I used to have a Chimp hand pump mounted on the right side deck at the rear of the cockpit. This is a great place to snag your wrist paddle leash or sleeve, or bang your hand, as well as tangle tow lines. I think the best thing you can do with a deck mounted Chimp hand pump is remove it, fill the hole with a screw in hatch, and convert the pump to a foot pump mounted on the front bulkhead. The conversion is easy if the right size stainless spring is fitted internally. The discount boat supply places here sell cheaper Taiwanese pumps similar to the Chimp design which seem OK. Regards, Peter Treby 37* 42' S 145* 08' E *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jul 09 2000 - 19:04:56 PDT
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