-----Original Message----- From: mikedaly_at_magma.ca >A bit of misunderstanding - it isn't the mounting screws that attach the base to the kayak that were a problem, but the tabs that secure the removable, white part of the pump from the blue base. You know how you have to press a tab in to remove the white part? - those tabs snapped off over time. The three outer tabs snapped off, while the inner ones are still in place. They hold the pump body loosely and it can come off more easily. Ahh, well, still happy with my reinforcement. And I'll be extra careful with the tabs. > I like the battery holder you found. Where did you find it? Got them at an electronic hobbyist specialty store on the outskirts of Vancouver. Active Electronics Vancouver 3695 1st Avenue East Vancouver, BC V5M 1C2 (604) 654-1057 Radio Shack, now called The Source, seems to have a much smaller selection of stuff for the do-it-yourselfer these days than it used to, so maybe you'll have to look for a mail order option. I've had good experiences shopping in person with these guys (no experience with mail order): http://www.rpelectronics.com/ BTY, I did a timed pump of a completely full cockpit yesterday. About 7 minutes before it started losing prime as it emptied. Not bad, and I think better than hand pumping and needing to the skirt at least partially open and subject to reswamping. I'm toying with the idea of carefully boring out the exit through-hull fixture on my set-up with a drill, to make it slightly wider for faster waterflow (it seems to me that as the narrowest point the water has to fit through, it's literally the bottleneck.) Any thoughts? Philip ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 17 2007 - 03:55:31 PDT
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