> I've also seen reference to CHIMP foot pumps but have not seen one.

> The most interesting foot pump I've seen so far, I just saw a little while
> ago. The LENDAL is small, simple, and looks bulletproof. It looks like it
> consists of a 12 inch long cylinder of thick walled rubber at 1 inch
> diam., has a one way valve at each end (with inlet and outlet tubes). You
> just mash the side of the cylinder with whatever foot (or?) is handy and
> out comes the chuck!

> Anyway, I'll be looking with interest at whatever else comes up.

> Mike

> P.S. just think of all the other possibilities with this approach. i.e.
> what about a rubber seat that you just squirm on to pump out.

Mike, you're a genius!! My seat (Walden Vision) has a foam mounted back section, for flexibility. A LENDAL type pump mounted behind it could pump out the boat by pressing on both foot pedals simultaneously, and sliding the butt fore and aft. I think you've contributed to the development of the BUTT PUMP! Great exercise for the legs, to relieve stiffness on a long passage. Perhaps we could work on the name a bit, but the idea sounds great. I think of this bulletin board as the ELECTRONIC FRONT PORCH where folks gather to hash out ideas. Lessee, now, mebbe SACRO-PUMP, BACK-PUMP... Whatever? TNX, Scotty