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Simple, innovative, bilge pump, for modest cruisers.
March 27, 2026 · 3 min · 3K views
What this video covers
Sven Yrvind sources a manual bilge pump for a small cruising boat — a rag, sold at a Swedish office-supply store called Kontorspecial, priced at 17 Swedish crowns per piece.▶ 1:53 The pump, identified as an Irwin bilge pump, requires no electricity and no moving parts beyond the rag itself.▶ 1:15 Operation is straightforward: dip the rag into the bilge to saturate it, carry it outside the hatch, and wring it out.▶ 2:39 Yrvind frames the choice as a deliberate match to a small boat's needs — simple, cheap, and nearly impossible to break.▶ 2:48 The transcript also briefly covers Yrvind's preparations for a US trip, including obtaining a passport from the police and planning a drive to Stockholm to apply for a US visa.▶ 0:29 A shopkeeper named Mats, who shares Yrvind's April 22 birthday, provides the pumps.▶ 1:03 The practical point: on a modest cruiser, a no-electricity bilge pump with zero mechanical complexity outperforms more elaborate solutions on reliability and cost.
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