Whale Gusher Urchin On-Deck Manual Bilge Pump

The Whale Gusher Urchin is an on-deck manual bilge pump with a removable handle, from a range Whale has refined since the 1940s.

A removable handle lets the pump sit flush when not in use, which matters more than it sounds on a working deck. Nothing catches a sheet or a foot in a cockpit, and the handle stows somewhere it will not walk off between uses. A fixed-handle pump on deck is something to trip over for the rest of its life.

A manual pump is the backup that works when the batteries are flat or the electric pump has failed, which are the conditions that put water in a boat in the first place. That is the argument for one on any boat, regardless of how good the electric bilge pumping is.

A clamp ring lets the pump be opened for maintenance without tools or dismantling the installation. That means the diaphragm can actually be checked rather than being assumed good, and it is manufactured by hand from high grade materials. Explore more bilge and water pumps.

• Removable handle sits flush on a working deck
• Nothing to catch a sheet or a foot
• Works when the batteries are flat
• Clamp ring opens it without tools