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Keith wrote; > Does anybody have any information regarding a good foot operated bilge > pump? > Henderson makes a fine foot operated diaphragm pump. Oddly enough it is not often found at kayak stores (at least here in Ontario). You might try the marine hardware stores in your area. The US distributor used to be is Imtra Corporation 30 Samuel Barnett Blvd, New Bedford Industrial Park, New Bedford, MA 02746. If they still are they can help you. If they can't let me now and I will find out who sells them. Cheers John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
>>>Does anybody have any information regarding a good foot operated bilge pump?<<< henderson "chimp" pump comes as a foot operated version with an internal return spring. you push to pump water out, spring rebounds to suck water in. mounts on your foward bulkhead. reasonably effective, pumping out a fully swamped boat is a lot of work. but you can do it while paddling along. never had to use it for such other than rescue practice, but it is really nice to be able to pump out the water that always leaks past skirt and accumulates when rolling or surfing. i did modify a hand bilge pump from west marine once to do similiar. end result was cheaper but not as effective, and much bulkier. was difficult to find a non corroding spring to put inside. george ruta northcountry kayak *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
> >>>Does anybody have any information regarding a good foot operated bilge > pump?<<< Since you are asking the question, it means you want something that will leave you hands free to brace, paddle on etc. while you get water out of your boat. Have you considered a battery-operated bilge pump? They weigh a few pounds and will pump out water at a _faster_ rate than most of us can ever do on a _sustained_ basis with a hand or foot pump. They are submersible and are amazingly reliable. I'm basing this on the accounts of several people who I have talked to who have them and also seeing their demonstrating how well they work. They will easily pump for an hour or two. Price is in the $35 range. They of course can break down, batteries go dead, etc. But you can also easily develop a cramp in your leg or arm when pumping with muscle driven pumps. Just a caution: One person I know who brings one with him at all times, has it stored in a bailing bucket. Smart man. Have a backup :-) ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
On Fri, 6 Feb 1998 rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: >> >>> >>>Does anybody have any information regarding a good foot operated bilge >>> pump?<<< >> >>Since you are asking the question, it means you want something that will >>leave you hands free to brace, paddle on etc. while you get water out of >>your boat. >> >>Have you considered a battery-operated bilge pump? They weigh a few >>pounds and will pump out water at a _faster_ rate than most of us can >>ever do on a _sustained_ basis with a hand or foot pump. They are >>submersible and are amazingly reliable. I'm basing this on the accounts >>of several people who I have talked to who have them and also seeing >>their demonstrating how well they work. They will easily pump for an >>hour or two. >> >>Price is in the $35 range. >> >>They of course can break down, batteries go dead, etc. But you can also >>easily develop a cramp in your leg or arm when pumping with muscle >>driven pumps. Just a caution: One person I know who brings one with >>him at all times, has it stored in a bailing bucket. Smart man. Have a >>backup :-) >> >>ralph diaz >>-- we've got a member of the RMCC who has an electric bilge pump on his canoe!! solar powered!! and man, does it move water. incredible. great for his playboat, but the pump & housing, etc, take up quite a bit of room, the way his is rigged... mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (The Times of London) Dear Sir, I am firmly opposed to the spread of microchips either to the home or to the office. We have more than enough of them foisted upon us in public places. They are a disgusting Americanism, and can only result in the farmers being forced to grow smaller potatoes, which in turn will cause massive unemployment in the already severely depressed agricultural industry. Yours faithfully, Capt. Quinton D'Arcy, J. P. Sevenoaks *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
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