On Feb 5, 8:35 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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On Feb 5, 3:41 pm, "D-unit" 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

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.

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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.
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Well, some people itch and twitch over hand cleaning, some people
itch and twitch over water fountains in schools.

It's all a matter of perspective. :)

Did a 'foot pump' search on eBay and got item# 190080026837
(windshield washer pump). Sounds good to me. Put the jug where you
want, put the nozzle where you want, and stomp on the pump.
(Remembered the pump in a portajohn.)

Den YF48

Den again:
http://www.toico.com/sinkparts.html a "Baby Whale Foot
Pump"
Den 48YF

On Feb 8, 7:34 am, "den" wrote:
Den again:
http://www.toico.com/sinkparts.html a "Baby Whale Foot
Pump"
Den 48YF

Thanks for the great suggestion! That web site seems to have a lot of
low cost hand powered water pumps and faucets.

I have a feeling that they are selling their products for general
purpose use instead of for marine environment; this explains the
reason why they cost much less than what I find in marine supply
store. I guess this should be OK because I am supposed to use it to
pump freshwater from a freshwater tank, not sal****er, and I park my
boat in the driveway, not leaving it in the slip. Moreover, those
that I find in marine supply store are not stainless steel anyway
(chrome-plated may be brass or aluminum).

Jay Chan