Warner Family wrote: > 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? I know, I should have paid more attention to those > high school math formulas 30 years ago. > I would guess 200 liters at most, to stay on the safe side. If you want to know exactly, try to find a sales brochure or internet description of your boat. With a bit of luck, it will state both the total volume of your boat and the storage room. Total volume - storage = cockpit volume. My own pump uses a lead-acid battery, good for 25 minutes pumping. By the way: TEST this, by installing the pump, filling the cockpit with water, and start pumping while keeping the cockpit about half full. Testing the pump out of the water will give no good indication of the power usage. My own 25 minutes of pumping will help me through 5 self rescues. That should do for a normal trip. Niels. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Sep 26 2003 - 07:00:02 PDT
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