[Public-List] Whale pump
Mike Lehman
mlehman at gmail.com
Mon Jul 3 04:58:00 PDT 2023
What I found annoying was that the only pieces I need was was the rubber
flapper valves...but you cannot get them separately. I had to buy the whole
rebuild kit...$60 at Fawcetts in Annapolis...everywhere else was mid $70
including Amazon and and West ( the robbers) Marine.
On Mon, Jul 3, 2023, 1:37 AM Stephen Gwyn via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> Those Whale pumps are a pain. I gave up trying to fix mine, and bought a
> new one. First off, the new pumps have metric screws. This is an
> improvement in standardization over the British Standard Whitworth screws
> of the original, but means the fitting will not be backwards compatible.
> The default flow is backwards from what it needs to be for an Alberg 30,
> and needed to be reversed. In principle, the should be easy, but in the
> unit I bought, the holes had been cast and drilled slightly wrong, so I
> couldn't reverse it without extra machining. Not acceptable in a unit this
> expensive. I returned it.
>
> I ended up fixing the existing unit with a bit of sanding and some gasket
> sealant. I'll be buying a different model in the fall.
>
> SG
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