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Originally Posted by Orion
What is in your bilge may not just be lake water. It could be some rainwater or lake water mixed with engine fluids that the bilge pump is too high to pump out, and the drain will be at the lowest point and thereby allow the now polluted water/fluids to exit.
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Most fluids from your engine are lighter than water and are at the top. Your pump will eventually pump this into the lake. I can understand pulling away to drain your hull so you don't tie up the ramp but we are only fooling our selves to think that what's in our hull is not ending up in the lake anyway. It's up to boat owners to be aware of what's in your hull and repair any problems because those hull fluids will end up in the lake. I always drain my hull every time I take the boat back to my house just to see if anything other than water comes out.