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Article: Water-pump workings. (for motorboat engines)
- Article from:
- Trailer Boats
- Article date:
- January 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 Poole Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Have you ever wondered what makes the water pump on your boat tick? As you can see from Figure 1, the hole where the shaft comes through is not in the center of the housing. Well, you're probably thinking, somebody drilled the hole in the wrong place. And you may be right! But, as near as I can find out, this pump idea was invented by a fellow in Germany, back around the turn of the century, and marketed as a Jabsco pump. Whether it was an accident or a planned design is anyone's guess, but it does work, and these pumps, in one configuration or another, have been in use for many years in simple pumping operations.
Water pumps are standard on large fishing boats ...
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Article: Jackets for Jabsco Pumps.(Brief Article)
Food Trade Review;
July 1, 2000 ;
554 words
...Jabsco have introduced a range of jackets for their super hygienic Hy-Line and ... solidifying or from getting too hot due to friction in the pump itself, say Jabsco of Bingley Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, tel:0199 245 0145.
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