I have an 87 Oday 272 and would like to incorp a shower into the existing head area. Anyone have any experience with this, or idea's on how to do it?
Installing a shower
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On my current Cal 29 the head area is pretty big 28" in the length of the boat and the full beam of the boat
The biggest issue would be a shower pan with a pump to do something with the gray water and none of the woodwork is protected against water splashing
The biggest issue would be a shower pan with a pump to do something with the gray water and none of the woodwork is protected against water splashing
The easiest method to add the supply would be to use a vanity faucet with a pull out sprayer that can be mounted on the wall of the head. Your O'day already has a plastic floor that you can install a drain. As for the wood, you will need to protect the ends of the bulkhead plywood. The surfaces can be wiped down but the ends will suck the water in and stain them eventually rotting them out. You will also want to add an exhaust fan.
You are in Florida so it may be best to run a cockpit shower. Drains already built in, can get wet without rotting the boat and you should be able to hang some type of privacy screen if you and your crew are modest.
In Maine, we bathe off the transom with salt water and rinse down with fresh. Although it is nice to shower under cover on cold wet days.
You are in Florida so it may be best to run a cockpit shower. Drains already built in, can get wet without rotting the boat and you should be able to hang some type of privacy screen if you and your crew are modest.
In Maine, we bathe off the transom with salt water and rinse down with fresh. Although it is nice to shower under cover on cold wet days.
We don't have hot water plumbed in so we use a portable shower in the cockpit like Tim said. We save the serious showers for a marina but this unit takes the chill off the icy dip.
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=2300B700
Ours was an "End of season sale" so it was quite a lot cheaper.
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Hi, I just bought an 85 Hunter 31 last fall and it has a shower installed in the head. It looks like the grey water drains into the bilge and then gets pumped out from there. We haven't used it yet.
Are there any problems with this set-up? Specifically, does the hair, soap, etc. ever clog things up or smell? Any issues with the shower?
thanks
Are there any problems with this set-up? Specifically, does the hair, soap, etc. ever clog things up or smell? Any issues with the shower?
thanks
I use a "Stearns Outdoor Sun Shower" which is just a transparent bag that holds 2.5 or 4 gallons of water. It has a short flexible hose with a little shower head on the end. Leave it in the Sun for a few hours and the water gets warm. A built-in liquid crystal thermometer displays the internal water temperature. It's $17 or $25 from http://www.cabelas.com
Yes: don't do it!
The bilge is bad enough without adding body parts to it.
That's why they make separate shower sump kits with built in pumps. Buy one.
Most of the people I hang out with like to take showers on the swim platform. Less to clean up afterwards, especially if you don't have a dedicated shower.
I did come across this from coleman which is portable and would be ideal for out on the deck or swim platform. Lots of hot water, at least more than the 6 gallon heater on my boat.
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=2300B700
. Less to clean up afterwards, especially if you don't have a dedicated shower.I did come across this from coleman which is portable and would be ideal for out on the deck or swim platform. Lots of hot water, at least more than the 6 gallon heater on my boat.
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=2300B700
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I second that!
The sumps are nice little units with strains that are much easier to clean than the bilge: http://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?16378/Shower+Sump+Pump
what about these units?
http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Chef-Tri...AU2E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302223231&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Chef-Tri...AU2E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302223231&sr=8-2
Speak for thyself. Ever since this Mainer installed his Dickenson diesel heater he has a shower almost every night in the comfort of the head.
Must have been cold out there on that transom the past few months.
After noticing that there was zero odor in my separate Atwood shower sump, I modified my boat so that everything, bilge, galley sink, shower, etc. goes into the same open sump served by the small pump labeled (A) in this drawing.
No detectable odor at all after two seasons. I do have lines run from the sinks and showers so that water goes directly into the sump instead of running through the bilge.
I'm in cold water but a friend in Charleston SC told me that Amel boats use this same system and he never detected any odor from it down there.
If you are adding body parts to your shower sump, you should probably switch to an electric razor.
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