We went on a 4 day vacation to Boston this past weekend. (Great time, story
and
pictures will follow when I get time.) But after 2 days the boat was
starting to look
a little dirty inside.

I'm wondering about getting a 12-Volt vacuumed for the boat. But
I remember buying one for a van I had years ago and it was basically useless
because it had no power. Anyone have recommendations on a good 12-volt
vacuumed??

Thanks,
Gary

Gary wrote:
We went on a 4 day vacation to Boston this past weekend. (Great time, story
and
pictures will follow when I get time.) But after 2 days the boat was
starting to look
a little dirty inside.

I'm wondering about getting a 12-Volt vacuumed for the boat. But
I remember buying one for a van I had years ago and it was basically useless
because it had no power. Anyone have recommendations on a good 12-volt
vacuumed??

Thanks,
Gary


Remember your experience with the van. I wasted money on a 12-volt
"marine" vac
years ago, and now carry a cheap, 120-volt "stick" vac stowed in the
back of a hanging locker. Can't use it without AC, but at least it
works.
We have some teak & holly as well as carpeted cabin soles. The teak and
holly sweeps up nicely with a handbrush and a dustpan, and we've had
pretty good success using the hand brush/dustpan combo on the carpeting
too.

If you can figure out how to attach a treble hook to a hand held
12-volt marine vac, it might make a good lure for some big, East Coast
gamefish. :-)

why not get a 12 DC to 120 AC inverter and vacuum away?

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why not get a 12 DC to 120 AC inverter and vacuum away?


You may overload the converter doing this

Not if it's the right size inverter.

Dan J.S. wrote:
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why not get a 12 DC to 120 AC inverter and vacuum away?



You may overload the converter doing this

They all suck (not dirt). Use a Dirt Devil with a big enough inverter
to handle it, if your house battery will take it. Even the Dirt Devil
is marginal. The best idea is never to have a carpet in a boat.
Matting can be taken up & the boat easily swept with less effort.

Ok, now I feel silly. See. the boat is only a 22 footer, so there really
isn't room
for a full 120 volt AC vac. ~ I guess eveyone is in agreement that the 12
volt
vacs suck - and not in a good way.

So I guess I can just live with a little detritus on the floors those few
times
a year we use the boat a few days in a row without hauling her out on the
trailer and back home.

Thanks for the input.

Gary

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