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Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
By:Sam McFadden
Date: 5/19/2003, 10:22 am
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount (Scott Fitzgerrell)

: Sam, I saved the photo you posted of your Schade-footrest-pump installation
: awhile back, planning to do something similar in the Shooting Star. Apart
: from the comments you note above, how has the pump worked in practice? And
: have you ever had to use it in an emergency? Oh , yeah: and how much added
: weight does it represent in the boat?

: Thanks!

Scott,

I'm glad you found the images useful. Practice is all the pump has seen - no emergency scenarios or unexpected OBE. I'm working (slowly) on a new version that has a 4 inch wide center flat section that should make operating the pump a little more comfortable.

I'll weigh the thing this evening and get back to you.

Sam

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount *Pic*
Mike Sundman -- 5/16/2003, 12:22 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Sam Mcfadden -- 5/17/2003, 12:02 am
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 5/17/2003, 2:21 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Sam Mcfadden -- 5/19/2003, 11:34 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 5/19/2003, 11:39 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Sam McFadden -- 5/20/2003, 10:16 am
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 5/20/2003, 2:59 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Sam Mcfadden -- 5/20/2003, 10:32 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Sam McFadden -- 5/19/2003, 10:22 am
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount *LINK*
John Schroeder -- 5/16/2003, 8:17 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Mike Sundman -- 5/16/2003, 10:35 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
mike allen -- 5/16/2003, 4:13 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount *LINK*
Mike Sundman -- 5/16/2003, 10:14 pm
How much money? *NM*
Dale Frolander -- 5/17/2003, 3:22 am
Re: How much money?
Mike Sundman -- 5/17/2003, 11:33 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Chip Sandresky -- 5/16/2003, 2:54 pm
Re: Off Topic: Footrest Bilge Pump Mount
Chip Sandresky -- 5/16/2003, 3:13 pm