The use of a livewell pump as the circulating pump for the raw water system is intriguing; and would seem to make sense, assuming that the livewell pump is sufficiently dependable. Being a centrifugal pump (as opposed to a displacement pump like the rubber-vane impeller pumps), there's no wear and no question of the pump vanes taking a set if not used for an extended period (I'm assuming it's a centrifugal pump?). Removing the pump belt from the engine eliminates one source of failure (to be fair, replacing it with potential failure of the electric pump), but it also eliminates service requirements (belt tension adjustment and periodic replacement).
Having the pump remotely mounted means that you can place it where it's easy to access and service, not always the case with engine- mounted pumps. If it is a centrifugal pump, then most of its work is being done while the boat is at idle or moving in reverse. Once your're moving forward, assuming that you have the usual scoop-shaped strainers, the ram effect of the forward motion is pushing most of the water through the raw water system anyway. Interesting idea. Hmmmmmmm. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/UnifliteWorld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
