What does an electrical 12 V pump with reversible direction of rotation do in a Melges 24?
The sailboat, the Melges 24, has been a regatta boat recognized by the World Sailing Federation ISAF since 1997.
The Melges24 is usually sailed by a crew of 4 - 5 people.
However, the owner wanted to participate in the world's largest single-handed regatta, the Silverrudder in Denmark.
The idea was to replace the missing crew with water ballast.
This water ballast is required sometimes on port and sometimes on starboard, depending on the wind direction.
The solution for this task is a small, powerful 12-volt side channel pump with reversible direction of rotation from Pumpen Peters.
Weighing only 8 kg, the stainless steel pump can transfer 83 l/min of seawater between the tanks.
The pump's electrics were connected to a 12-volt battery using two plugs with different polarity.
This allows the pump to suck in water without re-plugging the hoses and then push it out again by plugging in the second plug.
The regatta led around the island of Funen, with the route being 134 nautical miles.
The yacht owner reported after the successful completion that the system with the pump had worked excellently.
