Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: wash down
Posted by hotdog7 on 12/12/08 - 2:46 PM
#1
Anyone have a good way to put a washdown system in?
Posted by ioptfm on 12/12/08 - 6:22 PM
#2
What model and size boat are you wanting to put it in? Are you wanting a freshwater washdown or a rawwater washdown? One has a storage tank and the other uses water from the lake, ocean, etc.
Posted by hotdog7 on 12/13/08 - 5:31 AM
#3
25 outrage saltwater washdown
Posted by wrangler on 12/13/08 - 9:28 AM
#4
I bought a Jabsco wash down pump (shurflo) is another brand. I mounted it aft on the port side. The pump has standard garden connections. I used a washing machine hose with a strainer on the suction side. It is a non collasping type, (garden hose would collapse from the suction). When I needed the pump, the hose went overboard out the back by the splash well and past the motor. The discharge hose was coiled up with a hose nozzle by the pump ready for use. It worked great for washing down and as a secondary bilge suction by the well aft.
Posted by hotdog7 on 12/13/08 - 7:29 PM
#5
That sounds good :)
Posted by arthureld on 12/14/08 - 3:50 PM
#6
Is it ok to wash it down with salt water? My canal is brakish because it is fed from a creek.
I had to break thru some ice to get my boat out of the canal and to the ramp today.
Guess I waited til the last minute. :P
Posted by Doug V on 12/14/08 - 4:42 PM
#7
I installed a bronze through hull inlet at the forward fishwell. A bronze scoop strainer was installed over the through hull on the outside of the hull.
The hose from the through hull is routed into the console where the washdown pump is mounted on the console forward bulkhead.
A quick disconnect outlet is mounted on the starboard side of the console, aft of the fire extinguisher pocket. I have a curly hose that is has the matching quick disconnect.
It is a raw water washdown, so I am washing down with saltwater. Even though it is saltwater, getting the fishblood off the decks fast is a real key to making the boat easy to clean up once you get to the fresh water source.
When it will be a while before I will be able to access fresh water, I wipe down after hosing with the salt water. Fresh water would be better, but this works really well.
Ideally, an on board fresh water tank, plumbed into the washdown system would be great. You could do the initial washdown with salt water, then throw a valve and finish with fresh water.
Doug
Posted by hotdog7 on 12/16/08 - 4:14 PM
#8
What is wrong with saltwater? I used it on all my boats just when I get back to the dock wash with fresh water and soap.
Posted by arthureld on 12/16/08 - 5:28 PM
#9
Sounds good to me hotdog. I was just curious what others had to say.
Posted by ioptfm on 12/16/08 - 5:51 PM
#10
hotdog7 wrote:
What is wrong with saltwater? I used it on all my boats just when I get back to the dock wash with fresh water and soap.
Most people that aren't accustomed to being around salt water have the idea that salt water will suddenly make everything deterioate. Those of us that are in it all of the time learn that as long as you rinse evrything down with clean water you will have no problems, I actually believe that most, and I empahsize most, boats that are used in salt water will probably fair better in the long run than some that are used in fresh water due to the owners washing them down a little more throughly. Now if you use it in salt water and do nothing to clean it, then by all means it will corode and deteriorate more rapidly than one neglected in fresh water...............
Posted by TexasOutrage on 12/17/08 - 6:10 PM
#11
I am interested in how you install your washdown system. I might put one in as well.
Posted by hotdog7 on 12/17/08 - 6:52 PM
#13
From what I have seen freshwater is worse for a boat wood rots faster in fresh water and warm freshwater will cause blisters faster then saltwater as for the motor saltwater is far worse
Posted by ioptfm on 12/17/08 - 6:59 PM
#14
On most outboards you will find zincs or annodes attached to the mounting bracket and the foot of the motor. These are sacrificial and should be inspected often and replaced as needed. this come in to play mainly on one that remains in the water for long periods of time. Again, if you wash it down throughly a motor will stay intact whether in fresh or salt water
Posted by arthureld on 12/17/08 - 10:49 PM
#15
ioptfm wrote:
hotdog7 wrote:
What is wrong with saltwater? I used it on all my boats just when I get back to the dock wash with fresh water and soap.
Most people that aren't accustomed to being around salt water have the idea that salt water will suddenly make everything deterioate. Those of us that are in it all of the time learn that as long as you rinse evrything down with clean water you will have no problems, I actually believe that most, and I empahsize most, boats that are used in salt water will probably fair better in the long run than some that are used in fresh water due to the owners washing them down a little more throughly. Now if you use it in salt water and do nothing to clean it, then by all means it will corode and deteriorate more rapidly than one neglected in fresh water...............
Excellent info. So, if I wash my Outrage 20 with brackish canal water, would one 5 gal bucket of fresh water be enough to do the final rinse?
Posted by ioptfm on 12/18/08 - 7:02 AM
#16
Excellent info. So, if I wash my Outrage 20 with brackish canal water, would one 5 gal bucket of fresh water be enough to do the final rinse?
That would depend on how much of the brackish water you used and where all you used it. I would think that 5 gal would be cutting it close though. You just want to make sure that you get as much of the bad water and residue off as possible.
Posted by fifi4 on 12/18/08 - 7:53 AM
#17
I have a 2007 Dauntless 200 that I am installing a freshwater system on right now. I have a raw water system that came with the boat and it works great. However, I travel down the Texas inter-coastal some times and stay for several days in a remote area that does not have acces to fresh water. I decided to splurge for the fresh water system that is approved by Whaler. Originally I was concerned about the weight of all that water but the Dauntless seems unaffected. Cleaning blood off immediately is really critical for an easy cleanup later on. Now I don't have to worry about it being salt water. And, I always have that as a back up.