[Public-List] Whale pump

[Michael Connolly]

Mike,
Could you have purchased a piece of sheet rubber to make a new flapper?
Michael
> On 07/03/2023 7:58 AM EDT Mike Lehman via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
>  
> 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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