RE: [Paddlewise] getting rid of water using a ???????

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From: merijn wijnen [mailto:merijn_at_music.demon.nl]
Hi all,
It is common kayak knowledge that you have to pump to get your 
kayak ....For sailing boats a similar thing exists, but it is not fitted
in a rear 
bulkhead but in the bottom. .....Has anybody tried one of these devices
on a kayak? I wonder if it would function at our speeds. 
Merijn >>


Hi Merijn

I used to have one on my sailing Dinghys (Laser and Northbridge Senior)
and were called a Ventura - though I have no idea where that name came
from. The problem with using them on a kayak is you need to be moving
very fast for them to work. Even on my sailing boats they required a
reasonable speed (much faster than a paddler) before they would start
draining the water out. Although I have never tried them on a kayak I
would imagine you would not be able to paddle fast enough for them to be
effective

David
Australia
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