Jesse C found this valve. I think that I might give it a try this weekend.
https://forum.moomba.com/showthread.php?t=7431
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Jesse C found this valve. I think that I might give it a try this weekend.
https://forum.moomba.com/showthread.php?t=7431
Newty, this weekend i added a second fill pump, but i just ran the hose to my surf sack-so both pumps will be filling that bag. Hope this coming weekend to try it out.
Cool let me know how it works.
I keep watching the forcast for my area and the longterm is rain and more rain.
One of these days we will get out.
week long forcast-40% chance of rain-quess what day that is, now im only off one day this weekend. think those would be 2 different days? nope same day:(
Newty, Your Gravity 3 on steriods works. We had a break in the wind and rain, so to the lake i went, I timed filling my 750lb bag-----5 MINUTES till full.
Were not talking about drain time yet, its just to looooonnnnnggggg. Actually off work today and going to head over to wallyworld and see about a upgraded empty pump.
Moombadaze, Do you have the same two pumps hooked to the same thru hull fitting on a 'T' like Newty's set-up? I read back trough this thread but can't see that detail. I have been watching this thread closely to see how well this system works before I get off my wallet and buy the pumps and parts. Glad (and lucky) to have folks like you and Newty blazin the trail on this!! Keep reporting on the results if you can. Thanks!!!!
Jon J, my system is a little different than Newty's. What i have done is add the tee fitting with the orginal pump feeding the gravity 3 manifold, the 2nd pump is a tsunami 800bph pump that feeds directly to my surf ballast bag
here is a photo of the tee
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...e/DSC00509.jpg
this is the tsunami pump- i resused the factory fittings on this as i had them-
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...e/DSC00510.jpg
this is were the hose goes into the bag- i have this pump on a seperate switch for power that way i can undue the hose to burb the bag if needed.
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...e/DSC00507.jpg
in this photo you can also see my underseat bag.
Great to hear!! 5 minutes... thats awesome! I wonder how the dual pump to one manifold will work. Theoretically it sould be 5 minutes to fill the whole system (for surfing). That would be ballin yo! Yea now I can see how we are going to want to upgrade the empty pumps. At least the rears. When switching sides for surfing the bottleneck would be the empty time on the enzo or the 750's. My wifes going to love me when I try to explain that one to her. :0
Newty, just tell her you will get better fuel economy. The quicker you can make the boat lighter the better your fuel consumption will be. My wife used to buy that for a while.
P.S. do you still have an older Land Lock for sale?
Daze...
Cool set-up, however... I've been a union plumber/pipefitter for 12 years and I cringed when I saw the galvanized fittings and pipe that you have installed. When you get a chance, please change them out to brass. The galvy WILL rust inside and out causing rusty water in your bags (no big deal) AND rust run-off into your engine compartment whenever water gets in there.
Just trying to kill a dirty problem before it happens!
Robert J, not sure that one is going to fly. Yea, that board is still for sale. Why don't you just bite the bullet and get a react board?
Newty, I think the React guy, owner said I would snap his board in half while getting up. If you remember I am about the size of a Gravity 1 ballast bag and probably shaped like one as well.
Sorry, let me pick myself back off the floor... That was funny.
The classic would work fine for you. Have them add an extra layer of glass and you will be fine. It will float you way better than the landlock. I hate for you to buy that and find that it doesn't work at all for you. I really don't think you will like it. It didn't really float me very well.
csmsk, i know that the different metals is not good-i should have added this is a temp set up as im looking for the brass pipeing, the store i was at did not have it and the galvanized was available at the time and cheap-
Moombadaze - Thanks for the pictures and details! I was thinking of adding a Tsunami pump with the factory pump like you did but with the Tsunami feeding the opposite side of the gravity 3 manifold. My concern here is that the Tsunami will pump more than the factory (rule?) pump and they would work against each other on either the suction end or even the discharge end. When you filled your 750# with the new set-up were you also running the factory pump? Did you notice if the Tsunami suction works against the factory pump suction at all?
As far as the upgrading the drain pumps. I love to coast in at sunset with the pumps spraying out the sides. Crack a cold one and sit back and relax.....it's like having one of those back yard fountains. Ahhhh summer. Hopefully soon.
Jon, i'll try to answer.
Newty will be able to answer the 1st with the 2 pumps filling the gravity 3 system when the weather is better.
I did run both pumps at the same time to fill.
I am running 1" valves on the gravity 3 and a 1" hose to my surf bag that does not come off without cutting the hose off so as of right now i dont know if i lost volume or presure with the tsunami running at the same time. This morning i ordered the flyhigh 1" fittings to solve that. I am also headed to Ace hardware at lunch today to see about the brass tee and some other pvc fittings,
To help empty I bought a second 800gph tsunami pump yesterday at wallyworld and am going to add it to the 700gph pump allready in place, a couple of tee fittings and oneway valves and should empty in 5-6 minutes. Yes it should be a fountain:D
Your Wally's has tsunami pumps? Amazing.
Wally just did some changes and they have a lot more stuff
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...e/DSC00506.jpg
Daze, you are correct. I WAS on that Marine modular. I had about 6 Marine Accessories that I was selling for my sister co. and the eliminated all brands but 1 (Atwood) obviously... Same thing happened to me on fishing accessories modular!
Successful shopping trip at Ace hardware-"think" i have everything to finish it all up.
Daze,
Cool, just lookin' out!
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by csmsk
pulled the galvanized tee off tonight and got everthing put in permanently. I was worried about the dissimilar metals-not rust, but a couple drops of rusty water came out-that surprised me.
Next up-mod the empty system
Right on. Even without the dissimilar metals causing electrolisis or galvanic action, the galvy would still rust. It just does that. I feel bad for anyone whos domestic water system is plumbed with that stuff. Anyhow, glad it's out of your boat. Happy Spring!