T&T: Anchor Chain washing

[Jim Barrentine]

At 08:21 AM 7/29/2008, Oliver wrote:
>I have been thinking about installing a seperate thru hull, pump etc for chain
>washing but I hate to put another hole in the boat.  Has anyone tried using
>one of the smaller presuure washers which could be plugged into a receptacle
>in the wheel house? I think Marin's point about the really gluey mud is well
>taken.  We have some of that in the East Coast.


My approach was to buy a standard 12v Jabsco washdown pump and mount 
it inside a bow locker.  I permanently wired in the 12v.  I have 
about a 7 ft length of garden hose on the inlet side weighted with a 
brass Y hose fitting and a length of garden hose with a spray nozzle 
on the outlet side.

To use, I open the locker, toss the inlet hose over the side and turn 
the pump on.  Works great and the pump is easy to replace when it dies.

Make sure to look at the lift rating of the pump to make sure it can 
lift the water all the way to your deck.

Jim



Jim Barrentine
Endeavour Trawlercat 36 "Down Time"
Marathon Yacht Club
825 33rd Street, Gulf
Marathon, FL  33050
216-496-2008
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