Ice box drain and Pirate defense gun

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RECESS

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Dec 20, 2003
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Catalina 27 . St. Mary's Georgia
Just thought I would put out there an idea we stole from a fellow sailor. Our icebox uses a Jebsco hand pump to drain the ice box into the sink. It is a nice system as the ice melt does not go into the sump. We noticed a friend uses a cylinder or tube type Super Soaker to drain their ice box into their sink. It is actually much faster and easier than using the hand pump.

We also get an added bonus. There are four of us at our marina that sail often and together. One of the couples are Pirates and will launch a water ballon attack at any given time they see one of us out sailing the sound. Having a Super Soaker full of ice water is a great defense for close quater water ballon attacks.
 
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Dantodd

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Mar 14, 2012
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Beneteau Oceanis 40CC Brisbane, CA
Lol. We have a Y-valve on our galley's seawater foot pump to drain our icebox which works quite quite well and quickly. Your solution sounds more fun!
 
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CHARLIE STAGE

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Jul 4, 2011
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Cal 33 ft. MKII Clayton, N.Y. St. Lawrence Rvr
My ice box also drains via hand pump into one of my sinks but slowly. If I have too much melt and no one to shoot at, I will use a pan w a handle. I have entertained the Super Soaker idea several times and you are right the ice water is a definite shock to victims. I however will never use water baloons again since I have found pieces of them in fish.
 
MrBill_FLL

MrBill_FLL

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May 4, 2005
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Macgregor 26d Ft Lauderdale, Fl
fwiw, DERM and other environmental police outlawed water-balloons a long time ago.
-if you are caught, its a surprisingly large fine (well over $100).
seems fish and turtles like to eat the broken rubber...


-FTW, use an old water based fire extinguisher, pumped up to about 150 psi.
 
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