The only complaints I have heard about foot pumps are that, for some people, it is not possible to paddle while they are using their legs to pumpt water. It is a situation in which instead of having your feet on your solid foot pegs, and your knees in the knee braces with good boat control, you are loose sitting in the cockpit without being able to use your legs to lean and brace. While they seem an excellent option for rough water paddling, the reality is that they only have the advantage of being able to pump water with the cockpit closed in relatively calm water. Now, if your foot pump set up allows you to pump water moving your feet only, with your knees well supported on the knee braces, then that setup is a winner. - Julio > (snip) > So, we've talked about electric pumps, what about good, bulkhead mounted, > foot pumps? > > -Patrick > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Maun > pmaun_at_bitstream.net *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jan 15 1999 - 14:27:11 PST
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