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Join Date: May 2015
05-25-2017, 8:08 AM
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Has anyone had any experience with ballast pumps other than Johnson or Jabsco? I found these on ebay and am wondering if they'd do the trick or simply burn up in a season. Would like to plumb in my rear sacs on my Sanger.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Ballast-Bag-R...%257Ciid%253A1
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Join Date: Sep 2011
05-25-2017, 8:12 AM
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First I've seen of them. Who's going to be the guinea pig?
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Join Date: Mar 2011
05-25-2017, 8:16 AM
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300 GPH is only 5 gallons per minute, so it is substantially slower than the other offerings which are 9-11 GPM, depending on who you believe.
A gallon weighs 8 pounds, so 5 GPM will fill a 400 pound bag in 10 minutes.
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Join Date: Dec 2011
05-25-2017, 8:18 AM
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They're less than half the GPH capacity as others.
Also, it's just a re-branded Harbor Freight pump for twice the price. https://www.harborfreight.com/110-hp...ump-63317.html
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Join Date: Sep 2011
05-25-2017, 8:20 AM
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Interesting. Good catch!
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tyler
05-25-2017, 8:52 AM
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speed (or lack of it) is the biggest issue I see
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Join Date: Apr 2006
05-25-2017, 8:56 AM
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Lemonade: Not sure where you are located but I saw this the other day.
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/bpo/6129547967.html
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tyler
05-25-2017, 8:58 AM
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^ good deal
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Join Date: Sep 2011
05-25-2017, 9:17 AM
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Wow. $200 for 4?!
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Join Date: Jun 2004
05-25-2017, 9:48 AM
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I bought one online recently from HF for $41.22 shipped including tax using the 20% discount coupons they publish every week. The ones in the stores here are 120V. You get the 12V ones online. As noted above it's pretty slow filing the sacs. I haven't tried using the reverse capability. You have to manually switch the leads. There is not reversing switch. No idea about how long they last. Haven't used it much.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tyler
05-25-2017, 10:15 AM
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switching leads?? forget that
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Join Date: Sep 2011
05-25-2017, 10:26 AM
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You could easily wire it to a double pole switch to handle that
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Join Date: Jun 2004
05-25-2017, 10:38 AM
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I checked eBay. You can get one from Malaysia for $10.39. I might just order one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-A-Drum-Sw...-/272273695849
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Join Date: Jul 2006
05-25-2017, 10:52 AM
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Why wouldn't you just hook it up to this and make it look nice.
https://www.wakemakers.com/supra-moo...st-switch.html
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Join Date: Jun 2004
05-25-2017, 11:16 AM
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If it looked nice, it would look out of place on my old boat. LOL
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Join Date: Jul 2006
05-25-2017, 11:36 AM
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Lol
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Join Date: Nov 2009
05-25-2017, 1:30 PM
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the HF ones aren't ignition protected either.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tyler
05-25-2017, 1:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Stazi
You could easily wire it to a double pole switch to handle that
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thought it might be doable that way.
still don't like the pump...
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Join Date: Apr 2006
05-25-2017, 2:19 PM
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Wow. $200 for 4?!
Yep! .....and that's Canadian so with the exchange the way it is right now that's like $ 10.00 USD.lol.
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Join Date: Jun 2004
05-25-2017, 6:32 PM
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Originally Posted by shawndoggy
the HF ones aren't ignition protected either.
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My bags and pump are out in open air. So I don't need to worry about that.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
05-25-2017, 7:21 PM
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It's not that hard to set up two aerator pumps for each bag and they are SOOOOOO much cheaper
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Join Date: Dec 2011
05-26-2017, 6:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonblarc7
It's not that hard to set up two aerator pumps for each bag and they are SOOOOOO much cheaper
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agreed. I'm in the minority that prefers aerators.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tyler
05-26-2017, 10:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boardjnky4
agreed. I'm in the minority that prefers aerators.
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EXACTLY!!!
Yes, you have to actually think about what you're doing. But once setup right, aerators for the win all day long. Got 6 pumps in my boat. Tsunami 1200s can be had for $30.
Last edited by denverd1; 05-26-2017 at 10:18 AM.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tyler
05-26-2017, 10:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonblarc7
It's not that hard to set up two aerator pumps for each bag and they are SOOOOOO much cheaper
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and faster!!
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Join Date: Dec 2011
05-26-2017, 10:26 AM
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and they don't burn out
and if they go bad, the cartridges are easy to replace
and they don't require 12AWG wiring
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Join Date: Jul 2006
05-26-2017, 10:47 AM
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The ONLY thing I don't like aerators is it can be tricky to set them up to fill while under way. But they are fast enough it doesn't really matter.
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