Water pump

This is going to be a bit of a short post as I was away on a sailing trip last week and there have been a few interruptions during this week. On Monday I arrived at Conyer and switched on the power the domestic water pump made a grinding noise and stopped, I disconnected it and on lifting it out some rusty water ran out of the casing between the pump and the motor this was supposed to be the dry side of the pump there was nothing for it but to replace the old pump. It is possible that it was the original the serial number started with 1975 the year the boat was built, if this was the case then it had done pretty well either way spares were not available. The next port of call was the chandlers where I purchased a Jabsco Par Max pump with integral pressure switch.

The next project this week was to fit a new lifting wire to the up and over garage door followed by fitting some wheels on number two daughter's inflatable dinghy.

Once the other distractions had been sorted I set to and installed the new pump, as is usual the pump connections were different to the original which had screwed suction and discharge connections which would accept standard push fit tap connectors for the plastic plumbing system I had installed, the new pump came with hose barbs although alternative screwed connections were listed in the instruction manual I could not seem to source any. The plastic pipe that I used for the plumbing would not fit the 13mm hose barbs so as a last resort I warmed it up in boiling water and was able to force it on the hose barb,once it had cooled it was a tight fit I took the precaution of adding a Jubilee clip to the discharge side, the pump was then installed and the power supply connected.

New domestic water pump

When the pump was switched on it sprang into life it is noticeably less noisy than the original it also pumps the system back up to pressure much more quickly. For the rest of my limited time this week I pottered about cleaning up the sole in the heads it was a splattered with impact adhesive during the headlining work it still looks a bit rough so I am thinking of re gelcoating it possibly taking the opportunity to lay up some more glass to stiffen it up a bit as it is a bit flexible especially around the opening to the bilge in the centre.