Do you have a water fill plate on the deck someplace? On my 28' it's on the foredeck and the water tank is under the v-berth. The pump sits on a shelf just aft of the tank. The plumbing goes through the bilge to the galley and head.

It would be a bad idea to hook the sinks to a raw water inlet for a variety of reasons--there is a similar pipe on my 28 and I assume it was for the generator. My uncle's 1970 28' had twins and a generator.

Good luck.

Joe

the basic layout on my 1989 28 ft express
- inlet port side of boat about half way up up the boat
- water storage tank, under rear dinette seat
- pump on floor of storage closet next to dinette seat

by the way,
if you start to rebuild your water system, go with a new design pump. my water pressure pump was a motor and fan belt driven model. It was loud. I replaced it with a new self contained unit. It is GREAT. quicker and quieter.

Good luck - steve

The "chlorine sanitizer" from your municipal water supply dissapates after about an hour of depressurizarion. So drink bottled water or boil your drinking water for ten minutes to be safe. Critters will grow fast in your water and you will think you are in Mexico.
RV stores sell pressure reducing valves that will save your plumbing and your boat. They hook onto your hose. Being on the waterfront, you will have the hishest pressure in your municipal water system. At about 5:00AM, with the lowest water consumption and the water tanks filled up, I have seen pressures up to 140 PSI. More than enough to blow your plumbing and water tank apart.

Doug speaks the truth! A 36 foot Carber sunk at our slip this year do to leaving the hose hooked up.

Jeff

Thanks. It's about time I updated it.

Jeff

Mark,
It's a 1966 and there's an electric outlet near the aft in the V birth, nothing else. There's a thru hull raw water pipe next to the engine but it's capped off. Mine also doesn't have a fridge anymore, there's a cabnet door there. So I'd like to see how your project goes. Pics would be helpful if you get the chance. I'll check the port side for evidence of a water fill.
Thanks,
Huck

Huck;
As far as fresh water systems go ,their pretty straight foward , tank, fill line, line out to punp, out of pump to sinks... cold to cold, cold to hot water heater ( If you have one ) other than that no need to worry about hot return to sinks. sink waste to through hull filling or if you have one, taste tank to be pumped. Not sure what your saying about the though hull stand pipe in the engine compartment ,but i think it's were the sea cock for your engine coolent ( raw water ) . Check to be sure that there is a sea cock or valve on this through pipe before you put her in the water! If twin engine ; one each side. I hope the pics show a little bit that will help you. Any questions please ask, someone will help. I live in a third world county ,dialup only. T.N.X. Mark Trash66

jralbert,
Thanks for the heads up on the strainers to the water pumps. Your are not the only one to inform me on (no filters to the pumps). Bought this project Marinette back in March and have spent most of the time on electrical and the engines. I'll heed your words and make them my next project after the head & refrig. Do need to keep my beer cold.

T.N.X. Mark
Trash66

I replaced the belt-driven pump on my 32' with a Jabsco unit that does not require an accumulator, and it is very nice.

However, I left the water pressure switch on when leaving the boat for a couple of months, and the water ran out and the pump tried to pump air until the motor failed. It says it can "run dry", and it can as far as the pump part is concerned, but it will spin like crazy with no load, and that's the end of the motor.

I machined the commutator and replaced the brushes and springs, but it wasn't easy. I couldn't find replacement brushes, so I machined down some larger ones that I had around. All in all, it took a whole day. And it took a lathe and a milling machine, stuff most folks don't have.

Since there is an electronics module in the pump anyway, one would think that Jabsco would put in some sort of shutoff, but they don't. I am making a shutoff from a relay, delay timer, and pressure switch that should take care of it. Meanwhile, "shut off water pressure" is on my "De-commission Checklist".