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Looks like Attwood does not make the 1250 anymore? I am building a new pump system and need some suggestions on a good bilge pump to use since I can't find a 1250.

thanks,
Sandy

Save on battery weight and go with ...................a bleach bottle

I think the tsunami range of pump attwood makes must be replacing the older models.

I have a setup with the Tsunami, highly recommend it. Won't stop pumping when air gets in the pump, easy to disassemble to remove dirt or other stuff. Looking at the specs it seems the tsunami pumps slower but once setted it looked faster to me than the older models (?)

Love it. Got some pictures Here.

I like the Tsunami 1200. Works fine. Not as bulky as the V1250. Eats battery life faster. Not an issue for most folks but I'm still using a small SLA battery. Not as cheap as the V1250, but still only about $40.

i'm kind of jealous of you all with these pump things, but not quite enough to go back to oc
i'm curious. are they really reliable, or do you have to fidget with them a bunch.

I couldn't find the Attwood 1250 so I bought the Tsunami 1200 for a new boat. I also got the impression that the Attwood line was phased out in favor of the Tsunami pump. I was surprised at how small the Tsunami is by comparison -- maybe a third the size. That leaves a few more mounting options. Don't know about how fast it runs down the battery yet. The Attwood runs for days on a modest SLA battery.

larry,

my pump doesn't need fidgeting. i just take the battery out at the end of the day and charge up again for the next time. other than that, i just flip a switch when i want to dry out.

that said, there was a period of fidgeting at first, getting things into the right place and then to stay there. it takes me about 15 minutes or so if i want to take it out and move it to another boat.

pretty easy, saves a lot of energy for paddling. that said, i've been thinking about a decked boat some myself....

i better knock on a thwart or gunnel. now that i've said that, i hope my pump doesn't get sketchy and need attention.

nice, someday I may kick the spiders out of my viper and set one of those up.

Larry,

If you've got a perfectly good Viper that's been taken over by spiders, maybe you should bring it when you come north, sell it to me, and I can put a pump in it! The spiders would find a new home, just don't bring any across the border.

Several of my friends have pumps, slightly different systems with varying degrees of fidgetiness, I haven't compared them in detail. A guy with a zero-fidget system and a small battery that's good for 2 full runs/days may do an assembly line with some us who have been meaning to install pumps. He swears it's a 1-2-hr job and costs not much over $100.

Pat.

I have the Tsunami 1200 and it emptys my Zoom in about 30-45 seconds. I added a Battery Tender to the battery, with a pigtail attached to the battery. I just plug the pigtail into the charger cord and bingo, no having to remove the battery of fiddle with it to charge it.

Larry,

I have an Attwood V1250 powered by a homemade battery pack holding 12 rechargeable AA batteries (14.4 volts). Ran the Main Salmon last year in my SFly and the system was still pumping after 7 days. I use it all of the time and am very happy for it. Go through the big stuff or play and you don't need to dump on shore unless you want to. Lets me do stupid stuff I wouldn't normally try unless I was willing to go to shore.

I just plug in the battery and go - no prolems, except for a switch that went bad (my fault).

Marc

Just a comment but I've had the same pump setup marc just mentionned, and I would add that the pump has helped me progress a lot too. As a newbie you can eventually spend quite a bit of time trying to improve your paddling concentrating mainly on not flipping (duh) and for that purpose not getting water in.

Then when a pump (or a skirt) and a roll shows up, you find yourself in a totally different world. Fun, fun and more fun.

I know Louie and the GDI scarface team over here won't agree, loves to swim and bouncing on rocks but every its style I guess.