jason p Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Working my way through the punch list on my new to me 2500 and started digging into the fish box pump problem. For those who may not know, don’t run these Pentair macerator pumps dry. Fortunately you can get a impeller kit from Amazon for $35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 That's not gonna move much water there.. Great you can rebuild it.. Let me know how that pumps the soup out of the fishboxes. I have the traditional jabsco mascerator, and I'm still trying to get more than 14 months out of one.. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason p Posted August 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Will do... the part feels pretty flimsy to me but we shall see. I wish it had a little more meat around the base of the fins, like a mini outboard water pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 The mascerator has a tough job.. grinding and pumping out the fishboxes.. Dolphins always gack-up their stomach contents.. Ice.. I pump it out before I add more ice on the fish. The occasional hook or leader shuts the pump down till it is cleared. Not possible offshore. Looking for the better mousetrap.. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Tails Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 My fish box drain has a cover with rather small holes. How do you manage to get ice, gack-up, and other assorted nastiness to go through the drain? I still wish there had been the option to have the box just drain overboard rather than have to have a pump. Withough the pump I was told it had to drain to the bilge. 18 hours ago, Moderator said: The mascerator has a tough job.. grinding and pumping out the fishboxes.. Dolphins always gack-up their stomach contents.. Ice.. I pump it out before I add more ice on the fish. The occasional hook or leader shuts the pump down till it is cleared. Not possible offshore. Looking for the better mousetrap.. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason p Posted August 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 I almost think “the better mouse trap” is to remove the pump and run straight drain line from the box drain to the sea cock. Put the thing on the trailer and open the sea cock and let it drain on the way home. There’s already access to the sea cock through the Beckson hatch on the floor. Basically the same as going into the bilge and then through the garboard plug out the back...right? I don’t know, I think I’m one more $35 rebuild from trying it. I agree Tall Tails, overboard would be best but at the end of the day this is a Bay Boat... low freeboard equals low floors and even lower box floors which leaves no room for a down-hill drain pipe run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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