[C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively

[Jerry Clayton]

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Regards,

Jerry Clayton
#988


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Schaffer" <bohpilot at yahoo.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively


> What is GFO packing?thanks,Walt Schaffer#515Middle River, MD
>
> --- On Thu, 7/15/10, Jerry Clayton <jsea at prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> From: Jerry Clayton <jsea at prodigy.net>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 9:10 PM
>
> I had GFO packing installed 3 years ago and have been happy with it. Dry 
> bilge, not expensive, and it lasts, over 3 years and 300 engine hours and 
> counting. Would highly recommend it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Clayton
> #988
> Marina Del Rey, Ca
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred LEcuyer" <fred.lecuyer at live.com>
> To: "Catalina320list Catalina320list" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 3:48 PM
> 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.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Does anyone know if there is supposed to be a check valve between the > 
>> > pick
>> > up hose and the bilge pump?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Fred
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > First Light
>> >
>> > Hull #926
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>> >
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