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Re: Material: Foot Pump
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/9/2010, 5:05 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Foot Pump (Foster)

: I was wondering how often the pump gets used in the first place. Do
: people not have skirts or do they have holes in there kaykas?
: If it is to empty after a wet exit wouldn't having another kayaker
: there and emptying the boat be preferrable to having to pump out
: a kayak?
: In rough water pumping and paddling at the same time might be a
: problem as well. Why not just let the water stay until you get a
: chance to exit and have your boat dumped?

If you roll alot all skirts leak some, usually between the skirt and the paddler.

Most kayaks are quite unstable full of water, well not bad if completely full, but if there's any air the sloshing from side to side makes them very unstable.

Bill H.

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Joe Whitman -- 11/2/2010, 1:05 pm
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mitch -- 11/5/2010, 1:50 pm
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Will N To Go -- 11/6/2010, 6:07 pm
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Mitch -- 11/7/2010, 10:12 am
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fadedred -- 11/8/2010, 11:47 am
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fadedred -- 11/8/2010, 11:51 am
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mitch -- 11/8/2010, 1:33 pm
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Foster -- 11/9/2010, 11:12 am
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Mike Savage -- 11/10/2010, 5:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/9/2010, 5:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/8/2010, 2:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/8/2010, 12:28 am
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Doug S -- 11/5/2010, 4:04 pm
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Randy Knauff -- 11/4/2010, 5:06 pm
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fadedred -- 11/2/2010, 8:36 pm
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fadedred -- 11/2/2010, 8:37 pm
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Don Goss -- 11/2/2010, 8:07 pm
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Joe Whitman -- 11/2/2010, 1:47 pm
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Joe Whitman -- 11/8/2010, 5:40 pm
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John Roberts -- 11/2/2010, 6:11 pm
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Joe Whitman -- 11/2/2010, 6:31 pm
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JohnK -- 11/2/2010, 6:43 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/2/2010, 5:52 pm