Are you still using an ugly old cut up bleach bottle as a bailer?
Maybe it's time to replace it with this beautiful, functional, effective, and traditional handcrafted scoop bailer.
Made of wood and leather, it looks about as salty as it gets. The leather won't scratch or ding your paint and varnish. The leather forms to the contour of your bilge making it more effective than that old bleach bottle. It will hold about 3 cups of water, but will "throw" almost twice that. A frightened sailor can move about 25 gallons per minute with it - that's faster than the roughly 20 gpm of a typical kayak style manual bilge pump.
You can build one yourself as I did. The plans and instructions are available by clicking here. Don't let the handle dissuade you. If you don't have a lathe you can simply use a dowel. It's an enjoyable little project that only takes a couple hours to complete. Or you can purchase one from Duckworks.
