[C320-list] Bilge pump popping breaker

[christopher Brearley]

Hi,

I had similar trouble with the shower drain punp. Motor was faulty and I was unable to source another motor.
I replaced it and the bilge pump with a Jabsco 50880, easy fit and I am very happy with the performance in 
both applications, plus one spare pump!

Chris
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On 27/04/2013, at 3:55 AM, Wash, Steve wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Irving Grunes
> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 1:20 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> 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