[C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively

[Jeff Hare]

I used to have it on my boat. Worked great but needed to remember to "burp" it.  Newer models have a vent hose you have to route that handles this automatically. 

On the 320, that's a real pain and when powering in reverse you can force water through the vent hose, so a catch can may be needed also. 

On the other hand GFO packing is dripless, runs cool and reliable. 

-Jeff



-----Original Message-----
From: Fred LEcuyer <fred.lecuyer at live.com>
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:48:00 
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively


OK, thanks for the input, everybody. We just put the boat in the water a few weeks ago and the stuffing box had just been repacked. This past weekend we just finished a five day trip and I tightened the stuffing box but maybe not enough. I wanted to be sure to keep things cool. I had thought about a PSS dripless seal but was talked out of it. Opinions?

 

Fred
 
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:35:10 -0400
> From: clburti at gmail.com
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively
> 
> Place a small spacer block or a few washers and longer screws to raise the
> switch. This should eliminate the cycling from the lift return flow. I would
> caution against a check valve as that is potential source of problems for
> both failure and blockage.
> 
> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Fred LEcuyer <fred.lecuyer at live.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyackone else has seen this and has a solution.
> >
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> >
> > Our bilge pump cycles on way too frequently. When the pump goes on, it
> > pumps out all but about 1.5 inches from the bottom of the bilge. Then some
> > of the water that it pumped leaks back into the bilge and as more comes in
> > eventually from the stuffing box, the cycle starts again. I'm guessing
> > there's not much more than one pint of water before the pump goes on again.
> >
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> > Does anyone know if there is supposed to be a check valve between the pick
> > up hose and the bilge pump?
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> >
> > Fred
> >
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> >
> > First Light
> >
> > Hull #926
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