Re: [Paddlewise] Pumping more water

In a message dated 98-05-01 12:25:50 EDT, bob_at_dnax.com writes:

<< 
 Has anyone heard of a selfcontained pump which runs on 3 C cells?
  >>

I bought one a couple of years ago and tried to rig it into my Pintail.  Can't
remember the name of the manufacturer --- and I don't think this one was a
Rule (per Chuck's response), but I can't think of it.  

The good news was that it was self contained, and didn't need external battery
leads. And it pumped a fair amount of water through a half inch hose.  The bad
news was that it was heavy, bulky (when you have a Pintail, <everything> is
bulky!), and the switch was a "push-push" switch, which you obviously had to
be able to reach to activate and deactivate --- no remote action with the
skirt on, or none that I could figure.  (A waterproof ['scuse the term] PWC
pump switch would have worked, but you'd have to waterproof a set of
connections inside the pump housing.  After carving the turkey down to where
it would sort of fit between my legs just in front of the seat, I still didn't
like it 'cause I couldn't figure out a clever way to activate the switch.  So
I gave up and it's sitting on a shelf in the pump box in the garage.
Boats'r'Us type places sell them, maybe $30 or $35?  (Saw the same pump in a
catalog for a lot more.)

For what it's worth.  I can give you the name later, Bob.

Jack Martin
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