Source for Yanmar water pumps

[GeorgeH]

Needed a new water pump for my engine and couldn't believe what Yanmar was charging ($480). After searching the web web I found my model Yanmar (2GM20F) used a Johnson pump and was able to get the part number (128397-42500). A little more searching and found a company, pumpvendor.com that sold the pump for almost 45% less than the Yanmar distributor. When It arrived in the mail in came in a Yanmar box. I put it in this weekend and it works fine.

Looking forward to some more great October sailing on the LI Sound.

[Jim Walsh]

Good for you!
Thanks for sharing this tip with the rest of us. Here is the hyperlink folks; http://www.pumpvendor.comh

As usual it pays to shop. I selected a bilge pump advertised by this company at random and found the identical pump (Shurflo Model 358-010-10) on Defender's website and Defender's price was $34.48 cheaper. Clearly this is an indication that the products they offer are not all necessarily a bargain. The Yanmar water pump is an outstanding bargain but it pays to shop.