Re: [Paddlewise] bailer in a seakayak?

Hi kayakers

Thanks for the (positive) answers regarding self-bailers. I'll
check prizes and builtin cost when spring arrives. One thing I
still wonder about however, how come we're not all sailing around
with such a self-bailer? It appears to me, that this is the perfect
way to empty a kayak. Apart from food operated pumps(and some fancy
electric pumps), the rest of the pumps require one or two hands for
operation. Now the only moment most experienced kayakers would need
a pump, is under rough conditions where the not-so-bombproof-roll
failed, and a reentry/roll was necessary - this is a situation where
you'd want both hands on the paddle.
As for the food-pumps - I've never tried one - but I guess that
using own leg to pump, is not excactly making it easier to stay in
balance. Apart from that, a food-pump is more 'hi-tech' than a
bailer, and I guess we all like low-tech impossible-to-break equipment.
Any comments?

 best regards
  Peter
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