Re: [Paddlewise] Foot Pump Springs

Nick,
do you have some kind of drawing or something? I can't get any concept of 
what you are talking about. It SOUNDS interesting, though.

Joan Spinner
   * * *
Paddling the Chesapeake Bay watershed
In a red, CD Breeze or
a yellow/white Dagger Meridian SK

In a message dated 1/23/00 4:54:49 PM, nicholas.gill_at_adfa.edu.au writes:

<< the bungie idea is to attach it to the cut down handle of a standard hand 
operated bilge pump and run it through a fitting on the roof of the cockpit, 
(and secured and adjusted with an olive cleat of course!). The bungie draws 
the pump diaphragm back.

I've not used this system as I have an electric pump at the moment but its 
quite popular here and one builder has started using it. One reason for its 
popularity is its simplicity and it makes it possible to use cheap bilge 
pumps effectively. ie. saves buying henderson and other relatively costly  
pumps. The people I know who use this system just use the cheap plastic pumps 
that yacht chandlers have in droves.

whether this would work with the gusher you have i don't know. Perhaps drill 
a hole in the top and bolt in  something to loop the bungie through? >>

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