Hailing Life of Riley

S

Spike

New member
Rob and Karen
Hi folks I was looking through your album and noticed you mounted a Whale water pump for your sink. I am wanting to do the same on my boat, and have a couple of questions. First, do you like the set up? and did you mount the pump before or after the foot pump, and do you use the foot pump to prime the Whale? Did you have to change the tap at the sink, or will it handle the increased water supply? And did it plumb in pretty easily? I think it looks like a straight forward gig to get it mounted and running. Well Thank You for any info. Also good to see another boat running a Merc.

Chuck & Kathy
Bootleg Hooch
 
Hi Chuck & Kathy,

It started out when we were overnighting on the boat. We had finished dinner and were rinsing the dishes, one squirt at a time when Karen asked "does the 25 foot C-Dory have running water?" At that point I figured I better do something pretty quick before things got out of hand. I put a post on here asking about pump options. Adeline responded with the model we bought at iboats.com.

We like the pump very well. The pump is between the tank and the foot pump and we use the foot pump to prime the electric pump. No change to the faucet was necessary. It plumbed very easily...just cut out a section of the tubing, insert the pump, and clamp. It is light enough that it does not need to be mounted in place. We wired it to the fuse panel behind the dash with a 5 amp fuse.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Rob
 
Interestingly enough, my much older '87 CD-22 Cruiser has that same electric pump on it as original equipment from the manufacturer (OEM)!

It has to be mounted down near the floor where gravity will prime it with water from the tank across the boat under the rear dinette seat. The faucet behind the sink has the switch incorporated into the fixture next to the spigot.

The only disadvantage to electric pumps is that you will probably go through your water supply faster than if you manually pump it. I'm not sure when they went over to the foot pump. Some boats may have a hand pump, but it's hard to rinse dishes with one hand on the pump handle.

Joe. :thup :teeth

The Life of Riley's pump:

DSCN2612_2.sized.jpg


Sea Wolf's Galley with white pump switch behind sink faucet:

IM000605.jpg
 
Thank you for the info Rob, and Joe. Think I will go ahead and order one. But am thinking about using a toggle switch instead. Ideas?

Chuck & Kathy
Bootleg Hooch
 
It would be easy enough to use a toggle switch. I like the momentary switch because I think it helps minimize the amount of water you use. If you use a momentary switch, the knee switch keeps your hands free.

Rob
 
On our 4 wheel truck camper made for off roading it had a hand pump and electric pump with toggle switch. Didn't take long for the electric pump to quit. Didn't replace it due to just wanting to keep it simple. To me the foot pump on the 22' c-cory is much better than either the electric or hand pump.

Jay
 
Back
Top