Just rebuild the pump - as long as the motor is good, it should work.

At 08:24 AM 8/15/2006, you wrote:
>Jabsco's diaphragm pumps certainly work but are, as you say, pricey
>to maintain. I removed the Jabsco diaphragm pump that ran the fresh
>water system (high current draw, noisy, high maintenance) and
>replaced it with a Shurflow "smart" pump (high initial cost, less
>noise, low current draw, low maintenance costs). But I'll leave the
>Jabsco bilge pump in place, despite the maintenance costs, because I
>think they deliver the most flow I can hope for. Assuming we're
>dealing with some sort of on-going small leak (aside: short of a
>USCG de-watering pump, *no* pump you can buy off the shelf will cope
>with, for example, water from a broken through-hull; have wood plugs
>handy to deal with that issue), current draw is less of an issue
>because there's always the engine to keep the battery up and there's
>a manual pump, too.
>
>Keep in mind that often what really poses a problem for bilge pumps
>is the hose and discharge through a too-small through-hull. A
>straight shot to the pump or at least one with few or no corners,
>only smooth, sweeping radius turns and large diameter hose is
>best. The same applies to the discharge line, too.
>
>Cheers,
> RIck Emerson
>
>
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