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Re: High Volume Pumps

Posted By: Robert Woodard
Date: Monday, 25 November 2002, at 9:53 p.m.

In Response To: High Volume Pumps (Brianne Corbett)

: My vote is for a high capacity pump, big bore pipe, with a modest battery...
: a great balance of power and performance.

Brianne,

Any chance you've run across a self priming pump? A bilge pump needs to sit in the water, and my problem with my Rule pump is that when it gets down to the last 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 inches or so, it starts sucking air because the water can't rush in around the pump fast enough. Once the pump chamber fills with air I have to shut the pump off for the water to get back in where it will pick it up again.

I figure with a self priming pump I could build a strum box (pick up) and it wouldn't matter if the pump started sucking air. I think it would go a loooong way to getting those last few inches of water out of the boat.

Woody

Messages In This Thread

Kayak Pump
Petewp -- Sunday, 24 November 2002, at 8:38 a.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Brianne Corbett -- Sunday, 24 November 2002, at 6:00 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
coronaboy1 -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 11:54 a.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Bert -- Sunday, 24 November 2002, at 8:28 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Bert -- Sunday, 24 November 2002, at 8:38 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Robert Woodard -- Sunday, 24 November 2002, at 9:05 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Ed Falis -- Sunday, 24 November 2002, at 10:38 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Rick Allnutt -- Sunday, 24 November 2002, at 11:19 p.m.

Gusher or Guzzler
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 25 November 2002, at 1:11 p.m.

Re: Gusher or Guzzler
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 25 November 2002, at 9:39 p.m.

Re: Gusher or Guzzler *LINK*
Ed Deery -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 10:36 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Ian Johnston -- Monday, 25 November 2002, at 3:34 a.m.

High Volume Pumps
Brianne Corbett -- Monday, 25 November 2002, at 7:09 p.m.

Re: High Volume Pumps
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 25 November 2002, at 9:53 p.m.

Priming and impellers
Brianne Corbett -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 8:04 p.m.

Re: High Volume Pumps
Ian Johnston -- Monday, 25 November 2002, at 9:53 p.m.

Current Draw 500 vs. 625
Rick Allnutt -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 8:27 a.m.

Re: Current Draw 500 vs. 625
Brianne Corbett -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 7:36 p.m.

Re: Current Draw 500 vs. 625
Ian Johnston -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 9:54 p.m.

Re: Current Draw 500 vs. 625
Ian Johnston -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 9:58 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Paul -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 9:41 a.m.

You beat me to it!
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 12:16 p.m.

Re: You beat me to it!
Paul -- Tuesday, 26 November 2002, at 9:18 p.m.

Re: You beat me to it!
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 27 November 2002, at 12:15 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump *LINK*
Travis -- Monday, 16 February 2009, at 6:10 p.m.

Re: Kayak Pump
Evan -- Thursday, 16 April 2009, at 10:25 a.m.

Re: Kayak Pump additional help request
Evan -- Thursday, 16 April 2009, at 10:41 a.m.

Re: Kayak Pump additional help request
Kelvin -- Sunday, 19 April 2009, at 7:02 a.m.

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