There is certainly nothing wrong with having a centrifugal as a back up too. You can set the level switch higher in the bilge so that it only runs when the capacity of the gusher is exceeded.
For what it is worth I was in a pinch and ran to Walmart LATE one night after the local chandleries were closed. I bought whatever they had (IIRC it was branded as Johnson with a 3 year warranty, 1200 gpm). It has lasted more than 3 years and considerably longer than the Rule pump which it replaced. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Wed, Jun 20, 2018, 9:00 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have to agree with Danny. I mounted a Whale Gusher and it does a much > better job of sucking the bilge dry than any of the centrifugal pumps that > start picking up air earlier and then cannot pull any more water out. > Those always seem to allow a lot of backflow, and a backflow preventer > valve only adds restrictions, thus slowing the flow. > > Though the Whale Gulper is not rated nearly as high from a gallons per > hour basis, judging from the time it takes to empty a nearly full bilge I > get the impression that its real life performance is nearly as good as the > small centrifugals. > > Just my $.02 worth... > > Bruce Whitmore > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Danny Haughey via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* Eric Frank via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Danny Haughey <djhaug...@juno.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 20, 2018 4:53 PM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List recommendations for a small bilge pump > > Oh And on the Viking, I used 2 Whale gusher pumps. I mounted them High > and dry in a locker and was able to suck the water out with hose led into > the bilge. If you can make the pump you high point and go gravity from > there, you might actually be able to get the water level down very low with > little backflow. I have to say, it is nice getting the pumps and the > wiring out of the bilge. I plan on doing this same setup someday on the > tartan. > > On 6/20/2018 4:26 PM, Eric Frank via CnC-List wrote: > > The automatic bilge pump in Cat’s Paw is fairly old (2011) and although it > still works fine, it requires a separate float switch (also old) which is > located in a shallower part of the bilge so leaves about 4 inches of water > at the pump when it turns off. I am looking for a replacement that has the > water level switch in the pump. There are lots of these for sale, but what > is the list’s recommendation? The old pump is a Shurflo (sp?) 355-100-00, > rated at 1000 gals/hr <http://gals.hr/>, - the label says it draws 7.35 > amps (but I haven’t measured it). Is Shurflo even made any more? I see > Rule pumps and lots of brands I have never heard of on line. The automatic > pumps I found online leave about 2 inches of water - is that the best we > can do? And what pumps last well? Advice welcome. > > Eric Frank > Cat's Paw, C&C 35 Mk II > Mattapoisett, MA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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