We use two 2.5 gallon solar showers. The smaller bags heat up faster than a single large bag and are easier to drag around. The real Stearns Sun Showers are far superior to the straight black bag. We normally shower in the cockpit but have put the solar shower outlet down into the head when it's cold/breezy/crowded out.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 24 February 2014 11:27, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. 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