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Ben
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Initially Posted - 04/09/2011 : 15:04:07

Hi All,

I can't believe this product doesn't exist, but so far I haven't been able to find it. I'm looking for a manual deck wash pump. Essentially a manual bilge pump like the one pictured below, but with a long intake hose with a weight at the bottom, and an exit hose that I could use to wash down my deck or to fill a bucket. It would be nice if the shaft of the pump could clamp to a stanchion. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks so much!

Ben
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/09/2011 : 15:07:30

In England, we used to have something like that called a 'Stirrup Pump'
[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/73/a4514573.shtml"]found this[/url]
[url="http://www.alliedsprayers.com/StirrupPump.htm"]and this[/url]
and [url="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stirrup_pump"]this[/url]

Paul

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Kip C
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Response Posted - 04/09/2011 : 15:44:07

Ben,
Check the plumbing department at Home Depot or Lowes. I know the one I'm a regular at has them.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/09/2011 : 21:30:11

Ben
If not, you should invent one, and I'll sign up for one.

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Ben
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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 04:15:39

Thanks guys, I'll try Lowes or Home Depot. if I can't find it there, I'll have my R&D guys whip one up for me to present to the stockholders. ;-)

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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 05:14:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Ben
 Hi All,

I can't believe this product doesn't exist, but so far I haven't been able to find it. I'm looking for a manual deck wash pump. Essentially a manual bilge pump like the one pictured below, but with a long intake hose with a weight at the bottom, and an exit hose that I could use to wash down my deck or to fill a bucket. It would be nice if the shaft of the pump could clamp to a stanchion. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks so much!

<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Just a thought, What's the bet that all you have to do is reverse the valve in that thing?

Paul

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 05:43:10

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Ben
 I'm looking for a manual deck wash pump...that I could use to wash down my deck or to fill a bucket.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

To fill a bucket with lake water, I attach a line to a bucket then lower it over the side. I do this after anchoring if I get some muck on the foredeck. I also have a 1 gl plastic jug with a hole cut out at the top opposite the handle (line attached to handle as well) for the same thing.

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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 08:22:21

Super Soaker?

lol

I'd love to hear the solution to this as I don't have running water at the marina.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 09:08:05

If there is a hose available with a diameter sufficient to go over the end of the West Marine bilge pump, then 5 ft of such hose attached with a ring clamp. What about a 2-3 gal garden sprayer with pump? I know some folks use that for showering. My 3-gal. sprayer haS a shoulder strap that might work to lower it oveer the side to fill it.

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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 09:39:35

I've already thought about a 12v RV pump, which should work great, but my batteries are already taking a hit from other electronics....

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 10:28:44

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dmpilc
 If there is a hose available with a diameter sufficient to go over the end of the West Marine bilge pump, then 5 ft of such hose attached with a ring clamp. What about a 2-3 gal garden sprayer with pump? I know some folks use that for showering. My 3-gal. sprayer haS a shoulder strap that might work to lower it oveer the side to fill it.
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For those with swing keels just attach a Y adapter to your keel cable hose? and then attach the pump above to the hose without the cable and pump away!

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calden
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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 11:41:01

How about a combo boathook/spray gun?

http://www.bridgenorthbailer.com/

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Ben
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Response Posted - 04/11/2011 : 12:20:49

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">To fill a bucket with lake water, I attach a line to a bucket then lower it over the side. I do this after anchoring if I get some muck on the foredeck. I also have a 1 gl plastic jug with a hole cut out at the top opposite the handle (line attached to handle as well) for the same thing.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Don, I've done the ol' bucket on a line routine many times over the years. On a hot summer day, the bucket starts to get mighty heavy after a short while. That's why I'm looking for a smarter way to do the job.

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Justincase
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Response Posted - 04/14/2011 : 11:05:49

Is this what you are thinking of? It's for a kayak, but a hose attached on the suction, might do what you need it to do.

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441893985& FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302701329

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/14/2011 : 16:26:00

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Ben
 Don, I've done the ol' bucket on a line routine many times over the years. On a hot summer day, the bucket starts to get mighty heavy after a short while. That's why I'm looking for a smarter way to do the job.
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Actually, I don't wash my boat at sea. I do it before I leave the slip.

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islander
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Response Posted - 04/14/2011 : 16:57:29

On a hot summer day, the bucket starts to get mighty heavy after a short while

And exactly how is pumping some 20-30 times going to keep you cool?

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Response Posted - 04/15/2011 : 07:32:17

Replumb the marine AC to dump on the deck.

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