Does anyone actually take showers in the head? What did you have to do to change the stock configuration? I think a shower sump is needed and maybe some kind of coverings on the walls. The white paint or coating on the walls, over time is peeling. I think the walls need to be recovered with some sort of white linoleum{spelling}. Any Ideas would be apreciated.
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Bill O'Donovan
It's a sacrilege...
...to gum up a perfectly clean head by using it as a shower. Use the showers at the marina, or shower off the back of the boat if you have the faucet there.
...to gum up a perfectly clean head by using it as a shower. Use the showers at the marina, or shower off the back of the boat if you have the faucet there.
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Margaritaville
It's too cold outside!
I like cruising during this time of the season too. It is only 45-60 outside
I like cruising during this time of the season too. It is only 45-60 outside
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John
Fiberglass Panels
We made paper templates, and bought fiberglass shower enclosure panels from Home Depot. The panels cut very easily with shears, and fit like a glove. We fastened the panels with s.s. screws, and bevelled finishing washers. We used silicone bathroom caulk near all edges. Even though we have never used the shower the head compartment looks great. I wish I had pictures to include. If you figure out the sump please let us know.
We made paper templates, and bought fiberglass shower enclosure panels from Home Depot. The panels cut very easily with shears, and fit like a glove. We fastened the panels with s.s. screws, and bevelled finishing washers. We used silicone bathroom caulk near all edges. Even though we have never used the shower the head compartment looks great. I wish I had pictures to include. If you figure out the sump please let us know.
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Bob
Shower curtains
Although there was no mention of your boat size, I have had great success using a shower curtains on my H28.5. A standard size curtain was cut to size and placed across the head door to keep water entering cabin. It folds and store easily after use. However, I like the way John from MD took care of his problem.
Although there was no mention of your boat size, I have had great success using a shower curtains on my H28.5. A standard size curtain was cut to size and placed across the head door to keep water entering cabin. It folds and store easily after use. However, I like the way John from MD took care of his problem.
Melamine
The inside of the head is melamine and formica (I think the bulkhead between the salon & head is formica). The melamine chips & peels from the moisture in the plywood. If you are going to redo the area, I would recommend use formica to recover the area.
The inside of the head is melamine and formica (I think the bulkhead between the salon & head is formica). The melamine chips & peels from the moisture in the plywood. If you are going to redo the area, I would recommend use formica to recover the area.
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Jeff
Different Strokes for Different Folks
I love to shower in the head, my wife Sandy prefers the marina. It gives me a chance to squirt a bit of bilge cleaner in the drain before the shower which then goes all the way to the bilge sump. I like a bit of fresh air during the shower, and the resulting wash down of the head. Sandy prefers the poorly air-conditioned marina showers with the nasty industrial plastic non-skid squares over the tile. She is also appreciative that she never feels as if she or I needs to clean the head. PS: I occasionally do the bathroom spray cleaner thing also. Our shower curtain track goes all around the fore and aft bulkheads and the companionway, takes a standard shower curtain, and never results in wet toilet paper or leaks! It can't get any better than this!
I love to shower in the head, my wife Sandy prefers the marina. It gives me a chance to squirt a bit of bilge cleaner in the drain before the shower which then goes all the way to the bilge sump. I like a bit of fresh air during the shower, and the resulting wash down of the head. Sandy prefers the poorly air-conditioned marina showers with the nasty industrial plastic non-skid squares over the tile. She is also appreciative that she never feels as if she or I needs to clean the head. PS: I occasionally do the bathroom spray cleaner thing also. Our shower curtain track goes all around the fore and aft bulkheads and the companionway, takes a standard shower curtain, and never results in wet toilet paper or leaks! It can't get any better than this!
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Margaritaville
What kind of shower rail
Jeff What Kind of rail system to you have in your head? Do you have any pictures I can see? Do you still use the fold down seat? Paul
Jeff What Kind of rail system to you have in your head? Do you have any pictures I can see? Do you still use the fold down seat? Paul
Shower Curtain Track
Sorry for the confusion, our model ID on the email got messed up, we have a 30_74-83. There is no fold down seat except the one that is part of the head (stool not compartment). I assume the curtain track is original, it is extruded aluminum and is attached all the way around to the overhead. The curtain hooks are part of small rollerball devices which glide around the track. No photos available or plans to go up to the lake for a while, but I'll try to remember to take and post one when we do go.
