Re: [Paddlewise] electric pumps

From: Bob Volin <bobvolin_at_optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 18:15:50 -0400
I had a Rule 500 in a Romany for 2 or 3 years.  Never measured the volume of
the cockpit, but the pump would clear all but the last inch of water from a
totally swamped boat in4 minutes.

   Bob Volin


> >If I go the electric route I was thinking of installing a 500 GPH
> >Rule pump powered by a 1.9 gel battery.   Can someone make an
> >informed guess at how long it would take to pump out a small cockpit
> >(114cmX48cm) after a capsize re-entry and roll?


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