T&T: autopilot pump motor failure

[Ken Bloomfield]

Hi Brian,
I suspect that at the end of the day, you may well find that it is just as 
practical to simply buy a new motor.  Here is a link to one that would do 
the trick I believe.
http://tinyurl.com/42gwoe
On the other hand, you could take the motor to an appliance repair shop and 
they might have suitable brushes available.  I have no connection with the 
Ebay seller, as he apparently sells the Octopus line of reversing autopilot 
motors that are made in Canada.

All the best,
Ken Bloomfield
MTOA# 2062
AGLCA# 3529
M/V Tellico Lady, 50' Marine Trader-Walkaround
Maryville, TN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Shanafelt" <bshanafelt at fastmail.net>
To: <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:40 PM
Subject: T&T: autopilot pump motor failure


> Greetings list,
>
> My a/p is a Comnav 1001 using a 12v permanent magnet reversing pumpset.
>
> The motor that drives the pump has quit having cooked the brushes.  Of 
> course,
> there are no markings on the motor with serial numbers, rpm,
> hp rating etc, so just googling the replacement is out of the question.
>
> Comnav is silent on the subject.
>
> The only info on the Comnav sticker on the motor says: 60in3/min.
>
> The motor also uses around 4 amps at 12v.
>
> I am thinking the only option here is to take the motor in and have it
> rebuilt.  While I can find motors that are approx the same physical size
> as this one, I have no way to determine rpm and can only guess at the
> fractional HP.
>
> Any advise would be appreciated.
>
>
> Brian Shanafelt
> Isobel K
> 37' Custom Pilothouse
> Seattle, WA