Some time ago, I relocated my Shurflo pump to an area of the boat where I 
couldn’t hear it run—That turned out to be a problem too until I installed a 
blue pilot light in the galley.  When the pump runs so doe the pilot light.

Bob

Bob Boyer
s/v Rainy Days
C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230)
(Spending winters in warm places, and summers on the Chesapeake Bay)
blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com
email: dainyr...@icloud.com

> On Feb 6, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Alan Liles via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> I, too, thought the Marco pump would be good for my system if my Shurflo quit 
> working. Thanks for the warning. My Shurflo is quite loud. I’d like to find a 
> quieter pump that has a smallish footprint. Let us know how you make out. 
> 
> Al Liles
> SV Elendil, C&C 37/40+
> Vancouver, BC
> 
> 
>> On Feb 4, 2021, at 12:54 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List 
>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>> 
>> About a year ago I was looking for experience here on a Marco UP3 freshwater 
>> pump, and there was no response.
>>  
>> To report on the Marco, I loved the pump, I just didn’t like that it quit 
>> pulling water by September. A little over 3 months.  They did eventually 
>> take it back, after several push-ups.
>> I was hesitant  about Italian Engineering, but it was a beautiful little 
>> Gear Pump, mostly SS,– ran quietly, smoothly, nice little LED’s to let you 
>> know what was going on, , small footprint, would shut off if it sensed no 
>> water,  - As near as I could figure, the gears simply wore a little, enough 
>> to not create the suction to pull water up a meter.
>>  
>> I am not real excited with the Flojet or Jabsco pumps I have used, and the 
>> ShurFlos just seem so – so.
>> Has anyone had any experience with the Johnson (5.0GPM Flow MasterPart #: 
>> 10-13329-104) ? This is a variable speed/Volume, like the Marco, but not 
>> gear driven. It is not all that expensive, which for some reason makes me 
>> suspicious.
>>  
>>  
>> Bill Coleman
>> Entrada, Erie, PA
>>  
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