Date sent: Tue, 11 May 1999 10:08:11 -0500 To: "Jack Martin" <jcmartin43_at_radix.net>, paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net From: Patrick Maun <pmaun_at_bitstream.net> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Current Info on Electric or Foot Pumps? > The idea on mounting [the Henderson foot pump] on a bar that > attaches to the Yakima foot-pegs is intriguing. Is there such a bar? > I am thinking of something that slide in front (towards the bow) > of the pegs (yes, my boat has a rudder) and tighten down. My fault, Patrick. I made an assumption here, and have checked it out. The pump we have comes with brackets which mount to a "Failsafe Footbrace" which, according to Stan Chladek at Great River Outfitters, isn't used much anymore. And he'd be the source. In any case, this footbrace had to be fiberglassed into the cockpit, and wasn't very comfortable; it didn't attach to the Yak footpeg tracks, as I'd guessed in an earlier post. According to Stan, most foot pumps are mounted to a bulkhead. Another idea: a friend building a CLC boat has cut down a crab pot float to make a pedestal for his Henderson foot pump, since he built his kayak to spec, and the bulkhead is too for forward to mount the pump properly. Haven't seen this demoed yet, but there are probably a lot of good ideas out there. I'd go back to review the procedure Colin outlined earlier. Or use my technique: carve a minicell foam plug and slide it in with the pump mounted to it or embedded in it, and still use your rudder pedal/footrests. There's that much less water to pump out when you do that, too. 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 Tue May 11 1999 - 12:25:41 PDT
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