Hi Mike. On your recommendation I tried to chase down a dealer for Water Witch. Stright-MacKay said they don't sell the product, although they're listed on the waterwitchinc web site.
The web site recommends ordering from a Canadian dealer to save on shipping fees, etc. I emailed the company asking for an east-coast Canadian dealer and was referred to Western Marine, in Vancouver; not really east coast. I was in Halifax over the weekend, picking up an order at The Binnacle. I asked Lyle Dobbin if he knew of the product. Within 2 hrs he texted me to say he could get me a Model 101. He suggested that I act quickly and hope his dealer had stock to avoid the new import duties. I'll have to wait a bit for delivery, but I'm really happy with the service. Thanks to you and to Lyle. Derek Kennedy C&C30mk1 #553 "Tortuga" Ballantyne's Cove, NS On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 2:50 PM, Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> wrote: > Hi Derek > > > > I believe we have the Model 101 series switch mated to a PAR 36680-2000 > diaphragm pump. The switch we have can be seen at this link > https://waterwitchinc.com/bilge-switches/ > > > > I cannot remember where I purchased it but I see that Water Witch sells > on-line. > > > > One of the great things about this switch compared to a float switch is > the ease of mounting. I zip tied it to a keel bolt and was done in less > than 5 minutes. Now that I think about it am wondering if that may > eventually cause problems with wiring and metal touching the keel bolt > though … > > > > The diaphragm pump is located in the galley under the sink and allows the > pickup to be less than 1cm from the bottom of bilge. With the water witch > switch located low in bilge also and the fact that the switch runs for a > few seconds after water level below its contact area the bilge is pretty > dry. > > > > The main downside of the diaphragm pump is the flow rate which is much > less than other types of bilge pumps. > > > > I think all of this was discussed a few years ago on this list. That is > where I found out about this switch. > > > > Mike > > Persistence > > Halifax, NS > > > > *From:* Tortuga [mailto:tortugas...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2018 2:35 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com; Hoyt, Mike > *Subject:* Re: recommendations for a small bilge pump > > > > Hi Mike > > Can you elaborate on which Witch you have? I haven't heard of them before > but they sound super. The web site shows Stright MacKay as a dealer, but I > can't find one in the new catalog. > > > > Also will you name your pump? Thanks > > > > > Derek Kennedy > > C&C30mk1 #553 "Tortuga" > > Ballantyne's Cove, NS > > > -- Derek Kennedy Cel: (902)863-7628 Home: (902)863-9219
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