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PostPosted: Jun 24, 2010 10:05 am    Post subject: Will this work - Ballast Question? Reply with quote

I want to use 2 Tsunami pumps. 1 for fill and 1 for drain but using the same lines. I attached an awesome paint drawing to better explain my thinking.

I will use manual PVC ball valves and use one pump at a time, plumbed in reverse directions and also to close the lines to prevent my sac from draining after is is full.

The fill pump will be in the bilge below water line to prime. The drain pump will be able to prime from the full ballast sac.

I think it should work. I want to use aerator pumps for speed, lower amperage, cheaper.

What am I missing? [/img]
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PostPosted: Jul 05, 2010 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just in case anyone was curious, yes it does work. It works really well. I'm pretty surprised. My only problem was getting it to drain. I decided to flip my sacs so the hoses were on the bottom of the sac and that was all it took.
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PostPosted: Jul 14, 2010 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any other tips? How well did it work? AND could you do this with 2-sacs?? Thanks Jet
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PostPosted: Jul 16, 2010 2:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tsunami fill!! That sound like somebody thats good at cannonballs!!
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PostPosted: Jul 18, 2010 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jet -
I did it exactly like my paint drawing. I am actually using it to fill 2 bow sacs. It takes about 10 minutes to fill. I put the ball valves in so my pumps wouldn't be pumping in a loop. It does kind of suck to manually open and close them but it works for now.

Now that I have my thru-hull in and hoses plumbed I will add a few more pumps. I will keep my fill pumps in the bilge and add drain pumps directly to my sacs.

Like I mentioned before, turning the sacs so the holes are on the bottom was all I needed to do to prime the Drain Pump.

This method got me started for cheap using 2 $29 pumps from Wakemakers.com and it works perfect so I'm happy. Here is a pic of last weekend.
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PostPosted: Jul 18, 2010 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I figured I would throw in another pic just cuz.
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PostPosted: Jul 19, 2010 5:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

looks good. what kind of boat are you riding behind?
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PostPosted: Jul 19, 2010 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

2001 Mariah Shabah 192. It has a 5.0 Volvo and a Hi Five 17p Prop.
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PostPosted: Oct 18, 2010 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats super gnarly Cool
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PostPosted: Oct 19, 2010 1:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah so nice!
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PostPosted: Dec 16, 2010 11:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wiley, I have been away for a while. Nice job man and nice wake! Any updates?? You do have thru hulls venting?? Because Its not showing it in the picture. Starting on mine after Christmas. thanks for your help..Im SO TIRED of pumps, hoses and draining and having my sacs on the floor. Jet
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PostPosted: Dec 16, 2010 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you install overflow lines?
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PostPosted: Jan 10, 2011 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't done anything yet. It's wrapped for the winter. I won't break it out till March. I'll update then. Thanks for checking. I didn't install overflows for this quick job. I just watch them fill then shut it off. When I do the complete install I will have overflows, vents and 2 more pumps for draining. This was super easy to get my ballast system started though.
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PostPosted: Jan 20, 2011 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

maybe you could take the drain pump out and just let gravity do the job
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PostPosted: Jan 20, 2011 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice looking original Mariah!
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PostPosted: Feb 07, 2011 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is a crazy wake behind the Mariah. Nice work
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