thanks for any info.
ps. This is a 25' cabin cruiser running a little yanmar diesel.