In a message dated 1/31/99 9:57:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, romeug_at_erols.com writes: << Seems that foot pumps are a good idea, but I can't imagine reaching down into the cockpit down by the footpegs or the bulkhead to attatch the spare hose- on dry land it would be quite a long reach, in the water sitting in the cockpit impossible. Am I missing something? is the strum box in a different place that the pumping mechanism? is there a picture out there? >> Dunno about the picture, Gabriel, but the strum box --- a fiberglass wedge- shaped pickup for the bilge --- is usually located somewhere near the low point in the boat (won't try center of gravity or center of balance with this hi-tech PaddleWise crowd), which is, usually, pretty close to the paddler's seat. I'd agree that reaching to the bulkhead might be a bit of a stretch, but that's not where the water is. It's where you are. So, you just reach down, disconnect the hose at the strum box --- often right in front of you --- connect the extra length, and empty the water out of your exhausted buddy's boat while you talk to him/her about where you go from there. Just another useful feature of the foot pump. (The Henderson Chimp deck pump --- which is the functional twin of the more easily abailable $40 Whale Urchin, only for a lot more money --- can be used to pump out other's boats, as well.) Jack *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Jan 31 1999 - 21:01:29 PST
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