Cape Dory 26 sink faucett

[Droofus]

While winterizing our boat we finally figured out that the sink faucett no longer works. Does any one know where to buy a replacement?

[barfwinkle]

what type of faucet do you have?

[Droofus]

Built by Peters A Russell but they don't seem to be in business anymore. It is the manual hand pump type

[barfwinkle]

Does it look like this?

[img]http://mysite.verizon.net/darenius/CD25D/cd25d11.jpg[/img]

I had one in the head like this and was able to replace it with a white model. I couldn't tell you where I got it and I looked on the internet and can't seem to find one there either. They may well be out of production.

Fair Winds

[barfwinkle]

Do a search on the board for jabsco and you'll find a thread started by Joe Myerson on this subject. You need to read his post.

Fair Winds

[Droofus]

The fauwcett for our CD 26 mounts on the horizonal surface.

[Duncan]

While winterizing our boat we finally figured out that the sink faucett no longer works. Does any one know where to buy a replacement?

Mine was jamming and very difficult to work until I lubricated the shaft with olive oil. Now it works easily and smoothly.

Another possibility might be that you could disassemble it and replace the pump gasket? I didn't try this, though, so I don't know if that's a potential solution for you.

Finally, I don't like the looks or operation of the pump very much. I think that the foot pump found on later CD 27s seem like an attractive upgrade.

[Joe Myerson]

As Barfwinkle says, I've posted some info on this pump.

At the time, the pump in my galley sink was working, but the head sink pump, which I replaced the first year I bought the boat, was not.

To make a long story even longer: Now neither pump works.

I'll have to try Duncan's trick of olive oil before I give up and replace both pumps.

Warning: Jabsco no longer makes this pump, and I think I may have purchased the last rebuild kit available for it. I haven't installed it yet, so we might be able to work something out -- assuming I can find two better pumps.

This shouldn't be that hard, as these pumps are nearly useless.

--Joe

[Cathy Monaghan]

The hand pump in the galley of our CD32 is a new Jabsco Topsider Hand Pump (ITT-372201010). If they have been discontined as Joe mentioned, you should still be able to get it from most ship's chandleries or RV accessories stores. JMS Online Marine Supply has the best online price though I have no experience with them. Try Jamestown Distributors. Using GOOGLE, search on "Jabsco Topsider Hand Pump". You don't need the exact same pump as the original, just one that fits.

Also take a look at the Valterra Rocket galley hand pump, Whale V Water Pump MK6, Whale Flipper Galley Pump, Fynspray Galley Pump or Attwood Combo 2-way hand pump/faucet.

[Joe Myerson]

Cathy,

That's the pump, all right.

Perhaps it's just the rebuild kits that Jabsco no longer makes. I tracked one down at a distributor in Florida (can't recall the name now), and he said I bought the last one that they had.

When I called Jabsco, which still has headquarters, but no manufacturing facility, in Massachusetts, I was told the pumps were now made somewhere overseas (Mexico, I think), and the spare parts used to come from the UK.

Anyway, thanks for posting that link.

--Joe

[Warren S]

I replaced both the gally and vanity pumps (these) with some nice Finspray models. If you are interested in keeping the original designs, you are welcome to these (for the cost of shipping). Let me know and I'll confirm that I have 2 complete kits.