shower install on back deck

[susan annala]

Hey we are getting ready for a long awaited move to San Diego and there are a couple of things that I wanted to do to the boat but wanted to see if anyone else has done this. I want to install a shower on the back deck. I found the shower heads that you can set into the back transom with the pull out hidden shower heads. We do alot of swimming and snokeling and really want to get the saltwater off before going into the boat. Also want to know if anyone has installed lights on the back of the boat in the cockpit area. This boat is a 1985 Hunter. Would appreciate some feedback. Thanks "slipless in seattle"

 

[Tim Schaaf]

another thought!

All that showering will put a load on your water supply and your hot water. An easier (and cheaper)solution might be to get a pressure garden sprayer, ideally one and half gallons, of the type that has a manual plunger pump on top. Any hardware store has them. You will find that you can shower EASILY AND LUXURIOUSLY in one gallon of the fine spray it puts out..rinse your hair in expanding concentric circles....and you can heat a quart or two quickly on your stove top. Believe it or not, after anchoring, you can also rinse off the boat (or at least the cockpit) with just a few gallons, which gets rid of the salty,sticky feeling, and makes things last longer. Save the money, and enjoy.

 

[Bob]

Cockpit shower

We have an Attwood cockpit shower installed on the aft face of the stbd cockpit seat/locker. There is a canvas "bag" on the inside of the locker to keep the hose in. Comes in handy for rinsing sand off the deck.I am also installing a couple of small courtesy lights, one in the small area under the companionway step and another one centered, mounted low, on the aft locker, facing fwd. I have an old ss bimini frame that I adapted (poor man's arch)to mount my solar panels on, and I plan on mounting an aft-facing "floodlight" for fishing and backing-up purposes to this.

 

[susan annala]

cockpit shower

bob did you install this shower yourself? Where did you get the parts? Thanks Susan

 

[Bob Rutland]

Sun Shower

We use a sun shower and it works great. Just fill, tie it down on the deck in the sun, and when you are ready for a shower place it on top of the bimini and you have a hot(sometimes to hot) freshwater shower!Hope this helps, Bob S/V Lady Di II

 

[Bryan C.]

Installing a shower

I installed a shower in the walkthru transom. It isn't that difficult. I tapped into the H and C lines in the head (using "T" fittings), ran the lines back thru the lazerette and into the shower unit. Cut a hole in the boat and mounted with screws and silicone seal. The shower unit used standard facet attachments. I used the same size hose as the water lines. It's a little tricking finding all the fittings you need; there always seems to be one piece missing. But preserve. I picked up the hardware from Boat US and Home Depot.It's a bit of a PITA, but I gotta say it's the best addition I made to the boat. Being able to take a quick rinse/shower after swimming without having to trod thru the boat and messing up the bathroom is great.

 

[Bryan C.]

Installing a shower - PS

I actuall bolted the shower unit into the boat, not screwed. If you use screws, bezel the gelcoat so the hole thru the gelcoat is a little larger than the hole thru the fibreglass, or the screw will put up and crack the gelcoat. Also, if you can put a slight curve in the corners of the hole it will help to resist cracking, I have read. I've had mine installed 2 years and so far so good.