I have a Parmax 4 from Jabsco, very quite and an accumulator. I strongly recommend an accumulator. The pressure is more constant, the pump works less, and if for whatever reason you electricity is off, you still have 2 gallons of pressured water. I have only one pump with Y valve. But in case something fail, I have a small hand pump in the galley so in the case of electrical or pump failure still will have some water. Dr Jean Pierre Dufour Skype (us number) 714 881 1045 see our blog:http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.com/ see our pictures :http://picasaweb.google.com/mtdufour blog en francais: http://dominocata.blogspot.com ________________________________ From: "power-catamaran-request@lists.samurai.com" <power-catamaran-request@lists.samurai.com> To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 2:00:00 AM Subject: Power-Catamaran Digest, Vol 59, Issue 4 Send Power-Catamaran mailing list submissions to power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/power-catamaran or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to power-catamaran-request@lists.samurai.com You can reach the person managing the list at power-catamaran-owner@lists.samurai.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Power-Catamaran digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Smaller month long focused trips as planned by Joe (Thomas L Rogers) 2. potable water pumps and systems (Gary Hagstrom) 3. Re: potable water pumps and systems (gpsailing@aol.com) 4. Trailerable cats (Bob Austin) 5. Re: potable water pumps and systems (Robert Deering) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:07:41 -0500 From: Thomas L Rogers <tomlrogers@gmail.com> To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Subject: [PCW] Smaller month long focused trips as planned by Joe Message-ID: <4810a3a71003030707u6cd68533wea445e0dd3d2f1a8@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Joe, Welcome to this list. We are currently working and unable to get the Loop completed but live in the Great Lakes Region. We have been trailering our 30' Motorcat and find a month evaporates quickly but gives us a chance to have extended time on the boat AND allows for some weather windows. We have not yet trailered over 300 miles to any destination as Michigan is rich in boating opportunities. We contemplate a trip to the Bahamas next year with friends that have the same boat and a proven track record. We will likely haul to Stuart and if a crossing is not favorable cruise the coast and St Johns. Plans just seem much easier and we have more options on a trailer. Things I consider: Configuring canvas and boat takes about 2 hrs to ready for cruising or trailering. Parking for truck and trailer Permits (9' 5") Headwind on the road. Dodge diesel mileage goes down significantly... if I can delay I will but not make a fuss over it. The whole package (boat, trailer, fuel,H2O, stuff) is only around 10,000 lbs but tows like a stone with a strong headwind. We use our boat like a camper and have overnight options most everywhere. Comfort and space will be much different for you in a smaller boat! Maintaining a trailerable boat is much easier and affordable especially if you can do some things yourself. I actually enjoy time aboard, even on the hard, working on projects. The Loop is our goal and if time, money and my relationship with the admiral is amicable on the loop we will do the Down East Loop and then head out West to Lake Powell and the West Coast. Ambitious I know but that is our current plan. Although my comments are weighted to my budget and time I still drool over the larger catamarans and admittedly even monos each month when the new magazines arrive or I walk the docks! Tom R Cat's Away/Oscoda, MI http://oscodabeachbums.blogspot.com/ (09 1 month cruise) ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:31:09 -0800 (PST) From: Gary Hagstrom <ghagstrom@yahoo.com> To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Subject: [PCW] potable water pumps and systems Message-ID: <595743.55975.qm@web34206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thanks to all for the useful responses both on and off forum. One further query for those of you with the Jabsco Variable speed pump- are they installed with or without an acumulator Gary Hagstrom Iron River, Wisconsin ghagstrom@yahoo.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:23:36 -0500 From: gpsailing@aol.com To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Subject: Re: [PCW] potable water pumps and systems Message-ID: <8CC890D63B40E1C-68C-FD9@webmail-d062.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" we had our jabsco without an acumulator. worked fine and was quiet. pressure not great but on a boat it helped us to not waste water. glenn cooper -----Original Message----- From: Gary Hagstrom <ghagstrom@yahoo.com> To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Sent: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 11:31 am Subject: [PCW] potable water pumps and systems Thanks to all for the useful responses both on and off forum. One further uery for those of you with the Jabsco Variable speed pump- are they nstalled with or without an acumulator ary Hagstrom Iron River, isconsin hagstrom@yahoo.com ______________________________________________ ower-Catamaran Mailing List ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 18:00:27 -0600 From: "Bob Austin" <thataway4@cox.net> To: <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Subject: [PCW] Trailerable cats Message-ID: <6112161AA9AD40A1990728FB4DD085FA@bobPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original To Joe Soto, Our host, and several others of us have trailerable cats. I refer you to the C Brats list http://www.c-brats.com for information about the Tom Cat line of boats. We have the 255 and find it to be an excellent boat for trailering and towing. It is under 10,000 lbs, less than 8.6 feet beam, has a huge almost king size berth, enclosed head, with wet shower, nice galley and dinette, all in a pilothouse, with good fuel economy, can be easily air conditioned, good range and turn of speed. Bob Austin ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:00:24 -0900 From: Robert Deering <deering@ak.net> To: PCW List <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Subject: Re: [PCW] potable water pumps and systems Message-ID: <C7B46248.6A1A%deering@ak.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Without. Not necessary. On 3/3/10 7:31 AM, "Gary Hagstrom" <ghagstrom@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks to all for the useful responses both on and off forum. One further > query for those of you with the Jabsco Variable speed pump- > > are they > installed with or without an acumulator > > > > Gary Hagstrom > > Iron River, > Wisconsin > ghagstrom@yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List End of Power-Catamaran Digest, Vol 59, Issue 4 **********************************************