This is not a great solution, but it might be an improvement: why not put a pump port on the spray skirt? This would be a tube of material, big enough to accept the pump, with a roll-down closure on top like a dry bag. It would be located in the middle of the skirt, about 6-8 inches forward of the body tube. At least, with this rig, the pump could be used without the spray skirt being removed. Concerns about having hands off the paddle still remain. Any comments? It would be easy to build into a nylon skirt, I don't know how hard it would be to put on a neoprene one. Rob. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> This is not a great solution, but it might be an improvement: > why not put a pump port on the spray skirt? This would be a > tube of material, big enough to accept the pump, with a > roll-down closure on top like a dry bag. It would be located > in the middle of the skirt, about 6-8 inches forward of the > body tube. <SNIP> Rob, this certainly sounds like a great improvement to me. I've been told you can stick the pump down the tunnel, but I've never been able to pump the water below the top of the seat bottom that way. Difficult position to pump from and quite a bit of water still left in. If the pump port is near the front of the coaming that should allow the pump to reach all the way to the hull. You may need a slightly longer pump. Woody *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Rob, this certainly sounds like a great improvement to me. I've been told > you can stick the pump down the tunnel, but I've never been able to pump the > water below the top of the seat bottom that way. Difficult position to pump > from and quite a bit of water still left in. > > If the pump port is near the front of the coaming that should allow the pump > to reach all the way to the hull. You may need a slightly longer pump. You can get them in Germany for years. Look at: http://www.zoelzer.de/spritzdecke.htm its the second spray skirt (the red one). -- Rainer Schroeter, Marburg, Germany *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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