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Sharkbait,

You fixed it. (And I helped.) It was that extra brown wire on the third position from the top--didn't need it. Everything works fine. I owe you a cold one.

Thanks again,

Rusty

"Windigo"

Thank you Sharkbait, I saw that one but couldn't reconcile it with the instructions that came with the switch. I put a call in to Johnson Pump SPX in Illinois, so maybe that will help. In the meantime, I've made a schematic of the separate parts below. Maybe someone can make sense of it and connect ...

Thanks for your response. I think it'd be easier to wire if I did have an external float switch. In the photo of the back of the switch, the upper wire (brown w/white tracer) comes from the Manual switch position, and the two brown wires both come from the back of the Auto switch position. The brown...

Before you give up on the Datamarine unit, you may want to talk to the folks at DMI. I don't know if I'm allowed to post their link here, but you can find them at DMI.com. They repair Datamarine units (if they're repairable), and they can tell you what the likely problem is. They also have the old p...

Hi all, I've pretty much exhausted my electrical expertise--took about 2-3 hours, so, I'm looking outward for a bilge pump wiring guru who can help. I'm trying to wire an Johnson Ultima 600 (internal switch) to a Johnson Three way Switch. The directions and labeling have been less than helpful. I've...

Hi Barfwinkle,
If you still have them (or it), I'd appreciate being able to take those portlight screens.
Rusty

CD 28 "Windigo"

Thanks for that, Rorik. It helped me out. I found these at Grainger, and I think they'll do the trick. I'm no plumber, so if anyone can tell me if I'm making a mistake here, I'd welcome it.

standard sink to 1 1/2" Banjo fitting to 1 1/2"-3/4" reducer to 3/4" mpt to barb.

Thanks for the quick reply and the pic. That looks like a strong arrangement. I'm guessing that we have the same sink outlet. I'm wondering about that reducing bushing (white). I've found sources for 1 1/4 to 3/4, but not 1 1/2 to 3/4. Was that something you made? If not, do you know where I could l...

Hi all, I have run out of ideas. My galley sink has a 3 1/2" hole and a 1 3/4" slip nut that holds a funnel type plastic drain. The drain funnel tailpiece is 1/2". This connects to the 3/4" seacock below it. I want to replace that drain tailpiece with something stout, barbed, and...

I'm away from the boat, so couldn't determine the type of chute. There is a spinnaker pole, so I assume it was used. The sail has a green edge on one side, red on the other. As I was staring at pics of the aft quarters, it occurred to me that where the cleats are is where the blocks ought to be, but...

We are new owners of a CD 28--we had about 4 weeks of time on her last summer--and as we get ready for another season, I'm thinking about the spinnaker that came with. The PO didn't seem to know much about the rigging for the spinnaker, so I'm on my own. A boat I owned previously had blocks mounted ...