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

After a rescue sometimes the best way to get water out of a kayak in deep
water is to heft it up on another kayak, flip it upside down, and drain the
water that way.
The holes are called "scuppers" in English. They're often used to drain open
deck kayaks like surf skis. The boats that use them have sufficient
floatation so that the scuppers are simply small open hole, no valves are
required.
Barbara in Moss Beach, Calif.

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From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net
[mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net]On Behalf Of merijn wijnen
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 2:37 PM
To: PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net
Subject: [Paddlewise] getting rid of water using a ???????


Hi all,

It is common kayak knowledge that you have to pump to get your
kayak empty after a resque.
Recently I remebered the days that I was on holliday with my
parents, and we always brought a small Zodiac inflatable with an
outboard engine mounted on the rear bulkhead. To get rid of any
water ther were two holes in that bulkhead, fitted with rubber one-
way valves to prevent the water coming into the boat. When moving
even at little speed the water in the boat was sucked out through the
holes. These things must have some name in English, but my
Englisch is to limited to know such details.
For sailing boats a similar thing exists, but it is not fitted in a rear
bulkhead but in the bottom. It is a kind of extendable wedge made of
stainless steel that comes down like a moving skeg. I do not know if
these devices also have a valve fitted.

Has anybody tried one of these devices on a kayak? I wonder if it
would function at our speeds. Surely not as a primary pumping
device, but they might come in handy as a back up or to get the last
part of the water out.


And, please, help me out: how do you call it in English??


Greetings,

Merijn




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