I have a Venture 26. I bought this boat in Jan. of this year and still finding new things on the boat. I came across a Whaler Bilge pump under an inspection port. Does anyone else have one of these pumps? I'm not sure if it was ever hooked up properly. According to their web site the white cable is connected to a float switch and mine is just hanging there. No float switch.
Whaler bilge pump
- Thread starter Flint
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Many of the Whale Gusher pumps are diaphragm operated, and are excellent pumps. There can be either a float switch or a manual switch, but I don't remember any of them coming with a float switch.
It would help to know if this is a diaphragm type, or the 1300 centrifical impeller type of pump.
It would help to know if this is a diaphragm type, or the 1300 centrifical impeller type of pump.
DuckDogTitus
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thataway":37rncbdt said:
Sometimes I think instead of human, you're actually a marine encyclopedia computer.
DuckDogTitus":1jtfnxt5 said:
Thanks Dustin,--it is just that I have lived with some of these devices. Whale has made some really good simple manual diaphragm pumps--but when they began to make electrical motor driven ones, or impeller pumps, they lost some of the reliability/simplicity.
One of our members has a Whale diaphragm pump which is for the head discharge--and I commented that it would be a great set up to have all bilge pumps of that same type and design. Unfortunately, it appears that the head discharge pumps are low volume out put--and even the similar bulge pumps are also of low output--good for getting the last drop--but not enough to de-water in an emergency.
There was a large aluminum double action diaphragm manual pump which would pump close to 60 gallons a minute (if you were in really good shape), it cleared easily, with several quick release cams/wheels, and took most trash thru the valves without plugging. Then they were made of plastics, etc…. and not the same quality. Flint's electric pump may be a good one--and there are many advantages to a diaphragm bilge pump. I used to have a couple Jabsco, and kept a rebuilt, as well as rebuild kits aboard. Quick release hose fittings and power cords allowed rapid substitution when they failed for some reasons--which always seemed to be at a critical time. (At least every 6 months). The manual Whale pump never failed!
I agree on the "standardizing," - it's nice when you can do that. On one of the boats I cruised on we had a Lavac head, and it ingeniously uses a standard Henderson manual bilge pump to operate it. So, we had all Henderson pumps and were able to carry two spares kits (a spare and... a spare 
) to service all of the (manual) pumps aboard. Much nicer than having a bunch of different ones.
I remember those big manual pumps - had a yellow one... maybe an Edson? That would pump tons of water (like you say though, as long as the "pumper" could keep on operating).
) to service all of the (manual) pumps aboard. Much nicer than having a bunch of different ones.I remember those big manual pumps - had a yellow one... maybe an Edson? That would pump tons of water (like you say though, as long as the "pumper" could keep on operating).