> I meant that when you use the pump it is stuck through the tunnel of the
> skirt the pump can go straight down to the bottom of the kayak.

Oh yeah, great idea. It would be a lot tougher to try to put it down beside your leg and then try pumping with the boat up on edge.

> I keep the pump tethered under the deck.

So do I:

> Although the whole idea of pumping out a
> boat with two hands is squirrely anyway. When I made my seat I left just
> enough of a flange (1/2") at the front extending down to strengthen
> it with minicell supporting it under sit bones and under thighs to outer
> edge leaving a space underneath for a squashed dry bag, sponge, or those
> small lunch box sized dryboxes.

Shawn