Shower water consumption
 

Navy shower.....Water on to get wet, water off to soap up, water on to
rinse....1 min tops? You don't HAVE to leave it run wide open....like
we do on Lionheart with its huge 200 gallon ballast water tank...(c;

Back in the Navy, the evaporator police used to watch us take showers
to make sure we were conserving boiler feed water. Of course, out on
the fantail, 8000 gallons per minute were flooding out of the
overflow/vents onto the main deck, getting the stern watch's shoes and
pants all wet.

Wonder what I did with that old Polaroid picture of the deluge....??

Navy slogan - "Help Conserve Fresh Water - Shower With A Friend!"



On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 16:01:59 -0800, "Lloyd Sumpter"
wrote:

Hi,

Far Cove is set up for a shower, but was never installed. I was looking
at "low-flow" showerheads, and they say they use 2.5gpm. Egad - for a
5-min shower that's over 10 gallons! Far Cove has 50gal of water, and I'm
thinking of addding another 20gal tank, but still: 10 gals per shower??

Is this realistic? What is a practical estimate of how much water an
on-board shower will take?

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

Shower water consumption
 

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:10:08 -0500, Glenn Ashmore
wrote:

At 50 cents/gallon the first instruction I give to new crew on a charter
is how to use the shower. It is not like a lubber's shower. There
should be a button on the shower head to turn the water on and off.
Adjust the tepnerature and wet down. Then turn off the water while you
soap up and turn it on again to rense. Anyone using more than a couple
of gallons will be tied to that big hemp hauser next time we clean
bottom and keel hauled!

How do you keep 'em from fouling the screw?



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

Shower water consumption
 

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:10:08 -0500, Glenn Ashmore
wrote:

At 50 cents/gallon the first instruction I give to new crew on a charter
is how to use the shower. It is not like a lubber's shower. There
should be a button on the shower head to turn the water on and off.
Adjust the tepnerature and wet down. Then turn off the water while you
soap up and turn it on again to rense. Anyone using more than a couple
of gallons will be tied to that big hemp hauser next time we clean
bottom and keel hauled!

How do you keep 'em from fouling the screw?



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

Shower water consumption
 

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

....... looking
at "low-flow" showerheads, and they say they use 2.5gpm. Egad - for a
5-min shower that's over 10 gallons! Far Cove has 50gal of water, and I'm
thinking of addding another 20gal tank, but still: 10 gals per shower??

Is this realistic? What is a practical estimate of how much water an
on-board shower will take?

Nobody mentioned the best way to save water when showering, which is to start
with a small bucket of warm soapy water (can even be seawater) and wash down
with that. Only use the fresh water shower for rinsing off the soap & dirt &
salt. You can use less than 1 gallon per shower. Also saves energy going into
the water heater.

In a warm climate, you can shower on the transom platform and rinse quite
thoroughly using a garden sprinkler or spray bottle.

Taking a hot shower is one of the pleasures of civilization. No point in
cruising without it IMHO.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Shower water consumption
 

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

....... looking
at "low-flow" showerheads, and they say they use 2.5gpm. Egad - for a
5-min shower that's over 10 gallons! Far Cove has 50gal of water, and I'm
thinking of addding another 20gal tank, but still: 10 gals per shower??

Is this realistic? What is a practical estimate of how much water an
on-board shower will take?

Nobody mentioned the best way to save water when showering, which is to start
with a small bucket of warm soapy water (can even be seawater) and wash down
with that. Only use the fresh water shower for rinsing off the soap & dirt &
salt. You can use less than 1 gallon per shower. Also saves energy going into
the water heater.

In a warm climate, you can shower on the transom platform and rinse quite
thoroughly using a garden sprinkler or spray bottle.

