Finally got tired of messing with hoses and cigarette lighter plugs, and waiting to ride. Spent the money and decided to do a ballast system for my 98 comp. After moving around sacs and rock bags for weight, I decided on a 225 Straightline Rucsac for under the bow, and a 375 Straightline Big Bar for the rear locker.
The Straightline bags use 1" NPT fittings throughout. The 800 GPH tsunami's use 3/4 straight threads. To adapt the 1"NPT to the 3/4, I used a 1"X3/4" PVC threaded bushing. The problem was using a straight thread on a NPT thread would not seal well, as the sealing is only done on the last thread. I threaded the pumps for a NPT thread, as the thread pitch and diameter is identical, one is just tapered and one is not...
I first measured the length of the bushing's threads. I wanted the threads on the pump as short as possible, especially on the rear locker pump because I do not have much room to thread the pump on directly.
And then marked the threads on the pumps, at 3/4" long...
To cut, I stuck a hacksaw in a vice, and held the pump housing to cut the threads...