this is a good idea. i tried putting it by my feet and found it too big, too hard to find the switch with booties on. but didn't think of carving a niche into the footrest etc. Not sure if it would work with my setup which has a piece of thin plywodd with footrests over the foam 'bulkhead'. But nonetheless a neat idea. Assuming it works in that position, all you have to do is get the appropriate sized deck outlet from a marine shop, drill a hole for it and off you go. However, the WB will allow water into the cockpit through the hose - it has no built in valve. I have a plug on a rope to plug the outlet, but mine is just behind my seat and I can reach it. If your outlet is down near your feet this is not possible. An alternative is to buy an inline one way valve for the hose. The only trouble is these make the small WB hose even smaller and constrict the flow. I measured the flow at a 15% reduction with an inline valve, that's why I went for the plug. This would be another advantage of a rule type pump. Even if you put an inline valve in the flow would still be relatively high. An alternative would be to extend the hose from the pump to behind your seat if possible, place the deck outlet there and use a plug. This is also good position if in the future you decide to install a rule pump which would sit nicely behind the seat. on the other hand an outlet up front is better if you opt for a foot pump in the future. Of course outlet holes are not permanent and can be glassed over or plastic welded closed. My old foot pump outlet is welded closed. I placed some red (my boat is red) reflective tape from a signwriters over it and you'd hardly know it ain't quite so pretty under there any more. nick *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 11 1999 - 16:23:23 PDT
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