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Forfun1960
Joined: 25 Oct 2010 Posts: 47 City/Region: Carmi
State or Province: IL
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Journey former Noro Lim
Photos: Journey
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:04 pm Post subject: Showering in the CockPit |
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Has anyone rigged a temporary shower head in the cockpit using the freshwater washdown connection in the cockpit? Like to rig up something when we are away from showers on extended trips. _________________ Donnie Wilson |
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Micahbigsur@msn.com
Joined: 27 May 2019 Posts: 484 City/Region: Big Sur
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sierra
Photos: Sierra
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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In the past I have adapted a flex hose hand shower that way, very easy with a little rummaging around the plumbing section of a good hardware store. _________________ Micah Curtis and Dana, RN
2003 C-dory 25 Sierra, 200, 9.9 and 2.5 Suzukis
2012 R25 SC Sequoia (2015-2018)
1978 Folkes 38 SV Audacious (2006-2015)
Micah, KJ6GUF, Dana, KJ6GXG |
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 7445 City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
Photos: Wild Blue
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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If your washdown doesn't have hot water to the cockpit, it is easy to use a solar shower on the cabintop to shower in the cockpit.
Our 25 had a freshwater washdown in the cockpit, but the sprayer used a lot of water. Fine if you are rinsing off saltwater and you have easy access to fresh water. When away from civilization for a while, we found the solar shower was more conservative on water use. Easy to clip the sprayer to a bimini support or hand-hold it. If you have a swimstep, you can use it there and keep the cockpit dry. |
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Knipet
Joined: 11 Nov 2018 Posts: 262 City/Region: Orcas Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Pan-A-C'ya
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Solar showers work great if there is enough sunshine to heat up the water. If not, I use a half gallon hand held garden pump sprayer. I can heat up water on the stove and put it in the sprayer for a warm shower. It also works great for rinsing dishes using minimal water. |
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SnowTexan
Joined: 08 Aug 2019 Posts: 185 City/Region: Carlton
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Miss Maria
Photos: Miss Maria
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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On extended road trips I have been known to shower and hose my kids down with a garden pump sprayer. Works great. Good pressure, conservative and controlled water use. Wet. Soap. Rinse. No additional plumbing required. Put your cold water in, add hot until it’s warm. Pretend you are a tomato plant with aphids or a dandelion in a driveway crack.
Just another inexpensive option to consider! |
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SnowTexan
Joined: 08 Aug 2019 Posts: 185 City/Region: Carlton
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Miss Maria
Photos: Miss Maria
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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I see a fellow vagabond has beat me to it 😂 |
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Pacificcoast101
Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 717 City/Region: Torrance
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: No Pressure
Photos: No Pressure
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-Waypoint-
Joined: 02 Nov 2019 Posts: 93 City/Region: Jensen Beach, Florida
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 1998
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Waypoint
Photos: Waypoint
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:55 am Post subject: |
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I removed the foot powered water pump. Added a 3 way brass ball valve in the "mouse hole" where your foot would go for the old pump. The valve is a suction for the water tank and for a hose that runs outside to a bucket or what ever you want to pump. (how about some hot water from a bucket?) Installed a 12v water pump, sink faucet, and ran a pressure water valve in the cockpit. Attached a 25' coiled type water hose. I didn't want to mess with a water heater because we use the boat for so many different types of trips.
My idea with this water pump set up, is to have the option for a second water source. I actually use a 1000 watt 5 gallon bucket heater with a electric temp. cut off switch that I can dial to 140 deg. Turn the 3 way valve and I have 5 gallons of perfect hot shower water to the cockpit hose.