Sorry for the confusion, our model ID on the email got messed up, we have a 30_74-83. There is no fold down seat except the one that is part of the head (stool not compartment). I assume the curtain track is original, it is extruded aluminum and is attached all the way around to the overhead. The curtain hooks are part of small rollerball devices which glide around the track. No photos available or plans to go up to the lake for a while, but I'll try to remember to take and post one when we do go.
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Benny
If it is cold outside and if you have
hot running water, only then. Years ago I used to shower in the cabin under the hatch; I had set up a solar shower on deck, a wrap around shower curtain and a one ring inflatable baby pool to collect water. The secret was using very little water so you could pick up the baby pool and drain the water out the companionway without spilling it. With the advent of running hot water, a shower head and a drain I can tell you taking a shower on board hasn't changed much from those days. I much prefer using the cockpit shower. This past summer, the admiral and me were anchored in a somewhat popular cove with say another ten boats. The couple in the boat next to us, the bleached blonde athletic type probably in their 30's decided to take a shower in their cockpit. The admiral dropped her jaw to the floor when the girl dropped her bathing suit and took her shower "al natural". You could see sailors heads poping up the companionways to take a peek at the show. Modesty is not virtue when showering outdoors especially when putting the shower hose down your pants or rinsing your ass.
hot running water, only then. Years ago I used to shower in the cabin under the hatch; I had set up a solar shower on deck, a wrap around shower curtain and a one ring inflatable baby pool to collect water. The secret was using very little water so you could pick up the baby pool and drain the water out the companionway without spilling it. With the advent of running hot water, a shower head and a drain I can tell you taking a shower on board hasn't changed much from those days. I much prefer using the cockpit shower. This past summer, the admiral and me were anchored in a somewhat popular cove with say another ten boats. The couple in the boat next to us, the bleached blonde athletic type probably in their 30's decided to take a shower in their cockpit. The admiral dropped her jaw to the floor when the girl dropped her bathing suit and took her shower "al natural". You could see sailors heads poping up the companionways to take a peek at the show. Modesty is not virtue when showering outdoors especially when putting the shower hose down your pants or rinsing your ass.
Liveaboard w/regular showing
I've lived aboard on the hook for six years now and use my head's shower regularly. At one time, there appears to have been a fold down wooden seat that rested atop the toilet, but it wasn't there when I purchased this 83 Hunter31. Nevertheless, I've enjoyed using this shower both while crusing and living in the harbor. The biggest problem I've encountered is water consumption. With only a 33-gal. fresh water tank on-board, regular use of the shower will deplete that rather quickly. So... I've taken to using a solar shower with it resting atop the cabin to with the upper handle end lashed to the bottom of the mast and the shower end of the hose running down into the head's open porthole so I can use it inside. I get three - four showers from this five-gallon unit, which I refill on my next dinghy trip ashore. I used to bath in the ocean but developed a consistent skin rash that at first I thought was a skin infestation. Upon examination, a Doctor (who also happened to be a live-aboard sailor) advised it wasn't good to regularly bath in sea water. He said rubbing of the salt crystals creates microscopic cuts in the skin which allow sea bacteria to enter. Although not an actual infestation, white blood cells would rush to the scene of these unseen bacteria and cause the development of small skin bumps that took on the appearance of either a rash or infestation. Upon returning to using fresh water to shower, these bumps have disappeared. Scott Fraser s/v Rubicon Key West
I've lived aboard on the hook for six years now and use my head's shower regularly. At one time, there appears to have been a fold down wooden seat that rested atop the toilet, but it wasn't there when I purchased this 83 Hunter31. Nevertheless, I've enjoyed using this shower both while crusing and living in the harbor. The biggest problem I've encountered is water consumption. With only a 33-gal. fresh water tank on-board, regular use of the shower will deplete that rather quickly. So... I've taken to using a solar shower with it resting atop the cabin to with the upper handle end lashed to the bottom of the mast and the shower end of the hose running down into the head's open porthole so I can use it inside. I get three - four showers from this five-gallon unit, which I refill on my next dinghy trip ashore. I used to bath in the ocean but developed a consistent skin rash that at first I thought was a skin infestation. Upon examination, a Doctor (who also happened to be a live-aboard sailor) advised it wasn't good to regularly bath in sea water. He said rubbing of the salt crystals creates microscopic cuts in the skin which allow sea bacteria to enter. Although not an actual infestation, white blood cells would rush to the scene of these unseen bacteria and cause the development of small skin bumps that took on the appearance of either a rash or infestation. Upon returning to using fresh water to shower, these bumps have disappeared. Scott Fraser s/v Rubicon Key West
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