Lance, Not really - it throws water about 20', I imagine just far enough to douse a jet ski jerk if necessary. I hail out of Aqualand, which has been a convenient choice. We ought to catch a cup of java sometime. I'm mostly retiring, although teach two or three days a week in Gwinnett and DaKalb. I have enjoyed working with the kids. I presume you race your boat. My only option for washdown is lakewater, restrictions have always been severe at Aqualand. I just picked up a fresh water pump at West, and think it is rated for 1-2 faucets. I'll get around to installing it after the Annapolis show in a month. Chow, Art --- Lance Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, Art, I'm on Lake Lanier. > All we use our fresh water for is dish and hand > washing. We also let the > dogs drink from it as needed. Is yours a high > pressure wash down? > > Lance Jones > Cruising Captain, Barefoot Sailing Club > Catalina 27TR SN 5455 Gaelforce! > Capri 25 SN 411 Scottish Rebel! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Art Czerwonky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 6:26 PM > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Pressure water system > > > > Lance, > > For now, just washdown. If I did use for fresh, I > > would locate a 5 gal portable near the intake. > I'm > > not keen on even using the fresh water tank aboard > > except washing. We carry the store-bought 1 gal > > spring water for drinking & cooking. > > Which Barefoot Sailing Club - We have one on > Lanier, > > NE of Atlanta. > > Art > > > > --- Lance Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Thanks Art, > >> Does it run your fresh system or just for wash > down? > >> How did you run your > >> lines if you used it for fresh too? > >> > >> Lance Jones > >> Cruising Captain, Barefoot Sailing Club > >> Catalina 27TR SN 5455 Gaelforce! > >> Capri 25 SN 411 Scottish Rebel! > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Art Czerwonky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 7:40 AM > >> Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Pressure water > system > >> > >> > >> > Lance, > >> > I put a West 3.4 wash down into my Rhodes, > >> installed > >> > in a corner of the laz, never been more happy. > >> Fresh > >> > water, different pump, no problem. > >> > Art Czerwonky > >> > s/v Mary Jane > >> > --- Lance Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Has anyone out there installed an electric > water > >> >> pump for their water system? If so, any > insights? > >> >> > >> >> Lance Jones > >> >> Cruising Captain, Barefoot Sailing Club > >> >> Catalina 27TR SN 5455 Gaelforce! > >> >> Capri 25 SN 411 Scottish Rebel! > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: Phil Agur > >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:16 PM > >> >> Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Quesdtion > about > >> >> solar pannels > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Joe, > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Solar goes from a little flexible pad that > is > >> the > >> >> equivalent of a wall wart trickle charger to a > >> >> multi-panel system capable of running all of > >> >> cruising boat's systems with no other power. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Both ends of the scale are well defined but > the > >> >> middle ground is buyer beware. I think we got > 6 > >> >> panels on my brother's boat for a total of 840 > >> >> watts. We went with a Morningstar regulator I > >> flush > >> >> mounted in a replacement teak panel above the > >> >> navigation station. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > http://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/ProStar/index.shtml > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Certainly if a 60 watt occasionally run > >> alternator > >> >> is keeping her charged now then you may not > need > >> >> anything more than 60 watts. The occasional > use > >> may > >> >> become the tricky part. The solar is only > going > >> to > >> >> output it's rated wattage in the tropics (the > >> angle > >> >> of the sun's ray impacts the total available > >> energy) > >> >> during midday. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> We have a 60 watt system (two thirty 30 watt > - > >> >> frameless) with a non-temperature compensated > >> >> regulator and it's too much to leave connected > >> all > >> >> the time. Letting it winter here will fry the > >> >> batteries in a few months. The cure would be > to > >> go > >> >> to the Morningstar regulator, which is a > >> temperature > >> >> regulated smart charger, instead of the simple > >> >> voltage regulator I have now. Know you can > have > >> some > >> >> reserve power without overcharging. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> The other approach is a simple flexible low > >> power > >> >> solar trickle charger. It won't have the > capacity > >> to > >> >> fight the batteries being run down by a > running > >> >> bilge pump but it shines in ease of use. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> The best folks to ask are the ones around > you > >> >> geologically. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Boat US would also recommend you change any > >> above > >> >> water through-hull fittings to brass. Their > >> >> insurance records are full of cases where > >> freezing > >> >> water cracked an above water fitting and a > >> temporary > >> >> snow load pushed it below the waterline. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Phil Agur s/v > Wing > >> Tip > >> >> > >> >> Secretary/Treasurer Call Sign WCW3485 > >> >> > >> >> IC27/270A MMSI > >> 366901790 > >> >> > >> >> www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: [email protected] > >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf > >> >> Of Joe McCary > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:06 AM > >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> Subject: catalina27-talk: Quesdtion about > solar > === message truncated ===
