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!"

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

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:53:19 +0000, Kelton Joyner wrote:

Well...see...the problem isn't me. I'm perfectly down with "boat showers".
In fact, when I was living aboard, I used a large sponge and did just
fine.

But my Lady takes...well.."long" showers. Sometimes she uses up all the
water in our 60-gal tank at home (OK, maybe not QUITE that long...) YOU
wanna tell her to take a "boat shower"? Go ahead...I'll watch!

What I'm trying to avoid is the stampede to the coin showers every time we
get to a dock. And the "luxury" of standing under a hot (or sometimes
cool) shower for several minutes is a large part of it.

Lloyd


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

Don't know where you go cruising, but where my wife and I go (Bahamas,
BVI, Windwards) water can cost $0.50 per gal. Wife and guest learn very
quick to be frugal with water usage when they see the bill for filling
the tanks.
Kelton
s/v Isle Escape

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:53:19 +0000, Kelton Joyner wrote:

Well...see...the problem isn't me. I'm perfectly down with "boat showers".
In fact, when I was living aboard, I used a large sponge and did just
fine.

But my Lady takes...well.."long" showers. Sometimes she uses up all the
water in our 60-gal tank at home (OK, maybe not QUITE that long...) YOU
wanna tell her to take a "boat shower"? Go ahead...I'll watch!

What I'm trying to avoid is the stampede to the coin showers every time we
get to a dock. And the "luxury" of standing under a hot (or sometimes
cool) shower for several minutes is a large part of it.

Lloyd



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

Don't know where you go cruising, but where my wife and I go (Bahamas,
BVI, Windwards) water can cost $0.50 per gal. Wife and guest learn very
quick to be frugal with water usage when they see the bill for filling
the tanks.
Kelton
s/v Isle Escape

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:53:19 +0000, Kelton Joyner wrote:

Well...see...the problem isn't me. I'm perfectly down with "boat showers".
In fact, when I was living aboard, I used a large sponge and did just
fine.

But my Lady takes...well.."long" showers. Sometimes she uses up all the
water in our 60-gal tank at home (OK, maybe not QUITE that long...) YOU
wanna tell her to take a "boat shower"? Go ahead...I'll watch!

What I'm trying to avoid is the stampede to the coin showers every time we
get to a dock. And the "luxury" of standing under a hot (or sometimes
cool) shower for several minutes is a large part of it.

Lloyd



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

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"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote:

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:53:19 +0000, Kelton Joyner wrote:

Well...see...the problem isn't me. I'm perfectly down with "boat showers".
In fact, when I was living aboard, I used a large sponge and did just
fine.

But my Lady takes...well.."long" showers. Sometimes she uses up all the
water in our 60-gal tank at home (OK, maybe not QUITE that long...) YOU
wanna tell her to take a "boat shower"? Go ahead...I'll watch!

I take LONG LONG showers at home. I don't when I'm on a boat. I just
don't.

I don't even take long showers in the marinas. I really prefer to
shower on the boat, but we usually have stuff in the shower so it's
not as convenient.

My second choice after our own boat (which does carry 400 gallons of
water so it's not like we have to conserve much even in the Bahamas
although we do) is to swim and then shower on deck (assuming warm
weather). We have a pressure fresh water connection on deck, and it
doesn't need to be hot water in warm weather. I wear a bathing suit
if there are people around for fear of striking them blind.


What I'm trying to avoid is the stampede to the coin showers every time we
get to a dock. And the "luxury" of standing under a hot (or sometimes
cool) shower for several minutes is a large part of it.

Coin showers? Where are you?



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grandma Rosalie

S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id2.html

Rosalie B. ) wrote:
:
:
: What I'm trying to avoid is the stampede to the coin showers every time we
: get to a dock. And the "luxury" of standing under a hot (or sometimes
: cool) shower for several minutes is a large part of it.

: Coin showers? Where are you?

Pacific Northwest. If your real lucky you find one with a broken coin
drop that just works. Second best is finding one that will take one
quarter at a time, or less than the full $2.00 worth of quarters.

--
Jim Hollenback

my opinion.

