As detailed in another thread, I picked up a 1958 Sportwin at a garage sale a while back. I've done some work on it, and hope to get a chance to check it out on a boat soon. Assuming it's OK, I'll probably want to convert it to a single hose tank eventually. I have but one dual hose tank, and that's earmarked for use with my 1954 10HP Johnson. I have three single hose tanks, so it just makes sense to me to set things up to use one of them.
I've done one conversion already, on a 1956 15HP Johnson, but that one was easy. I already had a bypass cover from a 12HP Sea King (Gale-built) that was a perfect fit and was already tapped for a pump, so I just bought the right OMC-style pump. That one works great.
This time is different. I think finding a bypass cover will be next to impossible, so I'll probably use the drill-and-tap method, or the vacuum-cap-in-the-manifold method. I haven't decided yet. But both require the same type of pump, a more generic one, not designed to be mounted directly to the bypass cover.
My question concerns that pump. There are a LOT of them out there. Different sizes, I'm sure. Different styles and designs. Different qualities, too. I'm asking for opinions on which would be best. I'm looking for three qualities: sufficient capacity, reliability(It's gotta hold up under once-a-year use on vacation), and it needs to fit under the cowl. Cheap, no make that inexpensive, will help, too.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
I've done one conversion already, on a 1956 15HP Johnson, but that one was easy. I already had a bypass cover from a 12HP Sea King (Gale-built) that was a perfect fit and was already tapped for a pump, so I just bought the right OMC-style pump. That one works great.
This time is different. I think finding a bypass cover will be next to impossible, so I'll probably use the drill-and-tap method, or the vacuum-cap-in-the-manifold method. I haven't decided yet. But both require the same type of pump, a more generic one, not designed to be mounted directly to the bypass cover.
My question concerns that pump. There are a LOT of them out there. Different sizes, I'm sure. Different styles and designs. Different qualities, too. I'm asking for opinions on which would be best. I'm looking for three qualities: sufficient capacity, reliability(It's gotta hold up under once-a-year use on vacation), and it needs to fit under the cowl. Cheap, no make that inexpensive, will help, too.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.