Geez...
I have an electric bilge pump and carry a manual one just in case I or someone else needs it. Since my Cetus MV has a 4th hatch I cannot carry it under the deck. Since I like a clean deck, I don't want it under a bungee where it can wash away. So, I throw it on the floor of my cockpit where it waits patiently.
I was doing some rolling the other day. When I landed and tried to get out of the boat I found that the pump had cleverly wedged itself under a foot peg and over my foot. I could not get my foot free until I discovered the problem, reached into the cockpit and removed the pump with some difficulty. I know you are ahead of me and wondering what could have happened if I had had to wet exit while rolling? I wonder too and plan to find another spot for my pump.
Paddle safe...
DS
You would have used your rescue knife to cut off your leg and then sold the movie rights for a film staring James Franco.
ReplyDeleteI used to have the pump under the front bungees and tied with a cord in case it got washed away until one day it got washed overboard and when rolling I got tangled in the cord. Now no cords, just under the bungees.
ReplyDeleteI have had a fear of tethers and being tangled. That's why I don't use a paddle leash. As far as cutting off my leg: my insurance wouldn't cover it.
ReplyDeleteOn my Cetus, I removed the back band and put the pump behind my seat. Over time, you will find you don't really need a back band.
ReplyDeleteActually, I do because of an old disc injury.
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