[C320-list] Freshwater pump replacement

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy....If you remove the drawer and door unit beneath the sinks, and 
remove the shelf beneath the stove , their is adequate room to replace 
the pump.......take the companionway ladder out, and lay 
down.......worked for me last year.....Joe.....(over 61)....#245


On Fri, May 01, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Gene Helfman wrote:

> Satori's (1997/#398) original eqpt. drinking/bathing/washing pump 
> (Shurflo #
> 2088-423-244) has finally died after warning us repeatedly for two 
> years.
> In trying to get it out, I've found I don't have enough joints nor a 
> long
> enough arm to reach everything, particularly the electrical 
> connections.
> Fellow sailors here say every boat has parts that will fail but are
> unreachable by normal human beings; some are put in place before the 
> deck
> and hull are joined or cabinets are closed.  They say bite the bullet 
> and
> cut out a section of non-structural fiberglass to make your life 
> easier.
> So:
>
> 1 Has anyone done this?  I'm thinking of cutting out a door under the 
> chart
> table but there's still lots of stuff in the way.  Coming from the 
> oven or
> port food/pot locker side doesn't seem practical.
>
> 2. Recommended replacement pump that folks are happy with?  Shurflo 
> says
> the 2088-423-244 has been replaced by model #3901-0216. Can I assume 
> that
> all the connections match up?
>
> 3.  I'd rather replace the whole thing (about $100) rather than tear 
> it
> down and replace parts, given my track record of repairing electrical 
> stuff
> and winding up with things still in the tray after re-assembly.
>
> thanks,
> gene
>
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> Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
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