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The constant speeds pumps I’m familiar with (industrial automation) all vent back into the pump circuit. If that is the case, the usual in-line rotary vane sensor will work.
If you have a dedicated return line as with a diesel, a number of manufacturer make NMEA 2000 totalizers. One sensor in...
What are your trying to do?
A battery switch and an ACR have to completely different functionalities
The battery switch is used to disconnect the battery to prevent discharge and to select which battery to use when running dual battery setups
The ACR connects between two batteries to allow a...
According to the documentation "NMEA 2000/Easy Connect" does not support fuel flow functionality.
Had to install seperate fuel level and flow sensors to support that functionality on my Garmin
Something to think about.......
A #3,500 boat traveling at 60 MPH has the momentum of 1,139,884.5 lb·ft/s.
Ignoring the deceleration time of the accident, your looking at a potential load of #35,433
Two.....#2,000 straps going to cut it?
Heads up.....that particular pump requires a flooded intake to prime.
The pump does not "suck" per say. It will not prime sticking the end in the bucket. The pump has to be mounted below the water line or behind a scoop type intake to force water into the pump chamber for it to prime
#5K+ boat....tired that once. Motor off, trimmed up and secured before loading since.
I back trailer (tandem axle, 32 rollers) in until the just the top of the fenders is above water. At that point, only the front rollers are above the water.
Walk out the tongue/rail of the trailer and grab...
The male threads on the bottom is the inlet that screws into the seacock.
The molded hose barb at the top of the pump goes to the live well.
The nylon hose fitting on the bottom (side) is the washdown supply.
My boat has a “Carolina Flair”. Can’t reach the hook from the bow. Have to walk the rail of the trailer to connect. Have an electric winch so easy from that point on
What live well pump do you have?
My live well pump is shown below. The bottom (intake) screws into the seacock. The output (top) is plumbed to the live well. The feed to the second pump (lower port with pipe plug) is plugged off since I have a separate intake for the washdown pump
They load and unload easily enough. Too easy if anything.
Thinking about switching from galvanized roller to aluminum bunk. Getting to old to walk the rail to hook up the winch cable. Prefer the stick and go of a bunk trailer. Winch the boat to the post on dry ground
Just looking at the...
Ok, I have the same washdown pump on my boat.
If I’m seeing this correctly, the intact (outside water) comes into the live well pump. From there, the outlet of the live well pump is connected to a in-line strainer on the input of the washdown pump. Have to assume the exit of the washdown pump...
Currently advertising they "squeeze" cast. In effect injection die casting
https://buntyllc.com/squeeze-casting/
Still scratching my head as to how an "out of round" prop made it past the balancing process......if it made it in the first place. Maybe QA was on vacation
If you already have a filter head, just swap out the existing fuel filter for a "B32" series spin-on filter.
You will need the clear bottom the first time, but from there on out you replace the filter can only...
"Loading" is the amount of weight (pressure) per unit area of support.
Instead of the hull being supported by the full width and length (area) of a roller, the weight is concentrated on the contact point which is much much smaller area than in full contact.
At this point I doubht the...
Yes to all of your questions.
The only real criteria is that you don’t want it powered through a switch, ie ignition,
Ideally you would wire to the distribution panel (fuse panel) at the helm and fused there
Is this a new installation of a replacement?
Having a hard time envisioning how a centrifugal pump (bait well) would pump water through a positive displacement (wash down) pump.
I have separate intakes for each pump
Yes... caused centralized loading at the point of contact
Certainly can't be doing it any good.
My boat started to "lean" to one side when loading a while back.
Found one of the roller brackets had moved off center a bit.
Raised and centered the boat. Moved the bracket over to met the hull...
