[C320-list] Mascerator

[Greg Flanagan]

I spent a morning in Princess Louisa inlet  pulling out mine after finding parts of the bolts in the bilge. It was extremely worn out, the impeller blades were little stubs and all the bolts had deteriorated. The chopper was entwined in something. Amazingly it was still pumping prior, although I knew it was not up to standards but was putting it off as it seamed a gruesome task. 

We then went to Powell River for a replacement. It was a surprisingly easy and clean process to replace.  My only option was an exact Jabsco replacement. 2006-2014 is pretty decent service for an impeller pump without service. I just wish it was easier to access so one could check it periodically and replace the impeller or clean the chopper before they wear out while off in far away places.

Hoopdancer # 1076,

Greg Flanagan
10460 Allbay Road
Sidney, BC V8L 2P3
250 665-7245

> On Oct 13, 2014, at 6:46 PM, bruceheyman <bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:
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> How did it fail...you can take them apart.  I replaced ours a year ago.  The bolts holding it together failed.
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> 
> Bruce Heyman
> 949-289-8400
> 
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Don Poole <dpoole15 at gmail.com> 
> Date:10/13/2014  07:30  (GMT-08:00) 
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com 
> Subject: [C320-list] Mascerator 
> 
> I just had a Jabsco mascerator pump fail after about one year of service. Is that about all you can expect? Is there a more robust brand?
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