Taking a hot shower is one of the pleasures of civilization. No point in
cruising without it IMHO.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Shower water consumption
 

DSK wrote:

Nobody mentioned the best way to save water when showering, which is
to start
with a small bucket of warm soapy water (can even be seawater) and
wash down with that. Only use the fresh water shower for rinsing off
the soap & dirt & salt. You can use less than 1 gallon per shower.
Also saves energy going into the water heater.

In a warm climate, you can shower on the transom platform and rinse
quite thoroughly using a garden sprinkler or spray bottle.

Taking a hot shower is one of the pleasures of civilization. No point
in cruising without it IMHO.

The problem with that in a mixed crew is that naked women on deck tend
to distract the helmsman. :-)

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Shower water consumption
 

DSK wrote:

Nobody mentioned the best way to save water when showering, which is
to start
with a small bucket of warm soapy water (can even be seawater) and
wash down with that. Only use the fresh water shower for rinsing off
the soap & dirt & salt. You can use less than 1 gallon per shower.
Also saves energy going into the water heater.

In a warm climate, you can shower on the transom platform and rinse
quite thoroughly using a garden sprinkler or spray bottle.

Taking a hot shower is one of the pleasures of civilization. No point
in cruising without it IMHO.

The problem with that in a mixed crew is that naked women on deck tend
to distract the helmsman. :-)

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Shower water consumption
 

"that naked women on deck tend
: to distract the helmsman. :-)"

You aren't planning a swimplatform?
Keeps the helmsman focussed and the navigator..........well...?
--
c ya Wim
www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:poDqb.9400$62.811@lakeread04...
:
:
: DSK wrote:
:
: Nobody mentioned the best way to save water when showering, which is
: to start
: with a small bucket of warm soapy water (can even be seawater) and
: wash down with that. Only use the fresh water shower for rinsing off
: the soap & dirt & salt. You can use less than 1 gallon per shower.
: Also saves energy going into the water heater.
:
: In a warm climate, you can shower on the transom platform and rinse
: quite thoroughly using a garden sprinkler or spray bottle.
:
: Taking a hot shower is one of the pleasures of civilization. No point
: in cruising without it IMHO.
:
: The problem with that in a mixed crew is that naked women on deck tend
: to distract the helmsman. :-)
:
: --
: Glenn Ashmore
:
: I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
: there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
: Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com
:

Shower water consumption
 

"that naked women on deck tend
: to distract the helmsman. :-)"

You aren't planning a swimplatform?
Keeps the helmsman focussed and the navigator..........well...?
--
c ya Wim
www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:poDqb.9400$62.811@lakeread04...
:
:
: DSK wrote:
:
: Nobody mentioned the best way to save water when showering, which is
: to start
: with a small bucket of warm soapy water (can even be seawater) and
: wash down with that. Only use the fresh water shower for rinsing off
: the soap & dirt & salt. You can use less than 1 gallon per shower.
: Also saves energy going into the water heater.
:
: In a warm climate, you can shower on the transom platform and rinse
: quite thoroughly using a garden sprinkler or spray bottle.
:
: Taking a hot shower is one of the pleasures of civilization. No point
: in cruising without it IMHO.
:
: The problem with that in a mixed crew is that naked women on deck tend
: to distract the helmsman. :-)
:
: --
: Glenn Ashmore
:
: I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
: there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
: Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com
:

Shower water consumption
 

Lloyd,
How long have you been cruising? Ever hear of boat showers? Turn it on,
wet body, turn it off. Wash body. Turn it on, rinse body, turn it off.
For dishes, install a foot pump in the galley plumbed to through hull.
Use salt water to wash dished, rinse with fresh. 200 gal of water will
last weeks,
Kelton
s/v Isle Escape

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

Hi,

Far Cove is set up for a shower, but was never installed. I was looking
at "low-flow" showerheads, and they say they use 2.5gpm. Egad - for a
5-min shower that's over 10 gallons! Far Cove has 50gal of water, and I'm
thinking of addding another 20gal tank, but still: 10 gals per shower??

Is this realistic? What is a practical estimate of how much water an
on-board shower will take?

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36