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The original faucet in the head of my MKI has seen better days. It is a Whale freshwater angled pump, which apparently was discontinued some years ago. Does anyone have experience with a suitable replacement unit?
Chriswheat Second Wind
Chesapeake Bay MD
Chriswheat Second Wind
Chesapeake Bay MD
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For years I struggled with a Whale angled pump in my C&C 25, repairing, rebuilding and continually cursing it. The best that could be said about it was that it was state-of-the-art in 1974. I replaced the angled pump in my 25 with a Whale Galley Gusher foot pump and a simple spigot over the sink. Happiness, and easier washing, was immediate. When I bought Carriden, one of the first changes that I made was to replace both the angled pump in the head and the flipper pump in the galley with the Whale foot pumps. I have never regretted the investment. I did have to make up some cover plates, out of scrap teak, to cover the large double hole and the screw holes in the counter top. The spigot for the water outflow is mounted through a hole in the middle of the cover plate and projects down through the original double hole in the counter top. If you are moderately handy (and what sailor isn't?), then the process of cutting a slot in the cabinetry for the foot-pump lever is really a minor challenge.
Marcus from Carriden
Mk III, Hull #847
Oakville, Ontario
Marcus Opitz,
Formerly from Carriden, Mk III, Hull #847,
now skippering "Everdina," a 1975 Ontario 32
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I simply went and got a handpump like the one in the main cabin sink..I had to make the access hole in the counter top a bit bigger for the pump stem..works well
'IRIS'
1975 C&C 27 Mk lll
Hull # 453
Kittery Point, Maine
'IRIS'
1975 C&C 27 Mk lll
Hull # 453
Kittery Point, Maine
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