Does anyone like showering in their wet head?

I use mine every weekend in the spring. Usually don't wipe it down... just air dry it.

When it gets warmer, I'll use the transom shower. And finally, when the water warms up, I bathe in the clean lake.
 
No problem with the wet shower. It has plenty of room and it dries quickly enough.
 
After reading every ones input was wondering if you would spray the wet shower walls down with RainX if it would make drying easier.
 
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After reading every ones input was wondering if you would spray the wet shower walls down with RainX if it would make drying easier.
That's not necessary. It dries quickly in our climate. Not sure how that works in Florida in August but Michigan summers are not an issue for us. Sometimes I will leave the heat lamps on for a while if it is humid.
 
I love my shower, (and the transom shower as well), I very rarely clean up, I just let it dry on its own, after all, it is just fresh water, it’s not going to hurt anything. I leave the toilet cover down so the seat doesn’t get wet. I might wipe the counter down. I’m 6’1, but only weigh 170, so I don’t take up much space. We have used ours for getting ready for concerts, dinner, etc, the only issue we have is the need for a mirror that you can see when standing up. Only one available on my 320 is in the bathroom. We are going to try and find something we can install in the cabin, just have no idea where yet. We don’t watch TV, so we might remove the bulkhead TV and install it there.
How about on outside of bathroom door? You could even do a decorative one with a couple of Squigley’s or something on it
 
It's nothing to write home about, but is tolerable on my 310. The main thing I dislike is not being able to fully stand up in the head. (I'm 6'1" mean but not lean). Mostly I let it air dry. Occasionally I'll spray down the walls with foaming cleaner and then rinse it off.
 
One of the best changes I've made on our boat is install a thermostatic (vs pressure-balancing) mixing valve for the shower...our original configuration used the head sink faucet on a stainless flex hose. This works, sort of, but attempting to conserve fresh water and maintain a consistent temperature usually lead to frustration.

Now, with the separate thermostatic valve, I can set the desired shower water temperature and separately control the water flow rate (including all the way off), knowing that I will always have the same water temperature without having to fiddle with the faucet.

It also has the added benefit of providing anti-scald protection, assuming the max temp stop is properly set in the valve.

Highly recommended if you hate water temp fluctuations while you shower on the boat...
 
On our 320 we used it rarely. Work-able, but not ideal. I'm 6'4" so I sat or stooped. Major problem was water leaking behind the lower cabinet door and getting the TP wet. Yuck. Marina showers much more common. Now I can say the opposite. I'll never use a marina again.
 
I never minded it on my old 300 Sundancer, but my wife hated it.
She insisted that if we moved up, the next boat must have a seperate shower.
Have to admit though, she was right, the big seperate shower stall on my current boat is really nice.
 
Two heads, two showers one is separate and that is the one we use... I don't recall anyone ever showering in the wet head. With our previous boat (300 Weekender) if the marina had suitable showers we would shower together (always fun) and if not then we'd shower onboard and wipe it down afterward.
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One of the best changes I've made on our boat is install a thermostatic (vs pressure-balancing) mixing valve for the shower...our original configuration used the head sink faucet on a stainless flex hose. This works, sort of, but attempting to conserve fresh water and maintain a consistent temperature usually lead to frustration.

Now, with the separate thermostatic valve, I can set the desired shower water temperature and separately control the water flow rate (including all the way off), knowing that I will always have the same water temperature without having to fiddle with the faucet.

It also has the added benefit of providing anti-scald protection, assuming the max temp stop is properly set in the valve.

Highly recommended if you hate water temp fluctuations while you shower on the boat...

i like this idea....do you have a link to one of these gizmos?

cliff
 
I would love a separate shower. I do love taking a shower on the boat, kinda look forward to it. The wife on the other hand has never used it. No idea why. I wish there was a way to set a fixed shower head though. I'd really like that. Just the idea of some warm water shower on a boat is making me want summer....Damn snow!
 
Showered on the 260, (PITA), 280 better but still cramped but the 320 awesome. Wipe down is no big deal to me, just helps keep the head clean and fresh. Biggest thing is to keep your sump clean.
 
After reading every ones input was wondering if you would spray the wet shower walls down with RainX if it would make drying easier.

Just use a water blade squeegee from Walmart's auto section - they are big and flexible silicone. Then just a quick wipe down and done.

-Kevin
Showered on the 260, (PITA), 280 better but still cramped but the 320 awesome. Wipe down is no big deal to me, just helps keep the head clean and fresh. Biggest thing is to keep your sump clean.

For the sump pump it's best to use shower gel and not a soap bar. Seems to keep it much cleaner and doesn't goop up.

-Kevin
 
I don’t ever use my shower. I use the shower facility at the marina.
 
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I don’t ever use my shower. I use the shower facility at the marina.
We see people in boats with great showers like the 42 has and scratch our heads every time we see people walking down the dock with all their shower gear to public showers. Why would anyone prefer that over a clean, private, cool place to shower on your own boat?
 
We used the wet shower in the 260DA because we trailered it and stayed on the hook all of the time. I am 6’4” around 240 and it was a sit down. Not ideal, but got the job done. Never once wiped it down and had no issues. Small price for the fun we had.

Having 2 full standup shower stalls now is a dream come true. She has hers and I have mine. They work just as well as the showers at home.

Bennett
 

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