Hi Jeremy,
For some odd reason your pump questions reminds me of an old story..
A penguin is driving his car down the road. All
of a sudden he hears noises coming from the car, and he gets upset.
So the first gas station he comes to, he pulls in
and he says I have a noise in my car.
The me
Thanks all, for the manual bilge pump suggestions. As recommended I
will take the unit apart to check the flappers, diaphragm, and sealing
surface. If/when all that is in order, I'll move on to check the hose with
a shop vac for leaks.
Fair winds.
Jeremy
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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
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
ty
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
Like others have said, it's probably the flapper valves. However, it could
be the sealing surfaces have corroded if it's an alloy pump. If that's the
case, you're in it for a new pump. You probably won't know until you take
it apart.
If it's an alloy pump, coat the sealing surfaces with TefGel
I had the same problem in my 29-1. I removed the Waler unit and replaced
the flapper valves. Works like a charm now
Ian Matthew
"Siento el Viento". C&C 29-1
San Franciso Bay
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Ian Matthew
"Siento el Viento" C&C 29 mk 1
San Francisco Bay
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Subject: Stus-List C&C34-1 Manual Bilge Pump
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 an
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
