Would one of you kind souls point out source/sources for foot operated pumps? Are there fairly low volume (auxiliary) or can they be considered a primary source of water removal? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> > Would one of you kind souls point out source/sources for foot operated > pumps? Are there fairly low volume (auxiliary) or can they be considered a > primary source of water removal? Try Riptides&Rapids (650) 961-1240 1220 Pear Avenue, Suite D Mountain View, CA 94043 -- That is, south San Francisco Bay area They specialize in British stuff. I have seen them install many foot opearated 'chimp' pumps. - Julio *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Byron; They are a high volume primary pump. They are also reasonably easy to install (I have installed 5 or 6 through the years in my boats). Great River Outfitters carry them. John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Michael R Noyes wrote: > You missed one point that I have been wondering about for a while now. > The foot pump is supposed to be an asset because you have your hands > free for bracing and paddling. If you have one foot off the pegs so you > can pump how can you effectively brace? then there is the off balance > paddling because one foot is off the pegs, but I suppose you could time > your strokes to your pumping rhythm to correct that. Personally, I'd look into the two-foot pump arrangements. Someone once posted a link to a web site that showed one (in Germany IIRC). That way, both your feet are on pump pedals. I'm not sure if your feet move in sync or out. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Rainer Schroeter wrote: > > Rainer Schroeter, Marburg, Germany wrote: > > > > > > > Look at: http://www.zoelzer.de/sicherheit.htm > > > > > > > > > > That's not the one I'm thinking of, though it's similar. > > > > > The posting in question was originally by Bob Denton - He has a picture of a > > > two pedal German-made pump at http://www.flinet.com/gulfstream/paddle.html > > > > > > > That's the one. It looks like it works asynchronously (i.e one foot forward with the > > other back). The one Rainer referenced looks like it might be synchronously > > pedalled - I can't read much of the German text to figure it out. > > I am sorry, but the pump is the same on both sites (Bob Denton scanned a > picture from the catalogue of Zoelzer). The pump is only the rubber-thing > in the middle between the steering-pedals. It works like most other > footpumps with a spring inside, you push it with one foot. > You're correct, and someone pointed that out to me offline. Because the pedals looked a bit different, I thought they were different units. It was also pointed out that the pedals don't work the pump - I thought they did. My expectation was that the pump and pedals shown sat inboard of the kayak footpegs and you could take your feet off the footpegs and shift them to the pump pedals to activate the pump. This approach seems to me to be a good one - two footpegs for paddling, two pump pedals for pumping. Now maybe someone can actually make a device that works that way. Thanks for the correction! Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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