[Public-List] Whale pump

[Gordon Laco]

Just as with engine cooling pump impellers… the diaphragm of the otherwise superb Whale gusher pumps have finite life spans.  Best replace it when you’re replacing the flappers…

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Gordon Laco
www.gordonlaco.com
705-527-9612



> On Jul 3, 2023, at 10:03 AM, Michael Connolly via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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