We have a sun shower as well, but have never used it to shower. We use it for heating water for dishes (if we've been on the hook for a while and not running the engine) and I fill it up to use as emergency water when we're offshore (keep it with the ditch bag).
Cheers, Colin On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>wrote: > I knew I bought one of those camping showers for a reason. We never ended > up using it this summer but its on the boat just in case. It does heat up > pretty good that's for sure. > > Thanks guys. I'm full of stupid questions. Learning to sail is one thing. > I took classes. This other stuff though.... > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Colin Kilgour > <charliekilo...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Stevan >> >> I have a shower stall on board and a freshwater rinse at the stern. We >> use both. >> >> In the Caribbean we mostly use the freshwater rinse at the stern, soap >> up, and then rinse off again. It uses a lot less water than the shower >> below decks, makes less mess, and is way faster. >> >> We use the shower below less frequently, but still every couple of days >> or so. The drill is - get wet. turn water off. soap up. rinse. No >> singing. No loitering. >> >> We carry about 200 gals of water and can make it last a long time. We >> also have a watermaker (recently installed) although I'm not yet convinced >> we need it. (Long story as to why we bought it) >> >> If you're going to be in saltwater, I would highly recommend you have >> either a cockpit shower or a belowdecks shower. Sure, you can survive >> without it (hell, the Pardeys never needed one!) but it will make your >> cruising much more enjoyable if you can get the salt off easily. >> >> My $.02 >> >> Cheers, >> Colin >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I'de love to see your boat Ed, thanks for the offer. >>> >>> Question about showering on a boat in general .. I put pressure water on >>> the boat this past summer. When I am doing the dishes or washing up i run >>> the water then turn it off. Scrub. Turn water on, rinse. I am miserly with >>> the water. When you guys shower, do you "shower" like you do at home or >>> kind of like how I do the dishes? >>> >>> Steve >>> Suhana, C&C 32 >>> Toronto >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 1:15 PM, D Harben <sailadventu...@rogers.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ed and Stevan, >>>> May I chime in here with my interest to also see a Landfall 38 >>>> >>>> Don >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 1:01 PM, Prime Interest <primeinter...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Prime interest has the u-shaped galley, no separate shower, the single >>>> quarter berth and nav station. >>>> >>>> I'd be happy to show it to you sometime. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ed >>>> >>>> Prime Interset >>>> 1982 Landfall 38 >>>> Toronto, Ontario >>>> >>>> On Monday, February 24, 2014, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I only just realized that there was a layout available for the >>>>> Landfall 38 that had a U-shaped galley, more interior woodwork and most >>>>> impressively, a separate shower. I've been discussing our needs with the >>>>> admiral and we're in agreement on the requirement for a separate shower so >>>>> the Landfall has now captured our attention. Looking at boats on >>>>> yachtworld >>>>> it appears that only LFs made after 82 had the separate shower, is that >>>>> true or was it a layout that was always available? >>>>> >>>>> Our 32 doesn't have a shower and the head is tiny. I couldn't really >>>>> imagine taking a shower in there at all. Showers are probably a point of >>>>> interest when you're swimming in salt water every day??? Seems that the LF >>>>> also carries over 100 gallons of fresh water .. having never showered on a >>>>> boat I don't know if this is enough for a rinse off every day? How often >>>>> are people showering with fresh water when away in remote anchorages in >>>>> the >>>>> Caribbean? Or other warm climates? I have no experience here. >>>>> >>>>> I also wanted to ask the owners of the LF 38s which layout you have >>>>> and what you like about it, and what you don't like about it? Have you >>>>> done >>>>> much long term cruising or living aboard? Wally, I've read most of your >>>>> articles and I know you installed the U-shaped galley, I guess I assumed >>>>> all Landfalls were that way. >>>>> >>>>> The landfalls are a good value. I laid out a bunch of options in the >>>>> "when to go cruising" thread and one of them is certainly taking our boat >>>>> up to Georgian Bay and keeping it there. A Landfall would serve well on >>>>> Georgian Bay as well as being enough boat to do some long term cruising >>>>> on. >>>>> We haven't yet figured out how we're going to take off forever so it looks >>>>> like that plan will have to wait a while. In the short term however, >>>>> moving >>>>> our boat to Georgian Bay is looking like a win/win in the short term. >>>>> >>>>> Stevesta >>>>> Suhana, C&C 32 >>>>> Toronto >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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