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Cate
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Initially Posted - 03/28/2006 :  11:29:38  Show Profile
Hi everybody. The weather is getting warmer here on the NJ coast and I'll be back in my 1983 Catalina 25 soon. When I left the boat last fall I noticed my whale pump faucet was leaking behind the drawers. I did a little research and found there was a "repair kit" available. What exactly would a repiar kit include? Should I get that and see if I can repair the leak before purchasing a new sink faucet?
1983 C-25, Standard rig, swing keel
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windwalker
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Response Posted - 03/28/2006 :  13:02:35  Show Profile
Definitely worth trying since the repair is simple and the Whale Flipper that I have is $80 new West Marine. I've rebuilt both of them on my 83, last time the galley sink was leaking like yours from a detoriated gasket at the base. The kit I got from WM included:
Whale - AK0405 Service Kit - Flipper MK3 & MK4
The Whale AK0405 Spares Kit is for Flipper Mk3 and Mk4 pumps. It contains 1 valve stem, 1 valve, 5 o-rings, 2 buffers, 1 valve ball, 1 cup washer, 1 bucket ring and a gasket.
Strange that today, the picture w/this part number on the WM site doesn't show the above contents so I would verify contents with them.
Good luck.
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StSimon
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Response Posted - 03/28/2006 :  23:32:02  Show Profile
Is the whale pump the standard manually operated pump?
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Cate
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Response Posted - 03/29/2006 :  08:28:58  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by StSimon</i>
<br />Is the whale pump the standard manually operated pump?
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Yes. It is the manual pump.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 03/29/2006 :  09:20:26  Show Profile
I replaced the galley faucet with a Fynspray Rocker--like it better (but hardly ever use it). It pumps as you move the lever both directions and seems to move more water per stroke. In the dinette interior, it's a bear to get to the underside of that faucet!
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