[C320-list] Bilge pump popping breaker

[Wash, Steve]

Irv,
We had this problem one year.  The culprit was the motor. It was locked up.

I was able to take the motor off and worked it by hand to free it.  It ran for a short while afterwards.  I didn't trust it after that.  I don't know if a bearing corroded or a brush failed.
I tried to find a motor without success.  If I had searched harder I might have found it.
I bought a new motor and pump assembly.  I'll write myself a note to look up the part number.  You can also contact Kent  (Kent at catalinayachts.com)  at Catalina and he can probably tell you , too.

I now have 2 pumps and 1 motor.

This came in handy when the motor ran during last fall's trip to storage but the water didn't drain.  I put the old pump in  (a 10 minute job) and drained the bilge.  When I disassembled the pump I found that a small pebble had been caught in one of the valves.  So, I'm adding a strainer in front of the intake this spring.  I think the new pump came with one but the original installation from Catalina did not have one, so I left it off.

How a small pebble got in the bilge is a mystery to me.

Steve 
#1029



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Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 1:20 PM
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Subject: [C320-list] Bilge pump popping breaker

All,
We have a problem with the bilge pump popping its breaker at the panel when put in manual.

Can anyone helpme identify which model Jabsco it is?

Has anyone ever had this problem?

Will a jammed pump cause this problem

Help!

Irv Grunes
2001 #851