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[email protected] February 5th 07 08:55 PM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 
On Feb 5, 2:35 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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Including just rinsing your hands in salt water - won't
hurt you.


Maybe he never leaves the dock, where all that weird crap builds up and
smells like weird crap that collects around docks.


Or water fountains with low water pressure.


JR North February 5th 07 09:08 PM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 
Which hand?
JR

wrote:

I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.

My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.

What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.

Is there such a thing available in the market?

Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.

I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).

Thanks for any pointer in advance.

Jay Chan



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JimH February 5th 07 09:35 PM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 

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On Feb 5, 12:33 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.


My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.


What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.


Is there such a thing available in the market?


Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.


I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).


Thanks for any pointer in advance.


Jay Chan


Why do you need to wash off the salt water all the time. Just pour a
little
fresh water from a drinking water bottle on the hands if you need to get
the
salt off. Sal****er will not hurt you. I wash off the bait juice all
the
time by dipping my hands in the ocean. Then use a towel to dry my
hands.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


I use my pants leg. :)


ROTF! Now we know why you never wear shorts. ;-)



Calif Bill February 5th 07 10:41 PM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 

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On Feb 5, 12:33 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
wrote in message

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I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.


My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.


What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.


Is there such a thing available in the market?


Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.


I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).


Thanks for any pointer in advance.


Jay Chan


Why do you need to wash off the salt water all the time. Just pour a
little
fresh water from a drinking water bottle on the hands if you need to get
the
salt off. Sal****er will not hurt you. I wash off the bait juice all
the
time by dipping my hands in the ocean. Then use a towel to dry my
hands.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


I use my pants leg. :)


I wear shorts most of the year.



[email protected] February 6th 07 02:02 AM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 
On Feb 5, 1:07 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

oups.com...

I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.


My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.


What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.


Is there such a thing available in the market?


Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.


I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).


Thanks for any pointer in advance.


Jay Chan


You cannot be serious. Please tell me this is a joke.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Why is it a joke? I always carry a water bottle for washing the salt
from my hands after I have washed my hand in sea water. This
minimizes the irritation on my skin and helps keeping the skin problem
down. Of course, I also use hand cream; this is a given. I guess not
everyone has this skin problem; therefore, most people probably don't
understand how this feels. Let's just say that this problem is
physical, not mental.

That water bottle works. But it is a bit too ad-hoc and tends to use
more water than needed. That's the reason why I want to find
something more convenient.

Jay Chan


[email protected] February 6th 07 02:10 AM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 
On Feb 5, 1:08 pm, "Don White" wrote:
wrote in message

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I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.


My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.


What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.


Is there such a thing available in the market?


Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.


I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).


Thanks for any pointer in advance.


Jay Chan


My mini cruiser sailboat is about the same size as your boat. I'll cary
the wet type wash cloths (think baby cleanups).
You might also get the type of liquid anti-bacteria dispensers hospitals
like you to use when visiting.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Yours is a good alternative. But I have a feeling that using water to
wash off the salt probably is more effective. When I use baby-wipe to
clean my hands, somehow I always feel that I haven't completely
cleaned my hands.

Jay Chan


JoeSpareBedroom February 6th 07 02:11 AM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 
wrote in message
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On Feb 5, 1:07 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message

oups.com...

I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.


My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.


What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.


Is there such a thing available in the market?


Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.


I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).


Thanks for any pointer in advance.


Jay Chan


You cannot be serious. Please tell me this is a joke.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Why is it a joke? I always carry a water bottle for washing the salt
from my hands after I have washed my hand in sea water. This
minimizes the irritation on my skin and helps keeping the skin problem
down. Of course, I also use hand cream; this is a given. I guess not
everyone has this skin problem; therefore, most people probably don't
understand how this feels. Let's just say that this problem is
physical, not mental.

That water bottle works. But it is a bit too ad-hoc and tends to use
more water than needed. That's the reason why I want to find
something more convenient.

Jay Chan



Your own perspiration contains salt.



[email protected] February 6th 07 02:15 AM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 
On Feb 5, 1:33 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
wrote in message

oups.com...


I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.


My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.


What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.


Is there such a thing available in the market?


Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.


I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).


Thanks for any pointer in advance.


Jay Chan


Why do you need to wash off the salt water all the time. Just pour a little
fresh water from a drinking water bottle on the hands if you need to get the
salt off. Sal****er will not hurt you. I wash off the bait juice all the
time by dipping my hands in the ocean. Then use a towel to dry my hands.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


The skin in my hand can be easily irritated, and become open wounds.
This is the reason why I need to keep my hands very clean, and use
hand cream all the time.

