Does anyone like showering in their wet head?

I don’t ever use my shower. I use the shower facility at the marina.

Unfortunately at several of the marinas we frequent the public showers are basically beach showers and not nearly as nice or private as on the boat. I would not even consider using the one at Watch Hill, FI as I would probably get eaten alive by mosquitoes on the way to and from.

On top of that our home port marina, which is a county park, does not have shower facilities at all. So its shower on the boat or go home if we are staying there.

-Kevin
 
Use wet head only when have too. Usually use the transom shower to rinse off or the marina shower if available.
 
Use wet head only when have too. Usually use the transom shower to rinse off or the marina shower if available.


in the past i have entertained the idea of using some type of telescoping pole or a removable fixed length pole on the transom to attach the sprayer head of the transom shower to make a fixed shower on the swim platform....i kind of abandoned the idea but since i will be retiring soon i will have more time and energy to ponder useless projects like this again....:rolleyes:......

cliff
 
Why is that ?
Our home marina and the marina’s we visit all have really nice bath facilities, furnish nice towels, and have plenty of hot water! Also, not using the shower on the boat is just one less thing I have to clean. We do use the aft exterior shower to rinse off after swimming in the salt water.
 
Up here on Georgian Bay we almost never shower on our boat unless its a really cool day. We use the swim platform shower and the lake for a quick soap up (biodegradeable soap) and dive in for a rinse. But the water up here is pretty clean. Our marina has decent showers, but because we have our summer place near the marina, I very seldom stay on the boat at the marina.
 
We have never used the wet head to shower. Always shower on the swim platform. The water on Lake Superior is usually too cold to bathe in so that’s not an option.
 
In my 340DA I never used the wet head but went to the bath house. My 400 DB has separate showers in both heads and I always use them now.
 
As others have stated previously, I shower on my 330. We do group the showers (with me going last) when we return from the beach. I squeegee the water down then finish drying it with a shamwow or soft towel as I hate stepping on the wet floor if I have to pee later ;). I have a suction cup hook that I stick to the wall to the side of the head to hold the curtain out of the way as it air drys.
 
We use the wet shower often. I'm not sure what the issue others have with the toilet "filling with water" during the shower, but there's an additional cover over mine that will prevent that from happening. I prefer the wet shower since our head is quite large for the size of the boat so there's lots of room (even for two - hehe) and the water doesn't get where it shouldn't. Just one small curtain prevents water from getting to the door or the towels hung on the back of the door. Also, the curtain snugly fits so there isn't the saggy baggy thing getting in the way either. An A/C vent along with the power/vent keeps fogging to a minimum and cleanup afterwards is quick due to the design and good floor drain placement. It also keeps our head nice, clean, and fresh.

Other boats our size or a bit longer often have narrower beams so narrower heads and then incorporate a separate shower into their heads. I find they are usually a bit snug for my liking with the exception of the newer 390. It has a head on one side of the hall and a dedicated shower on the other side. Nice.
 
Unfortunately at several of the marinas we frequent the public showers are basically beach showers and not nearly as nice or private as on the boat. I would not even consider using the one at Watch Hill, FI as I would probably get eaten alive by mosquitoes on the way to and from.

On top of that our home port marina, which is a county park, does not have shower facilities at all. So its shower on the boat or go home if we are staying there.

-Kevin
Kevin,

Don't forget that the showers at Watch Hill have no hot water! Talk about a wake up call!! Lol
 
Kevin,

Don't forget that the showers at Watch Hill have no hot water! Talk about a wake up call!! Lol
Oh, that's inexcusably evil. Now I really don't miss not having made it there from the north shore.
 
I've seen most folks answer if they can or do shower in their combined head. But do people really like it? My guess is no, everyone would want a separate shower space. But it's all a compromise in the size of your boat.

Does anyone really like going out and being bitten by bugs, getting smokey, and sleeping on hard ground? No, unless you call it "camping". That's a different perspective.

