Do you need a bailer, no..., it's a convenience.Looking around for a cheap bailer (yes I'm kind of cheap), and someone offered me a kayak bailer (didn't know kayaks used bailers) from an Aqua-Terra kayak that supposedly will work fine on my SF.
Does anyone knows anything about using a different bailer on a SF whether it is this aqua-terra one or any other bailer method? Have anyone used a different method for a bailer; eg. plugs, pvc pipes, homemade from fiberglass etc?
Do I actually need a bailer, or should I just stop trying to save a few bucks and go for the real thing? I'm already over my intended budget so...
Yup, it's an imperfect system.My boat is an older 67 model, and the ball doesn't seal.
"(yes I'm kind of cheap)", I just thought that you were looking for a cheap way, a $2 sponge, or a $46 replacement bailer. I don't even bother using the new bailer that I had put on, the sponge takes care of it. Oh well...
There's the good ol' rubber stopper ... use the hole to install a little eye bolt for tethering. Found at hardware stores and hobby shops everywhere.Oh but I am looking for a cheap way out. Any ideas on how to plug that whole???
Funny story: The gentleman I bought my fish from tried to tell me that the bailer in the cockpit was actually to let water IN to the boat to act as a balast.
Funny story: The gentleman I bought my fish from tried to tell me that the bailer in the cockpit was actually to let water IN to the boat to act as a balast. I looked at him and said that I was pretty sure that was to be a one way valve. He looked at me puzzled and then I had to show him how the ball in there worked.