Jay Chan


[email protected] February 6th 07 02:31 AM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 
On Feb 5, 3:41 pm, "D-unit" wrote:
wrote in message

oups.com...


I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.


My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.


What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.


Is there such a thing available in the market?


Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.


I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).


Thanks for any pointer in advance.


Jay Chan


Hmmm...

Something like a pump sprayer might do the trick. You know the kind
you get at the home center for around $15.00. Its not going to pump
out loads of water but it might do the trick. You could modify the
nozzle and make something work Im sure.

Otherwise,

Switch over to a 2-liter bottle and embrace squeeze technology to regulate
the water pressure and add just a dash of hand soap to the mix. I even use
hot water when its cold outside.

Let us know how you make out.

db- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Yes, I know the garden sprayer that you are referring to, and I have
several of them for gardening and lawn care. Actually, that was how I
get the idea of looking for something like that in a marine supply
store. I have a feeling that this kind of device is so simple that it
must cost very little and can be placed in any where we want. But so
far I cannot find anything like that. I may have to mount a garden
sprayer onto the boat like what you have suggested; but that can be
ugly.

Or I may get a low cost 12v electric pump that comes with a faucet in
a kit, and be done with this. Sound like that is probably what I may
end up doing.

Jay Chan


JoeSpareBedroom February 6th 07 02:35 AM

Need a Way to Wash Hand with Fresh Water
 
wrote in message
oups.com...
On Feb 5, 3:41 pm, "D-unit" wrote:
wrote in message

oups.com...


I would like to know if there is a simple device for washing hand with
fresh water.


My boat is a 18-ft center console that is too small for adding a sink
and faucet in it; moreover, a sink and faucet is overkill for my
need. I will wash my hand in sal****er, and then use freshwater as
the last step to wash away the sal****er from my hand. Therefore, I
only need a small amount of fresh water. I have a feeling that one-
gallon of freshwater should be more than enough for several persons
use in a fishing trip. I would like to know a neat way to accomplish
this.


What I am looking for is something works like a garden hand-pump spray
bottle. Then I can put the water tank under the floor, run a short
lengh of water hose to the back of the boat and connecting to a small
water faucet, somehow having a small hand pump next to the faucet.
When I need to use it, all I need to do is pump it several times, turn
on the faucet to let out a stream of water spray to wash the sal****er
away from my hand (or wash the eyeglasses), let the water to run down
to the floor and get air dried or drained to the scuppers. When I am
done, I simply turn off the faucet. The next guy who wants to use it
probably doesn't need to pump because there should still be enough
water pressure in the system.


Is there such a thing available in the market?


Currently, I use a one-gal water bottle and pour over my hands. But
this is not neat and is not elegant. Moreover, this tends to use more
water than I really need.


I have thought of using a store-bought large spring water tank that
has a small faucet at the bottom and use gravity to dispense the
water. But this requires me to put the water tank a couple feet above
the floor. I would like to put the water tank under the floor to
lower the center of gravity as much as possible (afterall it is a
small boat).


Thanks for any pointer in advance.


Jay Chan


Hmmm...

Something like a pump sprayer might do the trick. You know the kind
you get at the home center for around $15.00. Its not going to pump
out loads of water but it might do the trick. You could modify the
nozzle and make something work Im sure.

Otherwise,

Switch over to a 2-liter bottle and embrace squeeze technology to
regulate
the water pressure and add just a dash of hand soap to the mix. I even
use
hot water when its cold outside.

Let us know how you make out.

db- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Yes, I know the garden sprayer that you are referring to, and I have
several of them for gardening and lawn care. Actually, that was how I
get the idea of looking for something like that in a marine supply
store. I have a feeling that this kind of device is so simple that it
must cost very little and can be placed in any where we want. But so
far I cannot find anything like that. I may have to mount a garden
sprayer onto the boat like what you have suggested; but that can be
ugly.

Or I may get a low cost 12v electric pump that comes with a faucet in
a kit, and be done with this. Sound like that is probably what I may
end up doing.

Jay Chan



Buy the biggest bottles of drinking water you can find with the so-called
"sport tops" for drinking. Drink the water. Fill with tap water at home.
You're all set. Why are you making such a production out of this?




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