This set up can work as a 3rd emergency bilge pump or a fresh water pump to maybe refill the main water tank from the water bucket to the tank via the cockpit hose. I love this set up. Because you can really save on water by seeing it go down as you take the shower. 2.5 gallons is perfect
Most of the trailer boaters are so jealous at the ramp when I pull the hose out and wash the salt from the trailer brakes and actually the whole boat too! (such a brat) _________________ Mark n' Yuka Elwell |
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South of Heaven
Joined: 15 Aug 2015 Posts: 1459 City/Region: Sharon
State or Province: MA
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 7:18 am Post subject: |
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I second the solar shower idea. Fill it, hang it, use. Done. _________________ <><><> Jason <><><>
2005 Silverton 35 Motoryacht (Twin 385 Crusaders) (SOLD 6/20)
2000 Camano 31 Troll (Volvo TAMD41p) (SOLD 2/19)
2007 C Dory 25' Cruiser (200 hp Suzuki, sold 7/17)
2003 C Dory 19' Angler (80 hp Yamaha, sold 7/16)
1995 C Dory 16' Angler (40 hp Yamaha, sold 2/16) |
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Avidmagnum12
Joined: 23 Mar 2013 Posts: 668 City/Region: Ocklawaha
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2011
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Otter
Photos: C-Otter
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:40 am Post subject: |
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Lots of great ideas. We are into super simple. A 5 quart ice cream pail that we also use in our sink for dishes. A plastic cup that we use for juice. Fill pail with warm water, set on cooler in cockpit and have soap handy. Sailor shower and done. We stay on the C-otter up to 4 1/2 months at a time and this is our primary method. Of course if we are at a place like a campground, Marina or friends house we enjoy a longer shower.
We do have shower curtains that can be hung on our cantilever Bimini in populated areas.
Just another thought....Tom _________________ Tom and Joyce Schulke
2011 CD 25 "C-Otter" 07/2015 to present
2011 CD 25 "My Girl" 06/2015 renamed C-Otter
2004 CD 22 Commuter "Out2C" 03/10 to 06/15 |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20808 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:28 am Post subject: |
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We have done all of the above (sun shower, {with and without foot pump and with hand held 1/2 gallon squeeze bag} garden sprayer, dishpan {which we use for washing on the current 25, and rinse with the shower head}, bucket on deck, wait for the next rain squall, soap up, and find that the rain stopped, salt water, we also have a fresh water rinse in the cockpit in the current 25)
For at the Tom Cat we put in a small show system, with hot and cold, which was in the starboard aft quarter gunnel, so it could be used in cockpit or on the engine bracket.
This was probably the best set up. _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
Frequent Sea; 2003 C D 25, 2007 thru 2009
KA6PKB
Home port: Pensacola FL |
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Marco Flamingo
Joined: 09 Jul 2015 Posts: 1155 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 16 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Limpet
Photos: Limpet
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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We used a solar shower in the past. Works okay if you have lots of time and shower in the afternoon. You can add hot water to it, but we found an easier system. It is a handheld rechargeable shower pump. Ours recharges using a USB connection, although in the year that we have used it I haven't recharged it yet. We half fill our collapsible 2 gallon bucket and add a tea kettle of hot water. We also use it at our wood-fired hot tub on the beach (no electricity) by just tossing the pump into the tub.
The cockpit of our boat doesn't allow for much privacy. We have a little piece of neoprene that we kneel on to get the privates below gunnel level for showering if there are other boats around. I guess in a crowded marina we could take showers lying down. Never thought of that and it likely would not get approval from Beth.
I saw recently that there is a rechargeable handheld that has the on/off switch on the shower handle instead of the pump. That would make it easier to take Navy showers. Even without super easy access to the pump switch, we don't use the full two gallons for two showers. When we are finished, we get on a slow plane and run the bilge pump.
Mark
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Micahbigsur@msn.com
Joined: 27 May 2019 Posts: 484 City/Region: Big Sur
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sierra
Photos: Sierra
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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We have always been so conservative with water, now with the new watermaker, which with the extra solar midday to run it weighs less than 5 gallons of water, we will look at fresh water a whole lot differently.
No more black painted garden sprayer with a hand shower head.
Now we can use the almost salt free part of our first run water for a warm solar shower.
We can extend the head shower into the cockpit for cool fresh water showers, which will be incredible after a lifetime of salt bathing with a few quarts of fresh for a rinse.
Chartplotters, Radar, Satellite communications, reliable efficient outboards, it's a whole new world of cruising! |
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Micahbigsur@msn.com
Joined: 27 May 2019 Posts: 484 City/Region: Big Sur
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sierra
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Correction: weighs less than 2 five gallon water containers |
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Forfun1960
Joined: 25 Oct 2010 Posts: 47 City/Region: Carmi
State or Province: IL
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Journey former Noro Lim
Photos: Journey
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, thanks to everyone for your input and ideas. I will be getting with wife to decide what works best for her. Leaning toward the rechargeable shower head/pump and collapsible bucket so we can add warm water. |
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