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Lee_Shaw
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Re: Fresh Water supplies
      27/02/2008 16:52

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Well, sorry if that's too much information - simply a hangover from my military days when we marked one corner of a towel and used that as a 'working' flannel when operating in the field.

So what plans do others have for maintaining personal hygiene during their month afloat - or is this a subject best not talked about ? If so, I do hope you guys will be staying down-wind of me !!
Colin

BTW - I've heard people talk about using half-gallon pump-up plastic weedkiller sprays to get an economical shower, but I've never tried it. Could be ok to use in the cockpit on a nice warm day perhaps (?). But - another bit of gear to find a home for ...




I plan to wash once a week whether I need it or not.

Seriously though, the spray bottle works fine for me, a puny, half-boiled, mug full of warm water in there and I'm as clean as a whistle, soaped and rinsed, front back and sides. I feel so much better for it and it doesn't use up much water so I can "shower" regularly.

I also use the spray to rinse dishes, clean pesky salt off boat things, like piston hanks and blocks, and my beloved fishing reel.

I plan to allow 3litres of water per day with the safety factor built in by allowing for more days.

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* Fresh Water supplies scruff 20/02/2008 13:29
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Lee_Shaw   26/02/2008 17:09
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies SAE140   27/02/2008 08:30
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Noddy   27/02/2008 08:42
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies CentaurPipedream   27/02/2008 11:26
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies SAE140   27/02/2008 14:41
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Lee_Shaw   27/02/2008 16:52
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies SAE140   29/02/2008 10:58
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Nicki_Crutchfield   27/02/2008 16:39
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Noddy   27/02/2008 16:08
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies SAE140   29/02/2008 10:54
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Noddy   29/02/2008 11:41
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies SwedishLass   27/02/2008 16:13
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Nicki_Crutchfield   21/02/2008 17:10
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies nickrj   21/02/2008 21:35
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Nicki_Crutchfield   21/02/2008 21:50
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies scruff   22/02/2008 13:38
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies gwylan   25/02/2008 17:31
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Nicki_Crutchfield   25/02/2008 18:29
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies nickrj   21/02/2008 21:57
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Nicki_Crutchfield   25/02/2008 12:08
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies KBT   21/02/2008 23:59
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies gwylan   20/02/2008 16:35
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies CentaurPipedream   21/02/2008 09:19
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies KBT   21/02/2008 10:52
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies sterenn   21/02/2008 12:14
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies Jake_K   21/02/2008 13:54
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies CentaurPipedream   21/02/2008 14:14
. * * Re: Fresh Water supplies SAE140   22/02/2008 13:15

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