The seals finally started to weep on my trusty Oberdorfer raw water pump after 220 hours of service.
I ordered new seals for about $ 50.00 ( including freight) and decided to try replacing them. It all went very smoothly.
There were no leaks after it was installed and tested.
View the complete installation images HERE
Great photo documentation, Haro. Thanks!
I've got two leakers in my basement that I've been planning for sometime to rebuild.
There was a write up about this a number of years back by a former C36 Tech editor, but your photo spread makes it look easier than I had thought.
Where did you get the rebuild kit from?
Matthew Chachère
s/v ¡Que Chévere!
(Formerly 1985 C36 MKI #466 tall rig fin keel M25)
2006 Catalina Morgan 440 #30.
Homeported in eastern Long Island, NY
The best place is listed here on this post
https://www.catalina36.org/forum/technical-discussion/oberdorfer-pump-supplier
they are called www.pumpsandpartsonline.com
They are really nice people to deal with.
Sail La Vie 1999 Catalina 36 MKII, M35B-17031, Coyote Point, San Mateo, CA
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Thanks Haro. Good input and gave me the confidence to rebuild my own.
Bill
Bill Dolan 1990 Catalina C-36 MKI - Hull #1041 'Williwaw'
Std. Rig, Walk Through, Wing Keel
M35, Oberdorfer Conversion,
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