Pump flushing

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Hello all,

I've been following this forum for a while and wanted to thank you for the information posted.  Many of the questions that I had over the last couple of years have been answered in this forum. 

I am a proud owner of a 2000 22' Sport in South Florida.  However, I do not get to use my boat as often as I like (I am sure you never heard this before) and often sits for long periods at a time.  Last year I was performing a check on all my pumps and found barnacle growth in the suction lines and pumps.  After a long weekend to get all the pumps up and running, I came out with the following solution to run the pumps out of the water.  So far it has worked very well.  I am just wondering if I am trying to reinvent the wheel and there is something else I should be doing to make sure the lines and pumps are serviced.  Thank you in advance for your comments and observations.

[C-Lark III]

Hello all,

I've been following this forum for a while and wanted to thank you for the information posted.  Many of the questions that I had over the last couple of years have been answered in this forum. 

I am a proud owner of a 2000 22' Sport in South Florida.  However, I do not get to use my boat as often as I like (I am sure you never heard this before) and often sits for long periods at a time.  Last year I was performing a check on all my pumps and found barnacle growth in the suction lines and pumps.  After a long weekend to get all the pumps up and running, I came out with the following solution to run the pumps out of the water.  So far it has worked very well.  I am just wondering if I am trying to reinvent the wheel and there is something else I should be doing to make sure the lines and pumps are serviced.  Thank you in advance for your comments and observations.

That's a great idea -- nice invention!  I think I'll go make me one of those.  I've got three through-hull pumps, so I'll probably need to make a flush unit for the one closest to the ground, and then "shim up" for the other two.  Thanks for the idea.   

[a7ewizard]

I don't see how this helps you if the root cause is the boat sitting in the salt water for extended periods??

If you have multiple pumps working off a single thru-hull?? Try closing the sea-cock then back flushing with FW thru the live-well discharge and pump out with the other pump. You may still get marine growth in the thru-hull fitting and scoop but your pumps and lines will remain clear.

If it is a single pump, back flush with the sea-cock open then close the valve when you leave the boat in the water. BTW, this should be done regardless.

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Thanks for the comments.  Just want to clarify that the boat is trailered (was on the water the first few years).  I did not think about the back backflushing.  However, I need to look at my connections, I seemed to remember a check valve. 

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