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Re: Strip: Thin deck and hatches
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/7/2012, 11:06 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Thin deck and hatches (Bill Hamm)

: An Elvstrom bailer works great if you don't have a skirt, sucks the
: water out very quickly. Kinda surprised that more kayaks don't
: have them, work lots faster than most pumps.

: Bill H.

Btw, I've got one in my Cobra ski that gets all sorts of water in the footwell, will empty the well in a couple seconds at speed.

Mine doesn't have the rubber flapper in it though so it'll also fill the well just as quick if you forget and leave it open when resting :)

Bill H.

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Strip: Thin deck and hatches *PIC*
Tom Selva -- 12/5/2012, 12:26 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/5/2012, 1:03 pm
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Tom Selva -- 12/5/2012, 1:43 pm
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 12/5/2012, 1:20 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/5/2012, 3:27 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 12/5/2012, 6:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2012, 3:02 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/6/2012, 8:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2012, 12:23 pm
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Tom Selva -- 12/6/2012, 1:47 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/6/2012, 2:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2012, 10:58 am
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Tom Selva -- 12/7/2012, 5:40 pm
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Jay Babina -- 12/6/2012, 8:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/9/2012, 2:32 am
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Sean Dawe -- 12/6/2012, 2:19 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/6/2012, 2:52 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/6/2012, 3:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2012, 11:01 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/6/2012, 2:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2012, 11:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2012, 11:06 am