[Public-List] deck mounted bilge pump

[Gordon Laco]

Well guess what….  I used to bring those in from a Danish supplier.  When I’m ashore again I’ll see if they’re still available 

I haven’t seen one for many years.  They weren’t big sellers because they only work if the boat is in an exposed place with sufficient wave action to keep them squeezing… 

So… ‘Gord Laco type’?   National wholesale Importer/Distributor …. I wonder who that was.  I don’t know of anyone doing that over there.  

G

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> On Sep 17, 2021, at 9:24 PM, R Kirk <isobar at verizon.net> wrote:
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> Jay... I have no idea. I bought mine over 30 years ago from a small vendor in Washington state who was an agent for the, I think, British maker. Sort of a Gordon Laco type. I just googled this picture at random and don't know if there are other vendors in the USA. Maybe Gordon can answer. It was a good pump... Bob
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Davenport <jay at saildriver.com>
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>; R Kirk <isobar at verizon.net>
> Sent: Fri, Sep 17, 2021 8:11 pm
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] deck mounted bilge pump
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> Bob, is this wave pump available in the US?
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> Jay 
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> On Friday, September 17, 2021, 04:55:00 PM EDT, R Kirk via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> I was not concerned with pump capacity - gph.  Doesn't mean much if your bilge is pumped in two minutes or three. If the electric pump is not enough to keep up with the inflow, you're sinking and have other problems. My solution, since I swung at a mooring and so didn't have electric power, was to use a wave operated float pump similarto https://tinyurl.com/4cjvnp6f . It was 100% reliable.  Worked wonderfully in bumpy Annapolis harbor. Throw it over the side Sunday evening when you catch your mooring and return next Saturday to a dry bilge. Isobar didn't have any electric pump but the Whale always worked as advertised.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Laco via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
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> Cc: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
> Sent: Fri, Sep 17, 2021 11:48 am
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] deck mounted bilge pump
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> Me too…. I consider the electric pump a convenience, but being more reliable and more powerful, the manual Gusher 10 is the main pump.  The output ratings for electric pumps are measured at the spigot, with no head.  Even a few feet pushing up water reduces this theoretical output dramatically.
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> Gordon Laco
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