Workin on the boat today.....

[Sam3]

Leaving work at noon today to head down to the marina. 
Boat needs a serious compounding and waxing. BTW...I just bought the boat in Jan.2008.

Salt water washdown/livewell pump took a crap too, so that's getting replaced today as well.

Next week, bottom paint and a tune up and hopefully she's in by the 27th.

Can't wait......

[Luna Sea 5]

Wow..  those pumps suck.  It seems like every year I am replacing them. Good luck getting her ready, you picked a great weather day for it. 

[Sam3]

Wow..  those pumps suck.  It seems like every year I am replacing them. Good luck getting her ready, you picked a great weather day for it. 

I guess it's better to find out now than find out when you're running your livewells.
I'm actually happier knowing I installed new items on the boat too. Takes the focus off the boat and onto fishing more.

I bought a new Milwaukee polisher too, so that'll help save some time. 

[rugman]

I told you it was cheaper to be a boat jumper bngh bngh bngh  PS , DONT FORGET THE BEER it is nice to just hang out and play in the boat

[IrishAyes]

Good luck on getting your work done. I haven't found a washdown pump yet that was very durable.  bngh

[hareball]

I wonder if somehow an aquarium pump could be wired in?? I have mag drive (pond master)pumps thats been running almost 10 years now and it's only shut down once a week for about 90 mins while I change the water. They range in size from a few hundered GPH to 3600 GPH.

[Sam3]

Welp....got down there at 1:30 this afternoon and the boat was being prepped to be primed and painted. It was supposed to be next week, but I'm not complaining. I'll finish everything up on Sunday instead. They told me the boat would splash as early as Wednesday!
Woo Hoo! 

Saw mboy down there and met young gull too. Great seeing you guys! 

[IrishAyes]

 

[SouthPaw]

I wonder if somehow an aquarium pump could be wired in?? I have mag drive (pond master)pumps thats been running almost 10 years now and it's only shut down once a week for about 90 mins while I change the water. They range in size from a few hundered GPH to 3600 GPH.

Do you run saltwater through the pump?

[hareball]

I wonder if somehow an aquarium pump could be wired in?? I have mag drive (pond master)pumps thats been running almost 10 years now and it's only shut down once a week for about 90 mins while I change the water. They range in size from a few hundered GPH to 3600 GPH.

Do you run saltwater through the pump?

yes, this pump i'm running was running marine water around 4 years but is back to freshwater again. I sold a 29g reef tank a few years ago and that guy is still running the same mag drive on that setup.

[IrishAyes]

I don't know if an aquarium pump would be able to pull the water the distance it would have to in order to get it to a livewell. It would be something worth trying to find out. What find of force would there be for a washdown? I don't think there would be enough, but then again, what do I know about that. 

[hareball]

here are the stats on the 3600 GPH:

# 3600 GPH Maximum Flow
# 1" MNPT discharge and 1" FNPT Intake.
# 120V with 10ft Long 3 prong grounded Cord suitable for Indoor or Outdoor use
# Can be operated submersible or in-line.

# Suitable for Fresh or Saltwater
# Very powerful.
# Pre-filter Included.
# Consumes a maximum of 365 Watts.
# Pump Measurements:7.5"Lx3.8"Wx5.9"H
# 24' Shut Off.
# 3 Year Limited Manufacturers Warranty

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