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25-11-2013, 14:56
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
Boat: Lord Nelson 35
Posts: 151
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Originally Posted by CaptFrankM
Good deal!!! You have to love it when the answer turns out to be easy!
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An easy fix AND I learned something!! And I think I'll still make it to work on time!! lol. Thank you all!!
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25-11-2013, 15:07
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S/V rubber ducky
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Boot Key Marathon Fl
Boat: Hunter 410
Posts: 17,503
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Re: Bilge Pump Issue
sad that we didn't zero in on a power problem to start with (I include myself)
the number 1 first thing we who have had boats for a while know in our hearts is that you always start by checking the power system (voltage and connections), this like the first law of boat problems
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25-11-2013, 15:13
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#18
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
Boat: Lord Nelson 35
Posts: 151
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Originally Posted by sailorboy1
sad that we didn't zero in on a power problem to start with (I include myself)
the number 1 first thing we who have had boats for a while know in our hearts is that you always start by checking the power system (voltage and connections), this like the first law of boat problems |
I'm trying to learn new boat things all the time and I think I learned something today that will be of use to me in the future!
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25-11-2013, 15:43
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,594
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Re: Bilge Pump Issue
Over the years, before I threw them in the trash, I discovered that it takes very little debris to make a Rule centrifugal pump impeller useless, hence no output.
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25-11-2013, 18:16
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Homer, AK is my home port
Boat: Skookum 53'
Posts: 4,042
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Re: Bilge Pump Issue
A cigarette butt can make a big clog.
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25-11-2013, 21:53
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 2,681
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Re: Bilge Pump Issue
Steve, these little problems,like low voltage are the reason you should always have a large capacity manual bilge pump that is easy to use. A very good learning lesson. _____Grant.
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25-11-2013, 22:08
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Boat: Swanson 42
Posts: 7,316
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Re: Bilge Pump Issue
Another one to look out for is reverse polarity. Some pumps will still spin nicely, but their effective pressure is crap.
Please don't ask me why I know this...
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26-11-2013, 06:14
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Charleston, SC
Boat: Tayana 37
Posts: 704
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Originally Posted by GILow
Another one to look out for is reverse polarity. Some pumps will still spin nicely, but their effective pressure is crap.
Please don't ask me why I know this...
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So, how do you know that? Lol. I'm just kidding. That's like asking me how I know where the sabdbars are in Charleston.
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