I bought a smaller 4-gallon Shop Vac 5 years or so ago that seems to be like the Energizer bunny. I think I paid $30 or $40 for it on sale. It’s too large to keep on board but small enough to easily throw in the trunk of the car and it sits nicely in the cockpit when I’m using it. I found an extra hose kit at a thrift shop for $5 so I have enough hose to reach just about anywhere in the boat when it is in the cockpit. One nice thing is that this unit takes the standard bags and filters that are used on the majority of the Shop Vac products ... so I have a Hepa filter installed that really cuts down on the fine dust exhausted out the unit.
The filter came from Lee Valley tools ... they (amazingly) had the best price I could find. I’m on my 2nd filter right now ... sanding the bottom after using Soy Strip killed the 1st one .... along with my big shop vac (although that one was a used unit I picked up off Craigslist). Peter Fell Sidney, BC Cygnet C&C 27 MkIII From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 1:26 PM To: 'Kevin Driscoll' ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Wet / Dry Vac recommendations? I bot a Sears a couple years ago, and I luv it. Well, maybe I’m getting carried away, but I have tried Sharks, larger shop vacs, but this one is perfect. I tried to find it on their site, to no avail, but they may still have it. It was one of the smallest, maybe 2 or 2 .5 gal. It has a little felt bag instead of the regular filters. Make sure you get one that blows as well as sucks. I use it to suck on the faucet to prime it in the spring, Blow it in the fall to clean out the lines, (oops, this is starting to sound a little graphic, sorry) sometimes when I am sanding or using the dremel I hold it nearby to suck up the dust. Oh, and I have even used it to clean! The great thing is, it came with a little side attachment point, and I screwed the attachment point under the chart table, in completely wasted space. It just hangs there, and You would never know it was there, and I can run it with the inverter when out. Bill Coleman C&C 39 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 1:14 PM To: C&C List Subject: Stus-List Wet / Dry Vac recommendations? Looking for recommendations for a wet / dry vac for boat and some home. 110v is fine, but prefer something other than the huge ~16 gallon versions. Suggestions and links are welcome. Of course…price/value is a consideration. Thanks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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