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

[Steve Magennis]

WM will special order the parts for you from Whale even though they
don't carry them.

Steve
Alchemist #909

--- drshoffner at aol.com wrote:

> 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)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> 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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