It is almost June and, unfortunately, many of us are still ensnared in pre-launch activities. One of those tasks, of course, is replacing defective equipment and this year, the small water-sensing bilge pump was on the list. Last Saturday, I purchased a new pump at the local yard, and then, with some difficulty, installed the pump under the engine before moving on to other tasks on the list. Things proceeded according to plan for the remaining morning hours until during a short break it occurred to me that the normal pump buzzing sound, typically projected every few minutes when it [...]