I guess I'll have to weigh in on this subject, as I'm currently going through the whole thought process concerning pumps. My conclusion is that using anything that takes your hands off the paddle in conditions that , I will assume, are very serious is next to useless. Any pump that won't empty your cockpit in less than 2 or 3 minutes is a liability in serious conditions. That leaves only the electric pump as a viable option. I have no particular desire to make my boat high tech, if any thing I prefer the simplifying everything, especially electronics and cutting additional holes in my boat. Add to that my ignorance of electronics assembly, these electric pumps wouldn't be high on my list if they didn't fill the requirements so well. I'm new to this board and have missed a lot, but does anyone have long term experience with this type of set up? There's lots of information, (1999 Paddlewise.com) on numerous sites, but I don't recall any comments 3 or 4 years down the line after the installation. I'm sure the pump will be fine but how about the battery pack & wiring? Do they need constant replacement? Constant maintenance I can accept as a given. Kevin Nelson > > I have to replace the forward bulkhead because it is > > made of foam. A 3 mm or 4 mm bulkhead is all that's necessary. What you should do is put in a vertical stiffener, about 20 mm square (20 x 30 mm ?), epoxied on to the bulkhead. No need to glass the bulkhead both sides, we never do. It will be the vertical stiffener that will take the stress and that is what should be well fastened to the hull and underdeck. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 11 2002 - 05:56:58 PDT
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