I had trouble getting my whale gusher working at the start of the season. I found some small holes in the bilge hose where it passed under the Atomic-4, which I wrapped with duct tape. The PO said he had to pump the handle fast to get the suction going, and he was right. Once I did both those things it worked reliably for a couple months. I could tell when water got into the pump because there was a lot more resistance to the handle motion.
But just this past weekend I think I blew something out inside the pump itself. I was pumping fast to prime the pump, and something gave way. The handle moves farther outboard than before, and there is less resistance than before even without water in the pump. I haven't gotten in there yet to see what's going on. If anybody has any ideas, I'm all ears. Thanks, Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Heaton via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Ken Heaton" <kenhea...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 7:16:36 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C34-1 Manual Bilge Pump On our boat, after years of exposure to small amounts of oily water in the bilge, the manual bilge pump hose became brittle for the first 8" or so of it length and cracked across, just above the foot valve. The internal spiral wire held it together and hid the crack. This was the white, spiral type of hose. I replaced the first two feet or so of hose with a better quality rubber hose. The rest of the hose, over its entire length was quite pliable so we did not change that until last year when we were doing some other work anyway. Ken H. On 13 July 2016 at 09:37, Marek Fluder via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: Jeremy, Recently I was able to troubleshoot inefficient manual bilge pump with blowing air from shop-vac into the bilge end of the hose. A small hole in the hose close to the pump became evident pretty quickly. I lucked out that it was in an accessible spot. Marek C320 Hamilton, ON On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 8:33 PM, Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: <blockquote> The manual bilge pump on my 1978 34-1 isn't working. I believe it's original. My thinking is there must be a leak somewhere and I need to find that to get the suction working. I'm thinking of taking off the hose at the pump and ensuring there is suction there. Then replace the hose and ensure a good seal. Any words of wisdom from the group on this ? Thanks, Jeremy _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! </blockquote> _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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