Do I like the head getting wet? No, but we approach sleeping on the boat like a camping trip and accept it as part of the experience. For me, I'd rather have my slightly smaller boat with a wet head than the expense and maintenance of a larger boat with 2 engines. That's something I'm struggling with right now as we look to find a larger boat with a single engine that's not a trawler.
 
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I've seen most folks answer if they can or do shower in their combined head. But do people really like it? My guess is no, everyone would want a separate shower space. But it's all a compromise in the size of your boat.

Does anyone really like going out and being bitten by bugs, getting smokey, and sleeping on hard ground? No, unless you call it "camping". That's a different perspective.

Do I like the head getting wet? No, but we approach sleeping on the boat like a camping trip and accept it as part of the experience. For me, I'd rather have my slightly smaller boat with a wet head than the expense and maintenance of a larger boat with 2 engines. That's something I'm struggling with right now as we look to find a larger boat with a single engine that's not a trawler.
OK, to be specific about the like. Yes. We like taking showers on the boat. It can be very hot where we cruise and humid to boot. Before showering, we turn the AC way down so the cabin is about 58 degrees. Then we put some nice jazz on the stereo and take turns on who goes last in the shower. That person wipes down the shower. It feels great to get into a hot, steamy shower and then dry off in a cold cabin where you don't get sweaty again walking back from a dirty, public shower. Great music playing during the entire experience. For the life of me, can not understand why people with great boats use public facilities.
 
I like it. Heck, I love it. Even on a day trip, after we get back to the dock and get everything unloaded, I’ll do the extra cleanup and ensure everything is ready to be stored, I’ll sometimes save one towel, and a change of clothes, jump in the shower, cool off, and then head home (in that case, I do dry the shower, but I would do that if I had a separate shower or combined). Nothing better than driving home after a day on the water and I don’t have sunscreen all over, and a ton of sweat. Okay, one thing better would be simply taking a shower on the boat, then cocktails, then spending the night...
 
Okay, one thing better would be simply taking a shower on the boat, then cocktails, then spending the night...

That’s what I usually wind up doing!
Especially after a couple of gin and tonics.
 
My head is a palace compared to my old Bayliner 245. We do like others ..group the showers, squeegee and then shammy. Works fine.
 
Folks,

Thanks for all the replies!

It's nice to hear about your real life experiences with your showers.

Jim
 
Works ok. I wipe it down when done. Separate shower is better. I like the transom shower when anchored out.
I'm a complete newbie and for better or worse, I have been watching a lot of youtube videos. I came
across "boatingwithboogaboo" and he addressed this.
he and his wife own a Sundance 330 and didn't like having to wipe down the head after showering. I thought that his solution was ingenious. For around $100 using parts ordered from Amazon he rigged up a shower in the head without drilling into the boat. He's 6'2" . I don't have the link but if you do a search on either google or youtube for his channel you should have no problem finding it. I'm currently looking at buying either a 1997 or 1998 Sundance 330 and will be installing one.
 
I'm a complete newbie and for better or worse, I have been watching a lot of youtube videos. I came
across "boatingwithboogaboo" and he addressed this.
he and his wife own a Sundance 330 and didn't like having to wipe down the head after showering. I thought that his solution was ingenious. For around $100 using parts ordered from Amazon he rigged up a shower in the head without drilling into the boat. He's 6'2" . I don't have the link but if you do a search on either google or youtube for his channel you should have no problem finding it. I'm currently looking at buying either a 1997 or 1998 Sundance 330 and will be installing one.
Joseph,
I had a 2000 340. The problem is how small that area is. There is no separate shower and the sink / faucet is standard. Height isn’t the issue. Go stand in a 330 head first. Think about how you will keep a towel dry and drying off when the whole area is wet.

If you move up to a slightly larger boat you will get a head with a separate shower. I moved up to a 400DB and love the room in my shower.
 

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