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eguevara
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Initially Posted - 03/15/2011 : 19:14:43

Is there an easy way to fix this?
It pops off when you pump it.

thanks

-eddy

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 03/15/2011 : 19:30:16

what part pops off? The whole assembly, the pumping handle, the faucet?

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eguevara
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Response Posted - 03/15/2011 : 19:35:29

the faucet .. the top part.. the metal part..

-eddy

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Response Posted - 03/15/2011 : 19:46:10

I wrapped some teflon tape around the rubber and stuffed it back in. I was surprised it stayed, I occasionally push it back when it starts to work back out. It always leaks a little. One of these days I'll replace it with a new one - going on 5 years now....

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 03/15/2011 : 20:21:55

Its easier to stow that way. we keep ours in the drawer.

Some people use the water on board, but most don't. Every year I put it on my to-do list to replace it, then remember that I have never put water in the tank, and there is no reason to ruin a perfectly good tradition.

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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 03/16/2011 : 05:13:32

Yea, replace it with a nicer fixture and a 12v RV pump.

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Response Posted - 03/16/2011 : 07:43:56

If you dismantle it and take the washers and gaskets to a plumbing supply store you can find replacements. Maybe not the exact ones but, a million different sizes are made (okay, my Dad told me a thousand times not to exaggerate) and I bet you can find suitable replacements. Defender has a maintenance kit with all the gaskets and washers for about $22. It's for the Whale Gusher pump, and I bet most if not all the gaskets for the contemporary model would fit on our older models.

But first take it apart and see what's up. A lot of plumbing maintenance is basic stuff. When I bought my boat the pump for the head was leaking out of the shaft. I found the rubber gasket was worn out. I unwound a bit of old line until I had about six inches of twine-diameter string, waxed it up withe some beeswax, wrapped it around the shaft, and it functions fine as a packing nut.

Carlos

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Response Posted - 03/16/2011 : 21:13:03

Also check that the tube isn't clogged - the pressure will pop it if it is.

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Response Posted - 03/17/2011 : 22:58:08

NautiC25 which 12v pump did you use?

Guys I will gladly take it apart after I figure out how to take the galley counter top off... so far.. no luck..

-eddy

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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 03/18/2011 : 05:12:14

It's an inline 12v FloJet for RV's. They come in several flow ratings.

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Response Posted - 03/18/2011 : 06:56:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by eguevara
 Is there an easy way to fix this?
It pops off when you pump it.

-eddy
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I have used the same type pump on my boat for many many years. West Marine carries a rebuild kit you can use for it. The kits has all the parts you need to get it going again. I have to rebuild mine about every 5-6 years.

Do you have drawers or a locker door in front of the galley cabinet? If yes, remove them, and the frame too, and slide it out.

The pump has a large threaded collar on it to hold it down against the counter-top. If you have to work by feel around the sink, simply slide your hand up along the water line to the pump. If you cannot get the water line off the pump, cut it where you can see it. its easy to replace once its out, but don't cut it till you know you can unscrew the collar! You can also simply get a male to male plastic barb nipple (Lowes, Home Depot, etc.) to splice the tube back together.

Have fun!

Chuck

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eguevara
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Response Posted - 03/21/2011 : 06:45:53

Chuck so the whole wood support under the counter top need to be removed?

-eddy

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Response Posted - 03/21/2011 : 10:29:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by eguevara
 Chuck so the whole wood support under the counter top need to be removed?

-eddy
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Hi Eddy!

What I was trying to describe is removing the "frame" for draweres or the door for a storage locker (some boats have storage drawers like I have, and some have a locker space like Tom Curran's boat has). There should be 4 screws, one in each corner of the frame. Remove the drawers and then you can simply slide the framework for the drawers out. That should provide you enough space to reach in and see/feel the bottom of the pump.

If you need me to, I can pull my storage drawers out and remove the frame and take a picture for you. It'll be a few days till I am back over to the boat however......

Chuck

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eguevara
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Response Posted - 03/25/2011 : 16:07:09

you don't have to go thru that much trouble.. just some pictures..
an overall and some closeups of where the screws are..
I won't make it to my boat this weekend. so maybe next weekend.

thanks in advance for your help.

-eddy

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Response Posted - 03/31/2011 : 08:45:50

O-ring. Basin Wrench:

The spigot on my Whale pump also was popping out.

The rebuild kit contains an O-ring that solves that problem once you get the pump apart and put in the fresh O-ring.

To remove the pump for the rebuild, you've got to get under the countertop and span the nut that holds it down to the Formica. I used the same plumbers' Basin Wrench that I have for adjusting the stuffing box on the diesel engine's prop shaft.

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