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Perhaps in the meantime, try injecting some epoxy (for plastic) into the crack?

I hadn't thought of this, but agree that it may be worth trying for added piece of mind. The question will be whether there is enough separation in the crack for the epoxy to penetrate, which I will check before placing a larger washer.

Chris,

BTW, congrats on your new to you C34, they're really nice boats.

Thank you! We are really looking forward to the upcoming season!

Kevin and Kyle- Thank you for the replies. I am leaning towards the larger washer option and keeping an eye on it this season and will likely plan on a replacement pump assembly next year for piece of mind. Thanks!

We are commissioning our newly purchased 1987 C34 for the first time for the upcoming season. We were told that the Groco Model HF Series Toilet was relatively new, but we decided to install the regular HF rebuild kit so that we would have a good maintenance baseline. Unfortunately, it appears that the PO didn't get the message about not overtightening the mount screws and there is a crack in one of the mounting holes. The crack is at one of the rear mounting holes at the bottom of the pump assembly where it attaches to the base of the toilet (see photos). It goes about 1/2 way through the base on the inside of the mount hole and about 1/3 of the way through the base on the outside of the mount hole. We are trying to decide if we should just add a washer to better distribute the forces and keep an eye on it, or to bite the bullet and spend the $310 for a whole new pump assembly. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with a similar crack and if it has lead to any issues? We are hoping to avoid an overzealous pumper or poorly timed wave leading to the mount failing and causing a mess. On the other hand, it is possible that this could be common and not a major issue?? We are trying to decide how high up on the "to do" list this should be. Thank you!