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Re: Hand vs. deck. vs. foot
Posted By: Brian Nystrom In Response To: Re: Hand vs. deck. vs. foot (Jed)
Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2000, at 2:59 p.m.
: Hi Brian,
: I'll certainly conceed that a deck pump is easier to operate, since it can be
: done with one hand. And in those instances when a built-in pump is
: indicated, it may well be the best way to go. My point is that the foot
: pump won for me when I was doing the research last year.I'm not surprised. Given the choice, I'd go the same way. The deck pump was in the boat when I bought it. I like it better than I thought I would.
: I find it : personally easier to deal with rather than all that hardware
: between my knees.Surprisingly, the pump is not in the way at all, especially after I changed the plumbing configuration. In fact, I even had room to construct a water bottle holder between the cockpit and the pump.
: Further I fould that both the foot pump and the deck-mounted pump were slower
: than the 10 gal/min hand-held pump. The distributer tells me that the
: Compac 50 is rated for 39 L/min. I still feel, in my experience, that the
: hand-held was faster.I double checked the pump rating and you're correct, it's 39-49 liters/min, which is 10.3-13 gal./min., which is essentially the same as a hand pump. However, my experience is that I can pump the deck pump non-stop for a longer period of time, which should be an advantage in emptying a badly flooded boat.
: To that end, I do not plan to fit future boats with
: any kind of built-in pump. At least not until I get around to that
: trans-oceanic paddle of my dreams. ;-)Tell me about it when you get back.;-)
: What ever your beliefs, at the end of the day it's a boat, so go out and
: paddle while the water is still liquid. Hey I've got an idea, let's test
: the pumps out on Saturday at the Cold Water workshop. The winner gets
: bragging rights and the other guy buys the coffee.That sounds like a plan to me. The Cold Water workshop should be a hoot! See you Saturday.
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