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Re: handpump down the skirt tube...

Posted By: Shawn Baker
Date: Friday, 1 December 2000, at 12:36 p.m.

In Response To: Re: clarification - - - (Brian Nystrom)

Success depends on the type of seat you have installed. If you have a lot of under-thigh support, it's hard to pump down below 2-3-4" of water remaining in the cockpit.

Since I usually put my sprayskirt under my PFD, it also makes things a little more difficult.

I've shoved the pump tube down next to my thigh while tilting the boat to that edge to get most of the water out. It's a little destabilizing, though, as you don't have your hands free to scull with the paddle.

I'm going to work on foot and electric pumps!

Shawn

: Interesting. In the live rescues I've done, the pump-down-the-skirt method
: has worked OK. One big difference is that the victim has done the pumping,
: while I stabilized both boats. I cannot imagine having to stabilize the
: boats AND pump out the victim's boat.

Messages In This Thread

bilge pumps
Dwight -- Wednesday, 29 November 2000, at 7:36 p.m.

Re: bilge pumps
dave mcadoo -- Wednesday, 29 November 2000, at 9:33 p.m.

Foot and deck pumps
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 30 November 2000, at 11:34 a.m.

foot pumps and hand helds - - -
dan -- Thursday, 30 November 2000, at 12:50 p.m.

Re: foot pumps and hand helds - - -
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 30 November 2000, at 5:03 p.m.

clarification - - -
dan -- Thursday, 30 November 2000, at 5:30 p.m.

pfd leash victim stabilization
mike allen ---} -- Thursday, 30 November 2000, at 8:58 p.m.

Re: clarification - - -
Brian Nystrom -- Friday, 1 December 2000, at 11:24 a.m.

Re: handpump down the skirt tube...
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 1 December 2000, at 12:36 p.m.

Re: handpump down the skirt tube...
Jed -- Saturday, 2 December 2000, at 12:46 a.m.

Hand vs. deck. vs. foot
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 4 December 2000, at 1:17 p.m.

Re: Hand vs. deck. vs. foot
Jed -- Monday, 4 December 2000, at 2:41 p.m.

Re: Hand vs. deck. vs. foot
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 5 December 2000, at 2:59 p.m.

Re: Electric Is It !
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 2 December 2000, at 3:14 a.m.

foot pumps, electric pumps ... rolls - - - -
liv2padl -- Saturday, 2 December 2000, at 7:19 a.m.

Re: Electric Is It !
Bert -- Saturday, 2 December 2000, at 7:48 a.m.

Re: 'lectric pumps
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 2 December 2000, at 11:51 a.m.

Re: 'lectric pumps
Jo Lefler -- Saturday, 2 December 2000, at 6:15 p.m.

Re: 'lectric pumps
Todd Bradshaw -- Sunday, 3 December 2000, at 1:11 p.m.

Re: Batteries
Ian Johnston -- Sunday, 3 December 2000, at 9:38 p.m.

Re: 'lectric pumps
Robert Woodard -- Sunday, 3 December 2000, at 8:53 p.m.

Re: 'lectric pumps
Bert -- Tuesday, 5 December 2000, at 7:03 a.m.

Pump outlet location
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 4 December 2000, at 1:00 p.m.

Re: Pump outlet location
risto -- Thursday, 7 December 2000, at 11:53 a.m.

Re: Pump outlet location
Todd Bradshaw -- Thursday, 7 December 2000, at 12:24 p.m.

Re: Pump outlet location
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 7 December 2000, at 12:49 p.m.

Re: Pump outlet location
Todd Bradshaw -- Thursday, 7 December 2000, at 9:07 p.m.

Hard to say
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 7 December 2000, at 12:42 p.m.

The last thing you want?
Jed -- Thursday, 7 December 2000, at 2:38 p.m.

Re: bilge pumps
Greg Stamer -- Wednesday, 29 November 2000, at 11:09 p.m.

Re: bilge pumps
Tom Dowling -- Thursday, 30 November 2000, at 12:17 p.m.

Re: bilge pumps
Lee -- Thursday, 30 November 2000, at 6:30 p.m.

Re: bilge pumps
Carl Tjerandsen -- Saturday, 2 December 2000, at 7:54 p.m.

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