The transom shower is my first choice. Our head is so tiny I can't stand up
straight in it. We have hot and cold water on the transom and if you're just
out for the day the hot is still quite warm. When we bought the boat I
thought it was silly but now it's a lovely luxury.

My second choice after our own boat (which does carry 400 gallons of
water so it's not like we have to conserve much even in the Bahamas
although we do) is to swim and then shower on deck (assuming warm
weather). We have a pressure fresh water connection on deck, and it
doesn't need to be hot water in warm weather. I wear a bathing suit
if there are people around for fear of striking them blind.

Rosalie B. wrote:

I take LONG LONG showers at home. I don't when I'm on a boat. I just
don't.


Not uncommon.

My second choice after our own boat (which does carry 400 gallons of
water so it's not like we have to conserve much even in the Bahamas
although we do) is to swim and then shower on deck (assuming warm
weather). We have a pressure fresh water connection on deck, and it
doesn't need to be hot water in warm weather. I wear a bathing suit
if there are people around for fear of striking them blind.


If they don't like the view, they don't HAVE to look. They won't go
blind if they look away fast engough.

Except for those with bad attitudes -- many (most?) of which would be
welcomed into Playboy's centerfold -- I haven't seen an ugly woman.

[If you search a little, you'll discover I'm a founding member and
moderator of the Chesapeake Flotilla of the Nautical Naturists: 600+
boats, mostly couples, enjoying the Chesapeake wearing whatever they
consider comfortable, which is quite often nothing.]




What I'm trying to avoid is the stampede to the coin showers every time we
get to a dock. And the "luxury" of standing under a hot (or sometimes
cool) shower for several minutes is a large part of it.



Coin showers? Where are you?

I've found a couple in the BVI and one on the Chesapeake. Annapolis
gives out "free" tokens if you take a mooring or slip. I don't think you
can get those tokens if you anchor out of those areas. When we were
there, Deltaville was fairly similar, but that could have changed.
Suspect St. Michaels town dock is in the same class, but we have avoided
them since our first encounter, so I can't say for sure.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

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We are currently in Charleston

Jere Lull wrote:

Rosalie B. wrote:

I take LONG LONG showers at home. I don't when I'm on a boat. I just
don't.


Not uncommon.

My second choice after our own boat (which does carry 400 gallons of
water so it's not like we have to conserve much even in the Bahamas
although we do) is to swim and then shower on deck (assuming warm
weather). We have a pressure fresh water connection on deck, and it
doesn't need to be hot water in warm weather. I wear a bathing suit
if there are people around for fear of striking them blind.


If they don't like the view, they don't HAVE to look. They won't go
blind if they look away fast engough.

Actually in the original tale of the Peeping Tom, Lady Godiva was
supposed to be beautiful - otherwise he wouldn't have looked, would
he?

Except for those with bad attitudes -- many (most?) of which would be
welcomed into Playboy's centerfold -- I haven't seen an ugly woman.

[If you search a little, you'll discover I'm a founding member and
moderator of the Chesapeake Flotilla of the Nautical Naturists: 600+
boats, mostly couples, enjoying the Chesapeake wearing whatever they
consider comfortable, which is quite often nothing.]

While I no longer have many hang ups and quite agree that those who
don't like what they see can just not look, I think it would make Bob
uncomfortable for other folks to see me nude.

What I'm trying to avoid is the stampede to the coin showers every time we
get to a dock. And the "luxury" of standing under a hot (or sometimes
cool) shower for several minutes is a large part of it.

Coin showers? Where are you?

I've found a couple in the BVI and one on the Chesapeake. Annapolis
gives out "free" tokens if you take a mooring or slip. I don't think you
can get those tokens if you anchor out of those areas. When we were
there, Deltaville was fairly similar, but that could have changed.
Suspect St. Michaels town dock is in the same class, but we have avoided
them since our first encounter, so I can't say for sure.

Well I'm glad not to have visited those places. We got tokens for a
pumpout in Deltaville but not for showers, and haven't ever been to
Annapolis by boat or St. Michaels either. In the case of St.
Michaels, we've only been near enough to go on a weekend, and I
decided we didn't want to do that.


grandma Rosalie