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existentialsailor
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Initially Posted - 07/09/2006 : 10:18:08

So how do you get clean after a sweaty sunblock covered day? As far as I know Cat 25's don't have anymore of a shower facility than a Capri...so are sponge baths the only option?

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Rich G
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 10:41:59

SUN SHOWER! They're great. Of course, you have to have the water to fill it.

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John G-
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 10:53:44

Swimming is always an option.
I found a sprinkle attachment that fits most plastic soda bottles. I found it in a garden supply place. It came with a sprinkle nozzle, a pour spout and 2-3 rings so it fits a few sizes of bottles. Using a 1 liter bottle it makes for a nice quick rinse off. There are also the “sun shower” bags. Fill them up and they will heat up for a warm shower.

Since this must be done in the cockpit, you might want to wear a swimming suit so you don’t shock the neighbors.

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 11:24:41

Yes, definitely get a Sun Shower! Great in the cockpit but I also have used it on the foredeck (the Admiral didn't want the cockpit all wet).

As far as taking a swim, the SW Florida Water Management District has so screwed up the Caloosahatchee River that people don't dare swim in it anymore for all the algae and manmade gunk released into it from Lake Okeechobee. If they weren't a governmental entity, I'm sure they would be charged with criminal negligence. Don't get me started.

Steve

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 11:28:28

Rick<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">So how do you get clean after a sweaty sunblock covered day? ... so are sponge baths the only option?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">There are probably lots of ways to get clean without the luxury of hot running water after a sweaty day of sailing. On my month long cruise to the Abacos I experimented with solar showers, a pump sprayer, and finally settled on sponge baths.

I heated up a few quarts (less than a gallon) of water on the stove. I poured about a pint to a quart at a time into a basin on the top step of the companionway stairs. I put down a towel on the cabin sole for a bathmat, and scrubbed with a washcloth.

After trying several types of soap, I settled on liquid antibacterial facial cleanser. It seemed to do the best job of getting me clean without leaving the feel of a soap residue film. (At home we're used to rinsing off our favorite soap with nearly infinite amounts of hot water. With limited water, 'rinsability' takes on greater importance.) I found I needed to to scrub with soap twice, using much less soap the second time, and then rinse, using the same washcloth in hot water technique.

I replaced the hot water in the basin once or twice each wash/rinse cycle. Using a small amount of water, and changing it more often, results in less reapplication of bath scum.

The best way to control water temp seemed to be to over heat some of the alotted bath water, and then dilute that down in the basin to a comfortable temp with unheated water as I went. With a pot of hot water and one of cold, it was easy to adjust the temp of the basin as it cooled or was dumped.

I'm trying to remember what I used for shampoo. I'm pretty sure I ended up switching brands for easier rinsing, and doing the same wash, wash/rinse, rinse steps on my hair.

After drying off with the same big beach towel a couple days in a row, it was then relegated to bathmat duty for a couple more days. About once a week I made a 'pit stop' for fuel, water, ice, perishables, public phone, etc. At the same time, I hunted down a coin laundry and a public bath (and a good restaurant

).

And always remember, a clean sailor gets more smiles and better service ashore than a sailor dripping with sweat and sunscreen!

-- Leon Sisson

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 11:28:57

Sunshower... or install a washdown pump.

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 13:40:07

Sunshower hung from the topping lift raised boom end.
Gillette body wash, it comes in a small tube, fits in a gym bag.
shake like a dog, towel off
Post shower cocktail

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djn
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 13:40:56

Hi CB, that is what I was thinking. A wash down pump and a showerhead. I am not sure waht the SunShower is. It sounds like a commercial product. Cheers.

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 13:59:56

I have the sun shower too, also got a enclosure.
Baby wipes work good too.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 14:39:18

>"I am not sure waht the SunShower is"

Heavy plastic bag with one side clear and one side black... has a hose and showerhead attached. Fill with water, lay out in the sun awhile and you've got a couple gallons of hot water for a shower. Available from most all outdoor and camping stores.

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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 14:45:59

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by djn
 Hi CB, that is what I was thinking. A wash down pump and a showerhead. I am not sure waht the SunShower is. It sounds like a commercial product. Cheers.
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[url="http://www.safetycentral.com/25galsolsuns.html"]2.5 Gallon Solar Sun Shower [/url]

Underlined words are a HOT link.

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 15:14:33

And just in case there's too many boats around for the admirals liking.

Edited by - Tom Potter on 07/09/2006 15:14:50

Jonathan Cuff
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 15:19:53

We installed a freshwater shower in the cockpit (port side aft). We hated being caked in salt after a swim, and it seemed a good way to utilise the freshwater tank already in the boat. We just put another outlet into the tank and then installed a Shurflo 3.8 GPM demand pump and the shower head in the cockpit coaming. This works really well. Proior to this water would sit in the tank for far too long. We wanted something a bit more permanent than a solar shower as we use it almost every time we're out.

Cheers Jonathan

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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 16:15:11

With the Sun-Shower, I just use shampoo to wash everything--it seems to rinse off more easily than regular soaps. Be careful--the Sun-shower can get surprisingly hot!

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 07/09/2006 : 18:31:41

I started using baby wipes after hearing about my brother-n-law fire fighter & rescue worker used them in New Orleans after Hurricae Katrina. In the winter when it is cooler you do not freeze as much. But summer time I jump over and climb back aboard to use a body wash. Don't use soap. Soaps have chemical reations with salts and form sticky precipitate which seperates from the solution. Most body washes are detergent and not soap I believe.

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redviking
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Response Posted - 07/22/2006 : 14:30:12

The Zodi stovetop is awesome.... http://www.zodi.com/web-content/Consumer/zodihotstovetopshower.html combine it with a couple of REI collapsable buckets and you are good to go with a standard propane stove. I'm on the hunt for a small inflatable pool that I can install a nipple drain into, so that shower water drains into the bilge for those crowded anchorages where we could take a shower in the anchorage down below....

sten

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