[C320-list] Another fresh water problem - bad pump?

[Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com]

I installed the Shurflo VSD in cuba libre 2 and would never recommend
anything else to install!


                                                                          
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Ken,

Which pump did you buy?  I've been reading customer reviews on the Shurflo
VSD and they're either great or awful based on the customer's experience.
Also, where does one buy Whale fittings since West Marine no longer
carries them?

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: vergaar2004-catalina at yahoo.com
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Another fresh water problem - bad pump?


Mike,

our pump would start cycling on on its own last season so my first thought
was a
leak in the water lines. Some people on this list suggested opening up the
pump
and cleaning it. Instead, since I did not like the fact that the pump is
single-speed and makes tons of noise, I purchased a variable-speed pump
and
installed it. What a difference! We need to teach our guests to only open
up the
faucet slightly and the pump will output enough water while hardly making
any
noise. Highly recommended!

-Koen
(Big Cat, #224, 1995)

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From: drshoffner at aol.com
To: c320-list at catalina320.com.
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:22:23 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Another fresh water problem


List,

Thanks to all who responded to my "no forward so reverse" thread recently.
It
turned out as some had suggested that the problem was a very fouled prop
with
marine growth that had accumulated in less than 2 mos.  I've had the boat
in
this location for 3 years and this is the worst growth I've experienced.

Now to the new problem.  This weekend my fresh water pump began cycling
breifly
about every 20 seconds.  I looked at all the whale fittings and they were
dry.
I didn't loook down the entire length of the tubing, but I think it's
unlikely
to be a failure here.  Has anyone had a pump go bad and behave like this?
Any
thoughts as always will be appreciated.

Mike
#171
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