I have a 2000 Carver 406 and can not reach my forward bilge pump to check it's operation. I am trying to reach it from the bilge area where I clean the AC sea water inlet filter.
Is there a way to reach it thru the steps that go down into the galley?
A previous owner has removed the carpet that I think came originally on the boat with artificial wood flooring and possibly covered up a trap door or something that might allow access to the pump. That's my idea anyway because I can not figure out any way anyone can reach back that far in the forward bilge compartment short of removing all the plumbing and pumps supplying the air conditioner systems accessible through the galley floor.
Any good advice would be highly appreciated. Bad advice might be of some value also, if even to help me laugh at these challenges that are associated with owning a boat.