Which Bilge Pump?

Jim Michaud · Post by **Jim Michaud** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:46 am

Now that the Attwood 1250 is no longer available what bilge pump is now recommend? Is the Rule 1100 the new recommended pump?

Jim

gumpy · Post by **gumpy** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:55 am

people are using the Attwood Tsunami 1200 now. a little smaller than the 1250 I think, but it draws a bit more amperage, too. personally I don't see this as an improvement, but oh well.

gettin that outrage together?

Smurfwarrior · Post by **Smurfwarrior** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:05 am

I've had three Tsunami 1200's so far and was happy with each. You can get it at Walmart for $35, which was handy

Todhunter · Post by **Todhunter** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:02 pm

Yep, I'm using a Tsunami 1200.

cheajack · Post by **cheajack** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:21 pm

Tsunami 1200. The battery (SLA) required is heavier than the one that runs the V1250, but that is the only negative I find so far. Had one in a Spark since April.

ckingoc1 · Post by **ckingoc1** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:42 pm

cheajack wrote:Tsunami 1200. The battery (SLA) required is heavier than the one that runs the V1250, but that is the only negative I find so far. Had one in a Spark since April.

I have Tsunamis in 2 boats and 1 Rule 1100. I like the Tsunamis better. I'm not sure what size battery you use, I've have always used a 5AHr and I had not had a problem with capacity.
( except when the pump got turn on when loading the boat and was dead as a hammer when we got to the river)

Big Al · Post by **Big Al** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:50 pm

Jim,

Is OLD SCHOOL now going NEW SCHOOL?

Big Al

cheajack · Post by **cheajack** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:15 pm

Chris; I'm using a 5ah battery for the Tsunami, but the V1250 ran for six days at at time on a 2.3ah which is half the size. The Tsunami definitely spins faster than the V1250. I haven't paddled more than three days in a row with a Tsunami and haven't run the 5ah battery down yet. I had the boat sitting at a take out this summer and a kid hoped in it and turned the pump on without me knowing it and it ran an extra half hour after three days paddling and recharded at home in about 15 minutes. I think either system runs a long time. I'm hoarding two V1250's I hope to get in my tandem Caption at some point. P.S. The Tsunami fits nicely in the space between the saddle and the foam block used for the rear footpeg attachment in most boats.

marclamenace · Post by **marclamenace** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 4:42 pm

Love my tsunami too.

So far it seems to me that:

- it is smaller to fit in the boat

- It won't stop when taking up too much air (no need to stop and restart like some others)

- it is easier to disassemble to remove a clogged pebble or wood piece from it. (may ruin a fingernails job doing it though

)

my light battery pack is 12 X AA NiMH total 14.4V 2750mah and it lasted me four days once... It obviously depends on how often-how much you fill up...

Sweet pumpy sweety!

pblanc · Post by **pblanc** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 4:48 pm

I'm not wishing to hijack the thread, but does anyone have suggestions on how best to secure the basket of the Tsunami 1200 to the hull bottom?

Jim Michaud · Post by **Jim Michaud** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:25 pm

Is OLD SCHOOL now going NEW SCHOOL?

Hey Al. I am not old school.

I started boating long before that. I'm pre-school.

Thanks, everyone, for the heads up on the Tsunami. I was about to order a Rule 1100.

Jim

Todhunter · Post by **Todhunter** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:52 pm

In the L'Edge with a Tsunami 1200 I am using a 14.8V Li-Ion battery pack - 4.4AH. It is 8 cells and fits easily in a Pelican 1010 case. The pack weighs 12 oz by itself.

My Maxim has a Attwood v1250 pump, and I am powering it with a 5AH 12v NiMH pack.

Wiggins · Post by **Wiggins** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:39 pm

I use a Tsunami in my Probe with a 5ah SLA battery. I did three days on the Rogue River with it with power to spare. I stuck it in the bathtub once with the hose elevated to simulate being mounted in my canoe and it ran for three and a half hours on a full charge, but only really pumped effectively for two hours.

I zipped tied the pump and battery in a marine battery box with holes cut in the sides, and mount the box in the boat by pulling a d ring through a slit in the bottom of the box and locking it with a foam plug.

Kyle

ckingoc1 · Post by **ckingoc1** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:30 pm

pblanc wrote:I'm not wishing to hijack the thread, but does anyone have suggestions on how best to secure the basket of the Tsunami 1200 to the hull bottom?

I wouldn't. I would trap/zip tie it in so it could be easily removed. the best place to place it under the saddle but I probably wouldn’t remove the saddle just to put it there.
But, Shoe Goo would glue it in there.

cheajack · Post by **cheajack** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:39 am

i'm with Chris. I wouldn't glue the Tsunami in either. I made a "rubberband" out of bungee and place it around the bottom of the pump around one of the foot peg rails and then back over the top of the pump. Even stays during transit.