Remarkably, 12,000 miles away in the South Pacific, I decided on similar technology to Dana in sorting out an electric pump. I run to a 1000gph Rule pump, and like Dana, a 7 amp/hour sealed lead acid rechargeable battery. I am still in the 'sea trials' stage with the thing installed in my Klepper Aerius 1. With a high volume boat like the Klepper I took the view that massive over capacity in the pump department was the way to go. I too have used switchgear with a manufacturer's 'waterproof' hood over the toggle and can report no problems so far with corrosion, shorting etc. after several months of use. All electricals are sealed in marine Sealastic. The carpentry involved in the fitting will probably only interest Klepper owners, but basically the battery, pump, fuse and switchgear have been fitted as a portable unit and are all velcro strapped and screwed on and through a base plate fitted to the boat just forward of the seat. The pump's exhaust hose is stored around the unit and deployed [ if I am not sailing] through the mast step in the coaming. I am usually in open ocean conditions so I normally use Klepper's cockpit cover. The whole pump bag'o'tricks is easily removed from the boat. It all sounds rather sloppy but like everything else, familiarity with the gear under all sorts of conditions is the key. And of course, 'failsafe' back up systems are vital; in this case, a hand pump [ the red-handled kind familiar to most Americans] and a good old collapsible bucket. Maybe other Klepper owners have comments? Regards, peter rattenbury *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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