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Re: Pumps
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 4/24/2017, 6:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Pumps (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

Pumps are nice and are useful, but a quick T-rescue style dump, and a scramble or heel-hook back in the boat will leave some water but is often quicker, drier and more efficient.

I agree.
In a 'real' capsize - rather than a practice rescue - it's good to have a few options in mind.
Distance to a sheltered area, water conditions, state of mind of the 'rescued person', water temperature and clothing can all make a difference.
There's also a lot of variation in boats: cockpit volume and depth, position and angle of bulkheads or lack of bulkheads, float bag sizes all make a difference on the amount of water left in the boat.
For all of us, it's good practice to paddle the boat when it's 'full of water' from time to time, and also to figure out if it would be possible to pump with only part of the spraydeck 'popped open'. In rough conditions the boat will re-fill with water pretty quickly without the spraydeck closed. And, some low-volume boats will have the coaming awash with a paddler and some water inside, making pumping a losing proposition.
It's best to find out these things before 'something' happens. :-)

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Ootek-X *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/3/2017, 4:21 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
Marc Upchurch -- 2/3/2017, 4:53 pm
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Walt Kirchhoff -- 2/3/2017, 5:57 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/3/2017, 6:06 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 2/3/2017, 7:29 pm
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Erik Jensen -- 2/3/2017, 10:23 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/4/2017, 9:35 am
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
Tom Larson -- 2/4/2017, 9:32 am
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
Etienne Muller -- 2/4/2017, 9:37 am
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
Marc Upchurch -- 2/4/2017, 12:33 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X *PIC*
Tom Larson -- 2/4/2017, 3:05 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
Marc Upchurch -- 2/4/2017, 3:20 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
Etienne Muller -- 2/4/2017, 3:32 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/7/2017, 3:45 am
Re: Strip: Ootek-X *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/8/2017, 5:55 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/12/2017, 7:34 am
Re: Strip: Ootek-X *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/27/2017, 10:18 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck. *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/28/2017, 11:13 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Etienne Muller -- 2/28/2017, 11:19 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 2/28/2017, 11:21 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Etienne Muller -- 2/28/2017, 11:47 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
JohnAbercrombie -- 2/28/2017, 11:52 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 2/28/2017, 12:18 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/28/2017, 12:16 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 2/28/2017, 12:21 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Etienne Muller -- 2/28/2017, 1:20 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 2/28/2017, 1:50 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
scottbaxter -- 2/28/2017, 1:39 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Etienne Muller -- 2/28/2017, 3:10 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
scottbaxter -- 3/1/2017, 10:05 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Etienne Muller -- 2/28/2017, 2:25 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/1/2017, 7:12 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Etienne Muller -- 3/1/2017, 10:41 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck. *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/1/2017, 4:35 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/1/2017, 5:41 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
JohnAbercrombie -- 2/28/2017, 5:21 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/1/2017, 10:34 am
Glove Box Lid Options *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 2/28/2017, 4:46 pm
Glove Box Construction Options *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 2/28/2017, 4:54 pm
Glove Box drain plug?
jaybabina -- 3/1/2017, 8:12 am
Re: Glove Box drain plug?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/1/2017, 4:32 pm
"soft" glove box?
Steve Solomon -- 3/1/2017, 8:52 am
Re: "soft" glove box?
scottbaxter -- 3/1/2017, 9:43 am
Re: "soft" glove box?
Robert W -- 3/1/2017, 1:24 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
scottbaxter -- 3/1/2017, 1:44 pm
Re: "soft" glove box? *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/1/2017, 3:35 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
Mike Bielski -- 3/1/2017, 5:43 pm
Re: "soft" glove box? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/1/2017, 4:42 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
scottbaxter -- 3/1/2017, 10:02 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/2/2017, 4:33 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/2/2017, 7:18 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/1/2017, 5:23 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
Steve Solomon -- 3/1/2017, 6:07 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2017, 12:12 am
Re: "soft" glove box? *PIC*
http://ric moodie -- 3/3/2017, 5:46 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2017, 1:27 am
Re: "soft" glove box?
http://ric moodie -- 3/4/2017, 2:50 pm
Re: "soft" glove box?
Robert W -- 3/5/2017, 7:45 am
Re: "soft" glove box?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/5/2017, 4:44 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck. *PIC*
rbodelon -- 3/5/2017, 4:08 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck. *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 3/11/2017, 5:02 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
JayBabina -- 3/15/2017, 3:56 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/15/2017, 5:20 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
http://ric moodie -- 3/15/2017, 5:56 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 3/15/2017, 9:56 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Etienne Muller -- 3/15/2017, 7:54 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 3/15/2017, 9:54 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/15/2017, 10:35 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 3/16/2017, 4:30 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/16/2017, 7:31 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck. *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/16/2017, 8:17 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/16/2017, 10:58 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
wysedav -- 3/20/2017, 12:15 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Etienne Muller -- 3/20/2017, 5:06 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/20/2017, 11:00 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 3/16/2017, 10:11 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/16/2017, 11:05 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Bill Hamm -- 3/17/2017, 12:29 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Marc Upchurch -- 3/17/2017, 6:26 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/17/2017, 11:42 am
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Mike Bielski -- 3/17/2017, 7:01 pm
Re: Glove Box under foredeck.
Bill Hamm -- 3/17/2017, 7:46 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 3/28/2017, 4:57 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 4/22/2017, 5:39 am
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/22/2017, 2:33 pm
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2017, 11:01 am
Re: Strip: Ootek-X
Etienne Muller -- 4/24/2017, 1:38 pm
Re: Pumps
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/24/2017, 2:56 pm
Re: Pumps
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2017, 6:00 pm
Re: Pumps
Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2017, 12:11 am
Re: Pumps
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/25/2017, 1:55 am
Re: Pumps
Etienne Muller -- 4/25/2017, 2:21 am
Re: Pumps
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/25/2017, 10:51 am
Re: Electric Bilge Pumps
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/25/2017, 9:11 am
Re: Pumps
JayBabina -- 4/25/2017, 7:53 am
Re: Pumps
Jan Jensen -- 4/27/2017, 4:03 am