Our latest sportfisher had sal****er washdown in the cockpit. The last
one had freshwater washdown.

I can see the following advantages to the sal****er:
Unlimited supply of water;
Salt preserves uncoated teak;
Does not cause wood dry rot;
Does not damage fish filets;

And disadvantages:
Corrosion on metal parts;
salt spots and residue on glass, metal and brightwork;
can't be used for rods, reels, tackle and downrigger washdown;
Inlet filter constantly has to be serviced, every few weeks to remove
debris;
If a hose ruptures or a clamp lets go, it will fill the boat with water
and if you are on the bridge on a four hour run out to a sea mount or
such, you can turn turtle from free surface effect without even knowing
what happened;


So, I am thinking of cranking off the through hull to the sal****er
pump and installing a T-fitting in freshwater tank hose, installing a
healthy washdown pump and replumbing to the outlet faucet in the
cockpit. This seems like a simple job.

Any thoughts? I notice some sportfishers have both. Why is that?
To get a real blast for blood and guts, the ordinary $100 washdown
pumps are crap, I can tell you that, so you need at least a 4 GPM and
50 PSI rating. Maybe more. Any recommendations on a pump?