respect the ocean 2. MY experience

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

Do you have a PA, what kind of kayak do you have? If* you had a hand pump it would not of worked, interested to know what kind of kayak you have.

Upon further consideration...If I had a pump I could have exited the kayak, installed the plug, pulled down on the nose of the yak to re distribute the water to the front and then pumped it out. Thank you for catching that. These were my thoughts asi had then on the water yesterday and now I know better and will be picking up a pump before I go out again

[wiredantz]

Originally Posted by William Novotny

Upon further consideration...If I had a pump I could have exited the kayak, installed the plug, pulled down on the nose of the yak to re distribute the water to the front and then pumped it out. Thank you for catching that. These were my thoughts asi had then on the water yesterday and now I know better and will be picking up a pump before I go out again

This brings a questions to mind: Anyone know how long hand pumps are good for? Last you thing you want is for your hand pump to break on you when you really need it. I remember reading a post a while back where he got filled with water, and he started pumping water so fast, it broke.

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

This brings a questions to mind: Anyone know how long hand pumps are good for? Last you thing you want is for your hand pump to break on you when you really need it. I remember reading a post a while back where he got filled with water, and he started pumping water so fast, it broke.

I'm sure that depends on how it's stored. I had a shrimp pump that I stored in my yard behind the stairs. Didn't even last a season before the seals were shot.

[ful-rac]

Glad you made it out in one piece...again!

Here's my thread about the bilge pump I installed on my stealth again, just in case you haven't already seen it.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...+bilge+pump%5C

[PAL]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

This brings a questions to mind: Anyone know how long hand pumps are good for? Last you thing you want is for your hand pump to break on you when you really need it. I remember reading a post a while back where he got filled with water, and he started pumping water so fast, it broke.

I'd carried a hand pump for a couple of years. When I finally needed it, I got three draws out of it before the handle and pump shaft pulled out of tube, rendering it useless. The manufacturer had affixed it with some type of light metal crimp, probably aluminum. Not cool.

[Iceman]

Ya Will, straddling the kayak and moving toward the bow would give you access to get all the water out. through the years I have had long stretches of carrying a hand pump and not. Right now it is along every trip. These are great posts to share and learn from. I have never flipped in open water, but a couple weeks ago a sealion pup tried to climb aboard from the side and scared the shit out of me as nothing was lashed down. I had my i phone out, no rods leashed, my good camera.............not life threatening but freaked me out as to how expensive it could have been.

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Ya Will, straddling the kayak and moving toward the bow would give you access to get all the water out. through the years I have had long stretches of carrying a hand pump and not. Right now it is along every trip. These are great posts to share and learn from. I have never flipped in open water, but a couple weeks ago a sealion pup tried to climb aboard from the side and scared the shit out of me as nothing was lashed down. I had my i phone out, no rods leashed, my good camera.............not life threatening but freaked me out as to how expensive it could have been.

In this situation I don't think i could have straddled up the hull. Not in open water anyway. With the chop and how unstable the
Kayak was from beyond swamped I could barely sit in the seat. Possibly in the kelp? Either way I'll be picking one up in the next few days

[wade]

Sorry to hear of your troubles glad your Ok. Good thing the rapewhistle worked out for ya..Some people arent so lucky.. Myself included..Ive tried to hail up a passer by with the whistle in the past and sometimes even a small outboard can overpower the whistle otw. Ive have had to help countless people over the years from taking on water due to drain plugs, scupper hole issues, gaskets, hatches, ect and one thing that has helped speed up rescue, is not clamping/gooping my bilge pump to my livewell. When someone is in need, I quickly detatch my hose and plug the pump into their center hatch or stern and expell over the side or into scuppers, while also using a hand bilge pump as backup..be ready..