Power ON / OFF / Bilge Switch - Bilge Only does not work

[windsurfnut]

I have a 2002 Ski Nautique, and the BILGE ONLY does not work - The bilge pump does not cycle. Power OFF and ON work as intended.

Before I tear it apart, is there a fuse or something for this circuit that could be blown? I've cycled the circuit breaker beside the switch and that has not changed, although I know these can go bad. The light for the bilge does not go on.
If POWER ON I can turn on the bilge with the bilge button on the keypad, but otherwise the bilge remains off.

Any suggestions before I tear into this and see what may be the culprit? I'm not the original owner of the boat so not sure if it was modded at some point to disable this function, but I can't see why one would want to.

[C_Heath]

I have a 2002 Ski Nautique, and the BILGE ONLY does not work - The bilge pump does not cycle. Power OFF and ON work as intended.

Before I tear it apart, is there a fuse or something for this circuit that could be blown? I've cycled the circuit breaker beside the switch and that has not changed, although I know these can go bad. The light for the bilge does not go on.
If POWER ON I can turn on the bilge with the bilge button on the keypad, but otherwise the bilge remains off.

Any suggestions before I tear into this and see what may be the culprit? I'm not the original owner of the boat so not sure if it was modded at some point to disable this function, but I can't see why one would want to.

Sounds like you are having the same issue I am on my 2000 pro Air. I hit the bilge button but my light is on but the bilge wont cycle. Also, I dont have any power to the wire at the bilge pump. Have you checked for power at the bilge?

[windsurfnut]

I don't think its the same issue, with the POWER ON and the keypad powered up my bilge ON/OFF switch functions correctly

[functionoverfashion]

You're talking about the main toggle switch, right? Those aren't anything special, and they don't last forever. Mine was a little finicky and I replaced it a couple years ago. I'm not usually one to throw parts at a problem, but in this case I'd just replace the toggle and see if that fixes it - it's not expensive and very easy to replace.

If you want, you could test for power on both ends of the switch while moving the toggle around, but you might as well have a replacement in hand. That, and/or jump the terminals on the switch to the one that doesn't work, and see if the pump cycles on (I bet it will, if it works with main power ON.

It's such a simple thing and yet so important, I keep a spare in my glove box.

[windsurfnut]

Yes, that's the switch. I imagine its the switch or circuit breaker (likely) beside it, but thought I'd check before I start removing that panel that an inline fuse or something didn't exist elsehwere.

[C_Heath]

I don't think its the same issue, with the POWER ON and the keypad powered up my bilge ON/OFF switch functions correctly

find a fix?