[C320-list] Water pump

[Michael Ferguson]

Thanks for the help
Warren and Don
Think I will order new and send in old to have rebuilt and then have a spare as I use my boat weekly.
Michael


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 From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water pump
 

Gee, thanks for the plug, Don. 
I was thinking I could rebuild the pump myself with new parts. I got it
mostly apart and realized I didn't know as much as I thought about pumps.
Also, I didn't have a proper arbor for pressing on the new bearings. When I
thought the shaft was too worn, I called Depco pumps. Two minutes on the
phone convinced me that the way to go was to send them the pump and start a
different project.
It was 2011, the parts were $220 and the labor was about $48 as I remember
and with shipping the total was $282. Seem like a lot? Price a new one. 
The pump came back with new screws and painted like a new pump. The leak was
gone and has worked like a charm since. I highly recommend Depco Pump.

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62


-----Original Message-----
From: Don Johnson [mailto:donjohn64 at att.net] 
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 11:12 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water pump

Michael,

While I didn't "replace" the pump, I did remove it, have it rebuilt, and
reinstalled it.  It is very easy to remove and reinstall.  If the pump is
not too far gone, you might try a rebuild instead, it should be much
cheaper. While I had mine rebuilt locally in Long Beach, Ca., Warren Updike
gave me some good info and has had his rebuilt at "Depco Pump" -
http://www.depcopump.com/.  Warren had very good results from them & he can
probably give you even more info - he is VERY helpful. 

Regards,

Don, #53


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From: Michael <coralman at bellsouth.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 7:56 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Water pump
  

Had anyone replaced their raw water pump on the older Perkins 30. Where did
you find one and was it easy.
Thanks
Michael
Nauti clew 169