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seadaddler

seadaddler

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Dec 19, 2006
5,832
Hunter 36 Punta Gorda
My System

I am using salt water for the anchor system so when out away from fresh water supply I still have plenty of fresh water for washing and showers. But the more I read here I am thinking of adding fresh water hook up to the wash down pump also,my pump will be next to the fresh water tank line. Thanks everyone for a great idea of using either fresh or salt water. Nick
 
seadaddler

seadaddler

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Dec 19, 2006
5,832
Hunter 36 Punta Gorda
My System

I am using salt water for the anchor system so when out away from fresh water supply I still have plenty of fresh water for washing and showers. But the more I read here I am thinking of adding fresh water hook up to the wash down pump also,my pump will be next to the fresh water tank line. Thanks everyone for a great idea of using either fresh or salt water. Nick
 
seadaddler

seadaddler

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Dec 19, 2006
5,832
Hunter 36 Punta Gorda
My System

I am using salt water for the anchor system so when out away from fresh water supply I still have plenty of fresh water for washing and showers. But the more I read here I am thinking of adding fresh water hook up to the wash down pump also,my pump will be next to the fresh water tank line. Thanks everyone for a great idea of using either fresh or salt water. Nick
 
seadaddler

seadaddler

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Dec 19, 2006
5,832
Hunter 36 Punta Gorda
My System

I am using salt water for the anchor system so when out away from fresh water supply I still have plenty of fresh water for washing and showers. But the more I read here I am thinking of adding fresh water hook up to the wash down pump also,my pump will be next to the fresh water tank line. Thanks everyone for a great idea of using either fresh or salt water. Nick
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
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Now if someone would invent an underwater chain-

saw so the next time I bring-up a sunken tree stump I can quickly get loose. (Squirrel Cove, Desolation Sound) Hmmm, they harvest dam-flooded trees in Brazil with such a saw. Hmmmmmmm
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
- - Seabeck WA
Now if someone would invent an underwater chain-

saw so the next time I bring-up a sunken tree stump I can quickly get loose. (Squirrel Cove, Desolation Sound) Hmmm, they harvest dam-flooded trees in Brazil with such a saw. Hmmmmmmm
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
- - Seabeck WA
Now if someone would invent an underwater chain-

saw so the next time I bring-up a sunken tree stump I can quickly get loose. (Squirrel Cove, Desolation Sound) Hmmm, they harvest dam-flooded trees in Brazil with such a saw. Hmmmmmmm
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
- - Seabeck WA
Now if someone would invent an underwater chain-

saw so the next time I bring-up a sunken tree stump I can quickly get loose. (Squirrel Cove, Desolation Sound) Hmmm, they harvest dam-flooded trees in Brazil with such a saw. Hmmmmmmm
 
Scott B

Scott B

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Sep 20, 2006
2,952
Hunter 33 Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
looks like I have another project

Thanks guys *grr just what I need is another spring project...... but it does look like a great idea !! ;D What pump did you use. I checked out WM and looks like there are several types and brands.
 
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Tony

Washdown outlet

Fred The outlet produced by Newfoundmetals is now available from West Marine. Its the same outlet now with a Jabsco stamp on it.
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
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Nick, I gotta tell you.

I'm really jealous of your thru-hull layout. Are all your inlets located there? That design is hard to pull off. Neat! I once saw a cruising friends 50' power yacht setup like that. His boat was built with a 'trunk'. The trunk rose-up about two feet in the engine room and was about a foot square. A vent tube was in the top-center. At least a dozen valves like yours were mounted all around the trunk. Looked flawless. And Tony, thanks for the scoop.
 
Scott B

Scott B

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Sep 20, 2006
2,952
Hunter 33 Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
my xmas list is growing already

Weather has gone for a sh&^% past couple of days and the shrink wrap is going on the boat any time now. ( I didn't have the time this year to look into framing, tarps, and too late to get a custom cover so had them do the shrink this year) All I'm left with now is planning for spring projects once the snow is melted and I can back into her. The list is getting very long and I don't think our christmas tree will be big enough for all the toys I'm looking for ;)
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
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Maintenance? What's that?

