So any significant damage to one area of the boat could wipe out all methods
of pumping any water overthe side or anywhere else?
Sure thats a great plan?

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...
Having searched for hours for nonfunctioning pumps on deliveries I
decided to put all my pumps on one centrally located platform under the
salon sole. There are two fresh water pumps, one salt water wash down
pump, one air conditioner cooling water pump, one fuel transfer pump,
one Jabsco Sea Gulp bilge pump and a grey water pump. Only the waste
pump, high pressure anchor sprayer and oil change pump are off the
platform.

Now I have to add a booster pump for the watermaker pump. Has anyone
ever used the washdown pump as a watermaker boost pump?

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Damage significant enough to wipe out the entire pump platform would
damage the hull so much that no pump could save the boat but I forgot to
mention a 2000gph Rule forward, a 3700gph aft and an Edson manual under
the cockpit.

Oh yea, and then there is the 5300 gph 110V submersible with 50' of 2"
discharge hose back in the lazerette for last ditch efforts.

Like I said, to d**ned many pumps!

James wrote:
So any significant damage to one area of the boat could wipe out all methods
of pumping any water overthe side or anywhere else?
Sure thats a great plan?

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...

Having searched for hours for nonfunctioning pumps on deliveries I
decided to put all my pumps on one centrally located platform under the
salon sole. There are two fresh water pumps, one salt water wash down
pump, one air conditioner cooling water pump, one fuel transfer pump,
one Jabsco Sea Gulp bilge pump and a grey water pump. Only the waste
pump, high pressure anchor sprayer and oil change pump are off the
platform.

Now I have to add a booster pump for the watermaker pump. Has anyone
ever used the washdown pump as a watermaker boost pump?

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com







--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 08:47:38 -0400, Glenn Ashmore
wrote:

Damage significant enough to wipe out the entire pump platform would
damage the hull so much that no pump could save the boat but I forgot to
mention a 2000gph Rule forward, a 3700gph aft and an Edson manual under
the cockpit.

Oh yea, and then there is the 5300 gph 110V submersible with 50' of 2"
discharge hose back in the lazerette for last ditch efforts.

Like I said, to d**ned many pumps!

Who was it that said there was no bilge pump quite as good as a scared
man with a bucket?

(You sure have a lot of pumps.)

- Rick

--
"Ignorant voracity -- a wingless vulture -- can soar only into the
depths of ignominy." Patrick O'Brian

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
snip ... and a grey water pump. snip

Glenn --


Can't help with your question, but I have one of my own. I read your web
site, so I understand (I think) how you have your grey water pump
plumbed, but not why. Minimize the throughhulls? Something else?

dave

Dave Skolnick wrote:

Can't help with your question, but I have one of my own. I read your
web site, so I understand (I think) how you have your grey water pump
plumbed, but not why. Minimize the throughhulls? Something else?

Primarily to minimize through hulls and keep them out of the area
forward of the keel where the most slamming can occur. Also, the galley
arangement required that the sink be against the side where it may be
below the waterline at a large angle of heel. That meant a sump and
pump or religiously closing a throughhull every time. If the sump is
going to be there for the sink it is logical to plumb everything else to
it.

Oh! Yea again. There is one more small booster pump in the forward head
shower sump.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

more time sailing less time pumping, you'll go blind.


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...
Having searched for hours for nonfunctioning pumps on deliveries I
decided to put all my pumps on one centrally located platform under the
salon sole. There are two fresh water pumps, one salt water wash down
pump, one air conditioner cooling water pump, one fuel transfer pump,
one Jabsco Sea Gulp bilge pump and a grey water pump. Only the waste
pump, high pressure anchor sprayer and oil change pump are off the
platform.

Now I have to add a booster pump for the watermaker pump. Has anyone
ever used the washdown pump as a watermaker boost pump?

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com