Grinna 2 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 OK, so how many pump are aboard your yacht? I was chatting with a cruising couple and they said by far the biggest service item is pumps. Naively, I asked "Well how many pumps do you have?". After a lively discussion I totted up the pumps onboard our yacht. Turns out we have 15. 2 x toilet pumps 2 x manual bilge pumps 1 x electric bilge pump 1 x electric freshwater pump 1 x manual freshwater pump 1 x seawater galley pump 1 x seawater washdown pump 1 x blackwater tank pump 2 x shower sump pumps 1 x raw water pump 1 x engine coolant pump 1 x engine oil pump actually ... just thought of 1 more ... the footpump that pumps air into the inflatable part of the dink. So that's 16 in total. So .... how many pumps have you got? Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Three 1) The bellows that inflate the dingy 2) The one that evacuates the head 3) The one that is supposed to pump out water (manual bilge pump) Unless you count me - sponging out the amas. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Plus one or two on the outboard Meg. Ok On the old Tenacity (Think, Thinks, Thinks) - 13. And your friends are right, definitely the biggest maintenance item. Link to post Share on other sites
OYSTR 1 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 + 1x oil change pump + 1x grease gun (kind of a pump) Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Too good an opportunity to add those you have yet to repair . . . Fuel Lifting Electric pump Fuel Primary manual pump in secondary fuel filter Injector Pump Stirrup Portable Bilge Pump and of course the Pump action shotgun Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 and as mentioned in this thread: http://crew.org.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=19017 Oil Sump Pump. N.B. SODs Law of the SEA applies here, On 98% of all boats, NONE of these pumps will have any common parts, because they have been replaced and upgraded individually over the years. Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Plus one or two on the outboard Meg. Ok On the old Tenacity (Think, Thinks, Thinks) - 13. And your friends are right, definitely the biggest maintenance item. Oh yeah - forgot about those - the one I pump with my foot to fill the hose with fuel, and the one I pull twice to fill the carb with fuel (How could we forget those!) So that makes 5 - not 3 on the Offender. I guess if you want to include the outboard on the dink - then it is 6 'cause I think it has a choke as well ... Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 The outboard has a seawater pump that draws in seawater to cool the engine (and it has an impeller that needs to be serviced every now and then) And yes, I forgot about the fuel lift pump and injector pump on the diesel in my initial list of pumps. Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 The outboard has a seawater pump that draws in seawater to cool the engine (and it has an impeller that needs to be serviced every now and then) And yes, I forgot about the fuel lift pump and injector pump on the diesel in my initial list of pumps. Oh dear - so we have two more - the seawater pumps for the two outboards, and a fuel pump for each outboard . . . that means 9 pumps. Wow. No wonder we often leave the dink outboard behind and just use the green oars Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'm up to 17 and counting. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 2 x electric toilet pumps 1 x manual bilge pumps 3 x electric bilge pump (did have another 3 electric bilge pumps, but now drain those sump areas to main bilge under engine) 1 x electric freshwater pump 1 x electric seawater galley pump, is also seawater washdown pump. 1 x Electric blackwater tank pump 2 x Electric shower sump pumps 1 x Raw Water pump 1 x engine coolant pump 1 x engine oil pump1 x Electric Raw water pump for Genset 1 x Engine Oil pump for genny 1 x HP Electric pump for water maker (when/if I fit it). Low pressure pump will be the galley/washdown pump. = 15 plus one pending. Link to post Share on other sites
Battgirl 23 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Wheels you're well pumped! 2 foot pumps, 2 bilge pumps and 4 on the engine. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I could include the air pump on the Inflatable But then if we start talking Air, wife may include me as to moving a lot of Hot air at times. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Does your wife let you operate the Sun Cream Pump on your own as well??? Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I could include the air pump on the Inflatable But then if we start talking Air, wife may include me as to moving a lot of Hot air at times. And when that hot air is evacuated rapidly, is that not a pump? Link to post Share on other sites
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