Thread: wind and wave powered bilge pump

Nice and simple,I like it. I couldn't find any oz distributors.maybe I didn't try hard enough.
Wonder what the black strapping is made of, must be fairly tough stuff.

It looks like seat belt webbing type stuff to me.
If you had a bigger boat , or weren't sure of its strength , you could use it to shorten your mooring chain a bit.
I have e-mailed them , but have got no response so far.
Regards Rob J.

Keep me posted, I'll do some digging as well

I'll give them a day or so , then I'll get friends in Sweden to ring them.
Regards Rob Johnson

On second thoughts , it seemed rather stiff for seat belt webbing, maybe kevlar or what's the other stuff called? the thingymajig they make fishing rods out of. Mind block, old age.

I think you mean carbon fibre, but it looks like the extra heavy nylon webbing that is used for crane slings & haulage tiedowns to me.

I have written to a Swede mate , he is getting on the case tomorrow .
Regards Rob J.

Just saw it advertised in the Classic Boat mag, priced at 59.50 pounds optional extension hose, 7.99 pounds. And yeah you're right it does look like seatbelt webbing in the mags photo.

I spoke to my sailing mate who has a business dealing in maritime "stuff" in Portland "Bosuns locker" , he is happy to be their Australian agent , if they are interested .
Regards Rob J.

Well , my mate in Sweden has spoken to the right man , in the company , and told them to contact me.
I'll keep you posted.
Regards Rob J.

I've had moored and berthed boats all my life, currently I have 3 in a slip and only one is covered. I mention this simply because I'm an expert weatherman, far better then the clowns on TV, in the evening news shows. I've found that if you really want to know the weather, you need to ask a sailor or a farmer, both make a living by knowing the weather.

Simply put, the above device has been around for many years, but there's one huge flaw and this is the reason it's not at the top of the Dow Jones best seller's list. The flaw is a very common thing in many parts of the world. A low pressure system rolls in slowly, so the pressure wave is modest and protracted. This produces little by way of wind, so the local lake is glass smooth, then the rain comes, often very lightly, but it can build and dump quite a bit in a few hours. Of course, all the while, no wind or wave action, so your pump is dormant, while the boat fills.

Having arrived at a slip or mooring more then I'm willing to admit, just to find a nearly or completely swamped or sunk boat, with a clogged bilge pump, I can assure you, the very last thing you can leave to mother nature is her mood swings on wave action powered pumps.

Since moving to Florida tropics, these easy types of rains don't happen as much as they did when I was in more temperate climates, but they still happen, especially in the winter here.

The simple point is, yep it's clever, but have a battery powered pump with a solar charger, if you have a boat on a hook or slip. If only to save the embarrassment of having a swamped or sunk boat, that's waiting for mother nature to get off her menstrual cycle, after running you over with it.

Most times I've seen the ol briny, I've seen waves. Down at Williamstown you've always got the odd tanker or two to help out not to mention ferries etc.
Par, do you happen to have a deep seated problem with women? If you do ,as it seems, try and keep it to yourself.

Our situation is a little different PAR .
I have no need for it , my boat is dry , and has auto bilge pumps.
But I know of other older wooden boats where the battery goes flat , trying to keep the bilge pumped out , on their swing moorings.
We got plenty of wind , and wave motion , and clowns pushing up plenty of wake .
But I reckon if the owners of these old boats had something like this , it would mean the boat would be kept pretty well dry , but certainly reduce the bilge pump work load considerably.
The owners keep an eye on their boats , if they are seen to be visually settling down in to the water , they row out with a replacement fully charged battery .
Thes pumps are not "the answer" , but part of it.
Regards Rob J.

I have got a reply from the GM of UNIMER , he is looking for a distributor in Australia.
I have told him about Leckie , at "Bosun's Locker".
Thats a start.
Regards Rob J.