I have seen electric pumps being knocked around on this list for a while and I wonder, will I be looking for one in the future? I have the opportunity to buy a factory serviced submersible pump (works fantastic) for 10 bucks. It moves 1100+gph under 12volts and comes with some hoses. It looks REALLY small, and should fit in a dayhatch well with a larger powersource. I remember most of the stuff on battery storage, watertight switches etc. I have not decided on plans for a boat yet, but it would be no problem (I think) to make another bulkhead (perhaps removeable?) and sandwich this little baby in the middle with 1 hose running from the cockpit area and the other spraying in a really neat fountain off the side or in the air. (Imagining a gunboat) Or, I could just go the usual lame route of having it flow out a side port (boring). I guess I just want to know if I will want this in the future. Is it a natural tendency for Paddlewisers who build a lot of crap themselves to gravitate to having an electric pump on board? Should I jump on it, risking a scolding from the wife for not spending more on Valentines day? Trying to think ahead, Phil Huck thekayaker_at_yahoo.com huck_at_mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu "Chopped cabbage is not just a good idea, its the slaw." *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 27 2000 - 11:56:23 PST
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