bilge blower question

[rockdoc]

Seems to me thie bilge blower motor on my Seafari should be set up to PULL fumes up and out of the bilge, and out of the boat, as opposed to blowing air down there, to displace fumes from the bilge but not get them out of the boat. But since it's called a bilge BLOWER and not a bilge vacuum, just thought I'd ask. The only concern I see with sucking out fumes with the blower is having combustible fumes going through something electric. What do you guys think?

Steve