[C320-list] Bilge pump problem

[Marty Mattler]

I will try your water hose idea. My boat also had lots of saw dust and small
pieces of wood debris.


Marty Mattler
Countrywide Practice Brokerage
mmattler at ddsbrokers.com
Phone: 800.222.7848
Fax: 877.269.1291

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of K L
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 11:04 AM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge pump problem

I once had a debris blockage that I managed to clear by running the bilge
pump while running a water hose into the intake. The water pressure cleared
the blockage without my having to disassemble or replace the pump.

As a side issue I should say that I am very disappointed in Catalina in that
they left a great deal of debris in my boat most of it in the form of saw
dust. Eventually this saw dust makes its way to the bilge. After my pump
blockage I cleared out as much as I could but it still accumulates in the
bilge. I think that Catalina should have spent the time vacuming up that saw
dust.

Ken Danko
Grace, #802
San Francisco



>
>Most likely you sucked some debris into the bilge pump.  There are 2 small
>rubber flaps in the pump, if debris gets stuck it will not pump.  Not easy
>to take apart but cheaper than buying new.
>Sincerely,
>Herb Creech
>Cloud Chaser #606
>
>-------------- Original message --------------
>From: Marty Mattler <mmattler at optonline.net>
>
> > My bilge pump will not pump water out of the bilge if the pump out take
>hose has
> > water in it. I discovered this after empting the water heater into a dry
>bilge.
> > After removing water from the out take hose the bilge pump worked but
>the same
> > issue happened after I retested the pump. For those of you that have
>replaced
> > your bilge pump and have the deeper bilge model (I have #754, 2000
>model), did
> > you use a similar Jabsco replacement pump or change to a submersible
>model?
> >
> > Marty Mattler
> > Sailscall #754
> >
> >
> >

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