35 Lightning Classic deck in water today
 

I finally got my 2000 (new to me) 35 Lightning Classic Deck in the water today. It was a perfect day at Marina Del Rey (Los Angeles, CA) about 70 degrees and the water was pretty flat. The boat handled well and I had a lot of fun. Only got up to 4000 rpm, the gps wasn't working, but it felt like it was running at a good clip. I will take it out again tomorrow and run it a little harder. There is a bilge pump under the step inside the cabin, what is that for and how do you turn it on?
Do the foreward bilges drain to the rear bilge? I will try to post a picture. The boat will be re-named "Kahn Job".
I am really happy with the new aluminum trailer that Pacific trailers built for me.
David Kahn :D

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Pics ???

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Here are some photos...

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Fountains are so fast (pic1) even the prop wash can't keep up :evilb:

Looks great, you'll love the boat. No high speed turns! :D

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Nice trailer. Who built it? I like the ladder--assume its removable. ??

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I noticed also the trailer! steel trailer painted silver/ chrome ?

Ladder on right side and a single post on the left, these 2 things must be very usefull.

You got a nice looking beak!

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That "bilge pump" should be the water pump for the sink system. You should have a holding tank in the engine compartment and if you want to use the sink, you throw the switch that powers that pump. Congrats on the boat!

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in my formula, I also have a bilge pump under the step but it is in fact to exit water from the front cause the front is not draining to the back...

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The front bilge pump is just that, a bilge pump for the front. It should have a float or some type of automatic water detector. Mine didn't have no dash switch to operate manually, but I have since removed it all together. The front is independent from the engine bilge, no transfering of water from front to the rear. I have read where the front has to be sealed off from the engine bilge to prevent fumes from entering the cabin, hence a separate pump.

The pump for the sink is more than likely mounted under the cabinet. At least that's where mine is.

Re: 35 Lightning Classic deck in water today
 

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...in039Small.jpg The trailer is all aluminum, it was built by Pacific trailers in Chino, CA. The ladders are steel, then cad plated and then painted silver, and they are removable. The rear ladder is also the right guide post, the front ladder is nice for climbing off the boat when loading onto the trailer at the launch ramp.

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