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Not all the March pumps have a water cooled motor. I had extremely good
results with the March pump without the circulating tubes around the motor.
Gary Brobst
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm of Bandersnatch" <>
To: "Noel Russell" <>
Cc: "A LiveAboardList" <>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 4:24 PM
Subject: RE: lv-ab: Bandersnatch is in Gloucester
>
>
> The pump I use is a March LC-3CP-MD, 115 vac, 2.0 amp. This pump is a
> centrifugal type with all plastic housing and impeller driven by a magnet
> spun by the motor so there is no shaft into the pump chamber or seal. The
> Achilles heel of the pump is a metal pipe from the input to the output of
> the pump and passing through the motor to cool it. If and when this pipe
> becomes fouled with biological material the motor will overhead and fail.
> Perhaps this can be prevented by periodic flushing with acid. Some folks
> have cussed them roundly on the List.
>
> The solution might be to find a pump using the same sort of magnetic
> drive,
> eliminating shaft and seal, but with a motor that can operate continuously
> without the cooling pipe. Perhaps a separate pump and motor arrangement.
>
> I suggest you contact DEPCO Pump Company, (www.depco-pump.com) and ask
> their advice. I buy most of my pumps from them.
>
> The March pumps I use are the second item listed in their marine catalog
> so
> they may be the most popular at least.
>
>
> Norm
> S/V Bandersnatch
> Lying Gloucester Mass
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Noel Russell <>
>> To: <>
>> Date: 7/11/2007 6:34:33 PM
>> Subject: RE: lv-ab: Bandersnatch is in Gloucester
>>
>> Waterpump for our ac
>>
>> Noel
>>
>> Noel Russell
>> N.Y. RUSSELL
>> 866-527-2394
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Norm of Bandersnatch" <>
>> To: "Noel Russell" <>
>> Sent: 7/11/07 12:47 PM
>> Subject: RE: lv-ab: Bandersnatch is in Gloucester
>>
>>
>>
>> Which pumps?
>>
>> Norm
>> S/V Bandersnatch
>> Lying Gloucester Mass
>>
>>
>> > [Original Message]
>> > From: Noel Russell <>
>> > To: <>
>> > Date: 7/10/2007 8:28:18 PM
>> > Subject: RE: lv-ab: Bandersnatch is in Gloucester
>> >
>> > Norm,
>> >
>> > Have a good trip? BTW, name and phone number for the pumps please.
>> >
>> > Noel
>> >
>> > Noel Russell
>> > N.Y. RUSSELL
>> > 866-527-2394
>> >
>>
>
>
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