Comments on: The EasyBailer https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-easybailer/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: James Root https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-easybailer/#comment-144484 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:53:47 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=188950#comment-144484 In reply to Ken Elowe.

Hi Ken,

Just seeing your note here. Cool you’ve known of this for years. Makes sense what you say about scaling a battery up to the boat. I’m curious about newer lithium batteries being more powerful and lighter. The pump specified really moves a lot of water fast. So mainly just having enough power to do the job. And agreed, several cloudy rainy days would tax a small battery.

]]> By: Ken Elowe https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-easybailer/#comment-136105 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:31:29 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=188950#comment-136105 Hi Jim. Nice article! I used an EasyBailer for about 10 years when I had my Alpha/Beachcomber dory moored in Round Pond. I bought it from the designer. It worked great, as you say, for most of the time. I think the older dory (at 21 ft) was pushing the bailer a bit too much. It worked fine unless there were several days in a row of rain and it couldn’t recharge the battery under the dark/cloudy conditions and keep up with the constant rain. Since the pump was adequate, the designer suggested a bigger battery with more storage capacity. That made the package a bit bigger, but it worked fine after that. A smaller boat should have no problem, and as you point out, the solar panels are probably better than 15 years ago also. Thanks for a great article on a very useful piece of equipment!

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