In the past I've been told I should put the bracket on my pump, but never thought it was really needed as there wasn't one there when I got the boat. The other day when I was headed to breakfast with the boat, at 5000+ rpm, the motor got very loud and the temps jumped. I'd had that happen before and melted everything by slowing down gradually, so I shut off the key and coasted to a stop. When I looked in the back, the housing/impeller/hose part of the pump came off the base/shaft/bearing part. The guy I was cruising with had a tool kit(hammer and duct tape)and I got the splines lined up and tapped it on a 1/2". Started the motor and had good water. While the motor was running it was easy to tap the housing to where it was fully seated and not leaking. I stuffed a childs life vest between the housing and bulkhead, duct taped it in place and headed off to breakfast. It seemed to be a solid repair and I even went for a little run after. No problems.
My two question are what are the chances there is no damage to the pump after this, and where can I get one of the brackets that hold the housing in place.
Thanks for any info guys.
Mike