Shower water consumption
 

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

Shower water consumption
 

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!

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


--
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
 

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!

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


--
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
 

Do it like the motor home gang .... turn it on , get wet, turn it off,
soap up and wash, turn it back on to rinse off

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

Shower water consumption
 

Do it like the motor home gang .... turn it on , get wet, turn it off,
soap up and wash, turn it back on to rinse off

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

Shower water consumption
 

I suspect that you'll use much less -- the shower head figures assume house
water pressures and boats are typically much less.

On Swee****er, between Panama and Papeete, with three people aboard (one
man, two women, no long hair) we averaged 15 gallons a day total
consumption, which included daily showers, drinking, cooking, etc. The
policy was, "use all the water you want, but don't waste it". And of course,
this was in the tropics -- you can get away with less in cool climates.

Make sure you install a shower head on the end of a hose so you can aim it
all over -- this helps to make up for the low pressure.


--
Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


..
..
"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
...
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

Shower water consumption
 

I suspect that you'll use much less -- the shower head figures assume house
water pressures and boats are typically much less.

On Swee****er, between Panama and Papeete, with three people aboard (one
man, two women, no long hair) we averaged 15 gallons a day total
consumption, which included daily showers, drinking, cooking, etc. The
policy was, "use all the water you want, but don't waste it". And of course,
this was in the tropics -- you can get away with less in cool climates.

Make sure you install a shower head on the end of a hose so you can aim it
all over -- this helps to make up for the low pressure.


--
Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


..
..
"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
...
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

Shower water consumption
 

That's at some estimated pressure. I've got my fresh water pump set to about
25 psi or so, and the low flow shower heads are REALLY low flow at that
pressure. Plus they have the button to turn them on and off.

"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
...
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

Shower water consumption
 

That's at some estimated pressure. I've got my fresh water pump set to about
25 psi or so, and the low flow shower heads are REALLY low flow at that
pressure. Plus they have the button to turn them on and off.

"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
...
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

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
 

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

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

Shower water consumption
 

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

Shower water consumption
 

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

Shower water consumption
 

It's not just the water - it's the steam-moisture-condensation in a
lot of climates.

In the tropics - people on my boat get to soap up and swim and then
rinse in a 2 liter bottle of fresh water.


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

Shower water consumption
 

It's not just the water - it's the steam-moisture-condensation in a
lot of climates.

In the tropics - people on my boat get to soap up and swim and then
rinse in a 2 liter bottle of fresh water.


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

Shower water consumption
 

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

Shower water consumption
 

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

Shower water consumption
 

But it's such a nice distraction!

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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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

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But it's such a nice distraction!

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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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
 

Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message:
"Then turn off the water while you soap up and turn it on again to rense."
Glenn, I think the Southern accent is showing!!!

Shower water consumption
 

Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message:
"Then turn off the water while you soap up and turn it on again to rense."
Glenn, I think the Southern accent is showing!!!

Shower water consumption
 

Hummm, sailors watching other sailors in the shower. In the Army we
always suspected something like that about the Navy.

Ron, RA

Shower water consumption
 

Hummm, sailors watching other sailors in the shower. In the Army we
always suspected something like that about the Navy.

Ron, RA

Shower water consumption
 

Too bad the Army didn't watch their people a little more closely.
Then there wouldn't have been Moslem traitors in their ranks.....eh?

As to the Navy....Don't ask, don't tell....just like the Army....(c;


On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 08:24:47 -0500 (EST), (Ron
Thornton) wrote:

Hummm, sailors watching other sailors in the shower. In the Army we
always suspected something like that about the Navy.

Ron, RA



Larry W4CSC

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

Shower water consumption
 

Too bad the Army didn't watch their people a little more closely.
Then there wouldn't have been Moslem traitors in their ranks.....eh?

As to the Navy....Don't ask, don't tell....just like the Army....(c;


On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 08:24:47 -0500 (EST), (Ron
Thornton) wrote:

Hummm, sailors watching other sailors in the shower. In the Army we
always suspected something like that about the Navy.

Ron, RA



Larry W4CSC

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

Shower water consumption
 

I have 150 gallons and with 5 people (2 teen girls) we can go 3 nights
with about 30 gallons left in the hole. That's about 5 gallons per
shower + dishes and the occasional rinse after coming up from diving.
That does NOT include washing the boat. At home they use 10X that amount
for the same tasks.





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

Shower water consumption
 

I have 150 gallons and with 5 people (2 teen girls) we can go 3 nights
with about 30 gallons left in the hole. That's about 5 gallons per
shower + dishes and the occasional rinse after coming up from diving.
That does NOT include washing the boat. At home they use 10X that amount
for the same tasks.





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

Shower water consumption
 

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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

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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?



snip
grandma Rosalie

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

Shower water consumption
 

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.