A couple of years ago, I began using a tarp to cover my salt-water boat. The tarp fills up with water and I must take a ladder and bucket to dip the water out. This year I’m using two tarps. Works better but I still have the water problem.
Last week the view from the house was quite discouraging. The edges of the tarps were nearly to the top of the boat, indicating that the boat was full of water. So far, I hadn’t minded dipping, but now I was entertaining the idea of an automated process.
I remembered the 12-volt water pump in my garage. I had replaced the pump in our camper before realizing the pump was not the problem. What else would I need?
I have a 12-volt battery for the freshwater boat in the carport. I just needed wires and hoses.
A hardware store is about five minutes from my house. I took the pump with me to make sure I got the right hoses. Yes, I had learned from experience. I was glad I had. I needed two fittings in addition to the hoses. I also bought ten feet of wire.
Back to the house. I decided I didn’t want to carry the battery to the boat. So, I put it in my wife’s garden wagon. The tires were flat, but it worked good enough for a test.
I connected the hose to the pump and put the other end in the boat. I connected the wires to the pump. Then I held the wires to the battery. The pump worked and water was coming out. Proof of concept was established!!
However, I had to hold the wires against the battery. The hose kept coming out of the water. For just a second, I thought about having my wife hold the wires. No, that’s no good. What if I bought alligator clips and clamped the wires to the battery? Should have thought of that before I made the trip. I had a new vision. I imagined the clamps working and me just standing there holding the hose and sucking the water out.
Back to the store. Got the clips. Back home. Clips attached. Holding hose.
Hmmm. That pump is a lot slower than I imagined. I held the hose for a few minutes. I was getting bored. I put the hose in the bottom of the boat. It just curled out. I tried straightening it. Didn’t work. How could I get the hose to stay in the bottom of the boat?
I’ll tie it to a rock. I walked around the house and found a concrete brick that wasn’t doing anything. I tied it to the hose and put the combination in the boat.
It worked very well.
A couple of lessons to be learned. I was fine with dipping the water out until it became overwhelming. Necessity really is the mother of invention. For me anyway, creation is an evolutionary process. I get started and change things as I go. Evolution is the father of creation.
Now you know why I have no problem with God’s evolutionary process of creation.