Shurflo Extreme... Extremely Dead.

Our freshwater pump died. To put this in "home terms" it's like the water company shut off your water. No worries, we carry spares and I had the other pump swapped in quickly and without issue. The spare pump isn't as nice as the computer controlled Shurflo Extreme pump, and only provides 45 psi instead of 60 and cycles on and off while you are showering.

This pump was less than a year old, and under warranty. In the USA we would simply go into the nearest West Marine, and they would swap the pump on the spot. Here in El Salvador it isn't quite so simple. Shipping the pump back to the USA for service and then shipping it back here would cost far in excess of what a new pump costs. The local marine store doesn't stock Shurflo pumps at all- so we cannot simply buy another one locally.

We aren't suffering by any means. We have running water and hot showers aplenty still. If you are going offshore and you are using a Shurflo Extreme water pump you should bring two... actually THREE.