HELP

[FishNinjaY]

Originally Posted by dbrogdon5

well thats a bummer. I have the straight inlet tsunami and i was told to run it through the scupper behind my back hatch on my x factor. any suggestions on how to create a primer and leave the pump running through the scupper? thank you for your help

this is the system I made.. works great, but you need two things..

(1) primer bulb
(2) check valve

I lucked out.. I had an old aquarium, that had some tubing to help clean the water and gravel. The bulb had a built-in check valve, and it all just fit perfect. You can get the primer bulb and check valve at any West Marine, but they are pricey.. maybe $20 a piece!

Here's a pic of my system,

[h-james]

I also ran the intake tube thru a scupper hole, but I placed the tsunami pump as close to the scupper hole as it would go and only used enough tubing to extend past the bottom of the kayak and reach the water. At this end of the tubing I put a 90* elbow inside the tubing, facing forward. The forward movement of the kayak forces the water high enough in the tubing to reach the pump to start moving the water.
I used a piece of 90* black pvc elbow I found at Home depot that fit snugly inside the tubing. And I cut the Cut the elbow off, after it makes the bend. Cost about a dollar. As somebody said, Hobie makes an inlet specifically for that, but I'm cheap!