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Or if you don't want to DIY from scratch: http://jtkcanoes.110mb.com/#Products

-Ray

The website mentioned by Ray has moved to:

http://jtkcanoes.weebly.com/products/

It also lists a lot of questions about batteries and the maintenance required for an electric bilge pump system.

Here is one ...

Here is some information on SLA batteries - charging and securing.

SLA batteries should not be discharged more than 50-60%. If you fully discharge a SLA battery, it will lose its charging capacity and may not even be rechargeable.

Attwood T1200 use about 3.25 amps to power it. A 4.5 Ahr SLA can be ...

I too would use G Flex, thickened with silica powder, to fill in the exposed foam core and build it up to flush with the adjacent hull, then use unthickened G Flex and cloth over the repair overlapping onto intact hull by about 2 inches.

Some have reported good results filling in the foam core ...

To increase your ankle comfort, try a pair of ankle blocks. You can add some ankle blocks made of minicell. Here is a link to some adjustable ankle blocks for whitewater canoes.

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He uses Velcro to attach them to the boat ...

7 boats times 2 kevlar pads each... We looked at the West Systems coverage specs :

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A quart is supposed to give you about 100 SF on a porous surface. I'm looking at a little over a square yard of felt ...

My wife paddles an Ovation and maybe interested in a backup.

Does the Ovation have airbags? I'm located in Chattanooga, TN, would you meet me half way?

Jim
jknkboaters[at]yahoo.com

Todhunter wrote:Dropped the price.

What's the revised drysuit price? I'd be interested at $500.00.

You don't need a fuse using an SLA battery .

Do you want to fry a 0.35 cent fuse or a $38.95 bilge pump motor? I'm thinking you would prefer the fuse. A fuse holder is not much money for the protection. You can cut corners and get away with it most of the time, but eventually murphy's laws happens ...

ezwater,

Don't know anything about these people or their product, but someone else posted a reference to them some time ago. Take a look.

http://jtkcanoes.110mb.com/

Marc

The website has moved from http://jtkcanoes.110mb.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to the following ...

This website answers alot of questions about electric bilge pumps for whitewater canoes.

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It has several categories:
Parts List
Questions & Answers
Products
Electric Bilge Pump Benefits
Photos of Installed Bilge Pump Kit

Check out this site for other Q&As on electric bilge pumps for whitewater canoes:

http://jtkcanoes.110mb.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (website has moved, see below)

Thanks for the great do-it-yourself article, job well done.

Still like the article - just remember that ...

I checked out your step by step instructions for installing dual Attwood V1250s bilge pumps. Great job with the write up and all of the photos.

You stated that you need to keep the bilge hoses as short as possible because the 5/8" diameter hose holds a lot of water (that washes back into the boat ...

Get an electric bilge pump from this site:

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The bilge pump brand is an Attwood T1200 with a 5 Ahr SLA battery. It weights about 5.5 lbs fully installed.

The prices are reasonable and the instructions to install the kits ...

Am I reading some of the replies right that a few of you are running lead acid powered pumps without having the battery enclosed in a waterproof box? If so, did you have to cover the terminals with some sort of goop? Or is the water not conductive enough compared to the wires when it gets submerged ...