Nope. I just hop aboard and go! Hey Nick, hear that sound? It's the unanimous cry of BS! We know better. And thanks for the kind words! P.S. The Camaro and I go back to a time when I was coming of age. Well, that was about 10 years before I came of age. Most men aren't mature adults until about 29. That's when it kicked in for me. (my wife would say she's still waiting) Anyway, if I had to choose,,,, never thought about it,,,, the Camaro is worth TRIPLE what the boat is worth,,, and going up everyday,,, the boat goes down in value. Hmmm, still, neither are for sale. But my dog is much more precious! (we're talking possessions, not family)
 
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Buck2796

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Dec 24, 2003
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Nick,

As long as you stay in the US, you won't need a water maker. You are never far from a marina and unlimited, free, high quality, fresh water. If you go over to the Bahamas you can still get water, but it'll cost you ~.50/ gal. Sounds outrageous, but if you use (say) 100 gals/week, it'll take you about 2 years before you break even. So, a water maker makes sense only if you're heading out of the country for long term cruising. I should know, I put a Spectra watermaker on my boat 7 yearas ago. I've been going down to the Keys every year, and have never needed to use it. I'm finally going over to the Bahamas this Winter and started it up a few weeks ago to see if it worked. Amazingly, it does. Now, if it will also work when I get over there, it'll save me maybe 5% of what it cost cause I won't have to buy the Bahamian's gastly expensive RO water. :) I think my next smart purchase will be a hybrid SUV.
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
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Well Nick, I guess water makers are a matter of

lifestyle. Ours ranks right up there with the autopilot as required equipment. Maybe you cruise differently. We abhor tying to a marina or even a dock. Last summer, at Refuge Cove (Desolation Sound) the fuel dock was jammed. Not because people were buying fuel, nope, they were filling their water tanks at the same time. It was the only water within a half-day. Slow hoses too. No pressure. I bought my fuel, smiled at the offer of the hose, and said 'Watermaker' and left. Our crew/friend wouldn't go with us unless we had a watermaker for use on the ocean. Showers every night. Hell, showers on demand! What's that worth? And I haven't used a shore side shower since 75, even prior to a watermaker. Hate those things. Creepy too.
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
- - Seabeck WA
Well Buck, I guess water makers are a matter of

lifestyle. Ours ranks right up there with the autopilot as required equipment. Maybe you cruise differently. We abhor tying to a marina or even a dock. Last summer, at Refuge Cove (Desolation Sound) the fuel dock was jammed. Not because people were buying fuel, nope, they were filling their water tanks at the same time. It was the only water within a half-day. Slow hoses too. No pressure. I bought my fuel, smiled at the offer of the hose, and said 'Watermaker' and left. Our crew/friend wouldn't go with us unless we had a watermaker for use on the ocean. Showers every night. Hell, showers on demand! What's that worth? And I haven't used a shore side shower since 75, even prior to a watermaker. Hate those things. Creepy too. And water costs $.50 in the Bahama's? I went through there both ways to the Caribbean and didn't know that! Wonder how I missed that? ;)
 
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Buck2796

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Dec 24, 2003
233
- - Va. Beach, Va
Well Fred,

I'm not saying it isn't nice to have a watermaker... and I AM very much looking fwd to anchoring out in the Bahamas with plenty of water. But in the Ches. Bay and up and down the East coast, its generally not a problem (as you describe) to get water easily. I enjoy anchoring out as much as you guys and with 150 gals, I(we) can go most of a week and not have to be very conservative with water. Very few boats (that I know of) over here on the right side have watermakers. Apparently most people just can't justify the expense of a watermaker when water is so readily available. Also, at most anchorages on the East Coast the water is "dirty". Not polluted, necessarlily, just dirty. Trying to use a watermaker in most locations results in such rapid clogging of the filters as to make their use impractical. I'm guessing the PNW has more remote places (with clean water) to cruise, with marinas (and civilization) fewer and farther between. So, its probably as much a matter of where you're cruising as it is lifestyle, (cause we like to take showers on the boat every day , too) Nick, I've never slepped water jugs. 150 gals would have lasted the two of us for 5 days w/ no problem, but I rarely stay in one place that long :)
 
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