> Last Friday I purchased a pump and fittings to install an electric pump in > my kayak. The pump does not have a built in check valve. Nor does the > port for the side of the boat. How do those of you with similar systems > keep from flooding your cockpit through what appears to be a 1 > 1/8 inch (29 > mm) diameter hole in the boat? > Dana I fitted an electric pump without a one-way valve to my Capella a couple of months ago, and I have had no problems - not a drop of water in the cockpit via the pump even rolling/surf. The outlet pipe from my pump isn't as big as 1 1/8 inch, and I fitted the outlet port to the side of the hull at the back of the cockpit, just under the deck line with the outlet pipe running up the inside of the hull to the mid point under the peak of the rear deck and then down to the keel line, then up to the pump body. Inevitably the outlet port gets washed by waves almost continuously, but I think that any water which splashes in just runs back out again, and the small amount that doesn't just sits in the pipe without reaching the pump. I would avoid mounting the outlet anywhere on the deck - water will be much more likely to run in .... and depending on the wind .... when you switch on your pump you will get a shower! What type of pump did you go for ? Cheers Colin Calder 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 22 1998 - 07:52:04 PDT
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