1990 Canadian Sailcraft CS34 Shoal Draft
Sail #8268

1982 Catalina 22 Fin Keel
Sail #10506

1994 MUMM 36 ACE
Sail # 29206

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

CS34 Electric Head Mod


OK, so the new Jabco Lite Flush electric head didn't have clearance in the back for the raw seawater intake.

This shows it well
There is no way to get a hose on that!
Actually, the unit was not pushed all the way down
I took the unit apart and to my surprise the water intake pump could be rotated around.  All I had to do was drill a hole in the outer plastic casing of the bowl unit, and push the barb fitting out.


This view from the back shows how the input barb fitting now goes to the left instead of out the back.


This is it all plumbed and wired up.  Works great!  Looking at the battery monitor, the feedwater pump uses 2 amps for about 3 seconds, then about 6 amps for another 3 seconds when pumping/grinding the business to the holding tank.  It is no louder than the water pump for the sinks in the boat now.

I could not get the unit mounted in the final spot because the stainless hex bolt won't work; need panhead machine screws.  Also, I didn't have yellow crimp connectors for 10 guage wire.  Also need to more hose clamps.

Problem solved.

YouTube video: http://youtu.be/wuU8-w5iUdg

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