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Indigo FWC
My boat is laid up getting new rigging. So while I can't sail I replaced the leaky head. When I did that I also opened the clean out and did just that. Some PO had been there before because the cover came off easily. I cleaned the cooling passages up with a mind to finally, finally, finally switch to FWC.
I emailed Tom Stevens (Indigo) and he had a new pump with his kit and was asking $450 for it. That price pushed me over the edge and this afternoon I drove up to Williamsburg and picked it up. Of course lunch was involved. We had a delicious Brunswick stew, some thing with ham in it and finished with apple pie and coffee. And talked. I love being an old(er) retired guy. Tom is a very nice fellow. Tomorrow I will start installing and keep this forum informed as to my progress. I have a little over a week before the rigging is done so I figure I have plenty of time- bugs and glitched included. Wish me luck!
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Bill McLean '76 Ericson 27 :valhalla: Norfolk, VA |
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Bill,
Please include photos (I'm illiterate). |
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The new pump that comes with the FWC kit is a brushless motor rated for 10000 hours. The Indigo site says that the "speed of this brushless motor remains constant with an input voltage ranging from 9 to 15VDC. For this reason there is no need to have a Ballast Resistor to manage the voltage level and no concern about overloading the motor with either too high or too low voltage." I have no affiliation with Indigo. The short life of the previous electric motors was my excuse for not going to electric FWC. I am now going to wait for the exchange rate to improve... Peter Last edited by Peter; 12-20-2018 at 03:33 PM. |
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I tried a cheap supercharger intercooler pump that failed in short order but since installing Johnson CM30P7-1 pumps (two in series) I've enjoyed reliable operation for many years. I'd be interested in hearing any information you may have on the short life mentioned in your post.
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Neil 1977 Catalina 30 San Pedro, California prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22 Had my hands in a few others |
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I re-checked the spec sheet for the Johnson pump, 12VDC +/- 20% (9.6 - 14.4VDC). Personally my coolant pumps are in good shape without a supplemental resistor by staying with conventional batteries and 14.2V alternator output.
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Neil 1977 Catalina 30 San Pedro, California prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22 Had my hands in a few others |
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On the other hand, our last trip down the ICW and back saw over 500 hrs on the engine hour meter!
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@(^.^)@ Ed 1977 Pearson P-323 "Dolce Vita" with rebuilt Atomic-4 |
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To me the flow rate of the new Bosch pump is a bigger benefit than the lifespan. Up in Canada it is no issue, but here the raw water can be over 80 degrees quite easily, so cooling can be marginal.
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