bsangs
E35-3 - New Jersey
Galley sink on our 35-3 has two foot pumps. Facing the sink, the one on the right is used to drain the two ice boxes, or to pump sea/lake/river water into the sink. Switching between the ice boxes and water is easy enough using a seacock, and a T with a couple valves (one for forward ice box, one for aft). My problem is the second foot pump, on the left. It pumps...nothing. I assumed it was for the fresh water tank(s). Ericson 35-3 manual makes it seem like it is for the fresh water tanks. Certainly sounds like it wants to pump water through it, as I hear what sounds like gurgling, but nothing ever comes through, not matter how long I pump. Have learned and accomplished a lot in the short time with the boat, but plumbing is not my forte. There are three fresh water tanks onboard - bow, port and starboard. If this foot pump is in working order, I assume it's only connected to one of the tanks. Have tried to follow the pipe that leads into it, but I get lost in a maze of tubing and wires that I'm not willing to start pulling apart at the risk of breaking other things that are working. Is that what needs to be done though? And if not, any suggestions to figure out this puzzle? Thanks in advance.