[C320-list] Washdown pump

[Kaare Wold]

We installed a wash down pump on our old Pearson 28.  Our approach was to have a portable system.  I prefer to take the simple route.  The pump was installed in a compact plastic toolbox easily stored anywhere. The electrical connection was a standard cigarette lighter plug and the cord stored in the toolbox with the pump.  I could plug it in at a multiple outlet locations. We wanted to avoid breaking into existing hose/thruhull systems and certainly not want to add another dedicated thruhull.  A short length of flexible hose tossed over the side into the water served as the pumps intake supply water. Worked great out there on a mooring. No new holes in the hull, no tapping into existing water intake systems.  For our application, the portability and simplicity allowed us to attach a lightweight hose and use the wash down anywhere on deck.  Just an idea for an alternative to "hard" plumbing a system.
Kaare & Mary Wold
Sheet Music #945

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> On Apr 25, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
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> All: I'm thinking seriously of installing a washdown pump this year since my back has been complaining out hauling buckets of water in order to get that sticky Chesapeake mud off the anchor and chain. I know some of you have been through this. Can you give me some idea as to what kind of pump you used (GPM and PSI ratings would be great). And did anyone install a new thruhull for this? The projects on the site all seem to involve teeing into the head intake thruhull but I'd prefer to avoid the resistance of a long hose run, especially through the battery compartment. Also, what is the best location and connector for the hose in the anchor well?
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> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653
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