Electric Wipers?

skagit_orca · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:02 pm Post subject: a must have

I cannot imagine not having electric wipers. My Skagit Orca has a cool feature which has a separate switch for each individual wiper and an additional switch which fires all three at once! It sounds decadent, but I use both depending on what I need at the time.

Sneaks · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:11 pm Post subject:

My 2005 factory version electrics cannot be manually operated. Sad

Thank goodness it never rains in Southern California. (well, almost.)

Sea Wolf · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:30 pm Post subject:

Swea Pea

I know of no electric wipers that can be manually operated or overridden. If you think it's going to be a problem, carry a window cleaners's squeege with a 12-24 inch handle along with you as a spare and a good window cleaning tool to have on board. The front windows frequently have bugs on them anyway from highway travel. Joe.

B~C · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:30 pm Post subject:

Here's an idea for the dirty/salty window problem. Go down to the local wrecking yard, auto supply store...or the spousal units car and get a windshield washer reservour and pump assembly. A person could mount that rascal in the V-berth and fill it with a vinegar/water mix. The buring question for me is how to get the hose to spray on the window without drilling a hole in the boat