Anchor wash down

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chesapeake bay / Back river
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320 Sundancer 2005
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350 Mag hor.
I am planning on adding a freshwater water wash down in my anchor locker. My intentions are to Tee off of cold water supply in galley sink. Does anyone have knowledge of how difficult it would be or any suggestions on the best route to the anchor locker. See my signature for boat info.
Thanks
Rich
 
does your boat have a water faucet in the transom locker that is tapped into the boat's fresh water supply?.....if so it may be easier to use a collapsible water hose and nozzle connected to this water supply to wash down the anchor/bow....these hoses collapse when not in use and take up very little storage space.....a 50' hose should be plenty long enough to reach the bow of the boat....

http://www.sstack.com/water-buckets...rCS7EzB8JZ1Swvj4yGcm2Gz0eturh6lUuBhoCOerw_wcB

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I have a factory installed anchor wash down and it is a God-send when you anchor over a muddy bottom. Without it you spend about as much time cleaning the off mud and sand spattered all over your hull as you did at anchor.

I don't know how your boat is plumbed, but the place to install the "T" should be depend upon how hard it will be to fish the water hose from the "T" to the bow. I would try to avoid having to fish a line around the fiberglass head module. You probably have a clear shot from the bulkhead to the bow on the starboard side away from the head, and there is likely a good accessible water line somewhere on the engine side of bulkhead you can tap into.
 
CliffA said:
does your boat have a water faucet in the transom locker that is tapped into the boat's fresh water supply?.....if so it may be easier to use a collapsible water hose and nozzle connected to this water supply to wash down the anchor/bow....these hoses collapse when not in use and take up very little storage space.....a 50' hose should be plenty long enough to reach the bow of the boat....
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So I too would love to have a anchor wash down option up in the anchor locker. My 300 DA does have a fresh water washdown in the transom locker but when I've run a coil hose forward to the bow, it's amazing how quickly you can burn through your fresh water on board at "hose speed" vs shower/sink faucet flow rates.

I've talked to my mechanic once about the idea and he recommended making a t-connection off the air conditioner cooling water line. In my boat, the AC is under the front bunk. The issue I have is getting the water line through to the anchor locker. As best I can tell, I'd have to drill a hole through the cabin side of the bulkhead into the locker. That opens up moisture, smell (nasty mucky rotten leaf type bottom most places I anchor), leaks, and a host of other questions I've not been able to convince myself to deal with. For now, I just use a bucket on a string as the anchor comes up, and then reel it out the chain/line for a fresh water blasting when I get back to the pier. Will be watching for ideas.
 
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CliffA said:
does your boat have a water faucet in the transom locker that is tapped into the boat's fresh water supply?.....if so it may be easier to use a collapsible water hose and nozzle connected to this water supply to wash down the anchor/bow....these hoses collapse when not in use and take up very little storage space.....a 50' hose should be plenty long enough to reach the bow of the boat....

http://www.sstack.com/water-buckets...rCS7EzB8JZ1Swvj4yGcm2Gz0eturh6lUuBhoCOerw_wcB

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With regard to those expandable hoses like the one you link to, a friend with a bigger yacht used one, and it caused the water pump to surge as it built up pressure and then dropped. I don't think the pump had the capacity to keep it fully pressurized while flowing. Turned into a slinky squirming on the deck.
 
CliffA said:
does your boat have a water faucet in the transom locker that is tapped into the boat's fresh water supply?.....if so it may be easier to use a collapsible water hose and nozzle connected to this water supply to wash down the anchor/bow....these hoses collapse when not in use and take up very little storage space.....a 50' hose should be plenty long enough to reach the bow of the boat....

http://www.sstack.com/water-buckets...rCS7EzB8JZ1Swvj4yGcm2Gz0eturh6lUuBhoCOerw_wcB

2Q==
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This exactly what I do and have the exact hose. Works like a champ for me!

Bennett
 
I did think of using the expandable hose from transom, but I wanted something more permanent and easier to access when pulling up anchor. I'm comfortable getting water supply to under forward berth (where AC is) but from there I struggle with how too get into anchor locker. I do know there are zippers in the fabric in the back of the cabinets on both sides of the V birth and I'm sure somewhere power to the windlass is brought up to the locker but I can not see the route -- just looking for help. Thanks for all the responses
Rich
 
The anchor lockers are molded into the hull like a bucket at the bow......open at the top and closed at the bottom. The wiring goes in at the top, probably on the STBD side which is where you should run the tube for the water supply.
 
I cannot fathom how fast I would run out of fresh water just being me being me and the fact the mud in my area is a bear. If the upper Chessie is like the lower, you could go redneck like I did.

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Along with the hose above and a nozzle of your choice. Tie it off the railing and let it dangle in the water a foot or so below the surface ( I use 1/4 inch nylon line). The whole rig stores nicely in a car wash bucket in the locker when not in use. Out of it for under $100 and never run out of water. YMMV
 
dpmulvey said:
I cannot fathom how fast I would run out of fresh water just being me being me and the fact the mud in my area is a bear. If the upper Chessie is like the lower, you could go redneck like I did.

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Along with the hose above and a nozzle of your choice. Tie it off the railing and let it dangle in the water a foot or so below the surface ( I use 1/4 inch nylon line). The whole rig stores nicely in a car wash bucket in the locker when not in use. Out of it for under $100 and never run out of water. YMMV
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Is that 110v or 12v pump? Plug into cig lighter?
 
CliffA said:
I found this on line.....looks interesting......everything you need to wash down the anchor or bow for $38.......just clip the power wires to the anchor windlass power lines and drop the pump in the water.....

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...yXKaxfYZFMAiwRwpJufPMaAldJ8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Looks similar but in the review video it didn't have much pressure (cant identify pump). The guy had a brass hose-blaster type nozzle and even then it barely shot from the bow to the pier in front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvZSW6J7JaU
 
JimFromMD said:
Looks similar but in the review video it didn't have much pressure (cant identify pump). The guy had a brass hose-blaster type nozzle and even then it barely shot from the bow to the pier in front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvZSW6J7JaU
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just depends on what you want to accomplish....if you want to wash the entire boat this is not a good choice....if you just want to spray down the anchor and bow I can see this might be adequate......especially if you use long handle brush to help clean the anchor (if needed) while you are spraying it with water.....then just spray the brush bristles clean....the key is to not let the mud dry....then it gets much more difficult to remove.....

mud on the anchor and chain does make a mess on the bow......something we encounter every time we anchor out......

but all of this is moot if the OP is set on plumbing a permanent wash down system.....

cliff

shopping
 
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JimFromMD said:
Is that 110v or 12v pump? Plug into cig lighter?
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110VAC. Two models. One has a 25' cord; one has a 10' cord. Same pump and the one with the 25'cord it $5 cheaper. Go figure. I throw the cord over the windshield and plug it in beneath the passenger seat port side. My water is predominently brackish to fresh so my washdown if strictly mud. Real good cleanings can come at the dock.
 
dpmulvey said:
110VAC. Two models. One has a 25' cord; one has a 10' cord. Same pump and the one with the 25'cord it $5 cheaper. Go figure. I throw the cord over the windshield and plug it in beneath the passenger seat port side. My water is predominently brackish to fresh so my washdown if strictly mud. Real good cleanings can come at the dock.
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Worth looking into then! Who makes the pump?
 
Had one on our 450 and it was GREAT! It also gave me the opportunity to blow the horn when my wife bent over the rail to see how clean she got it ( he-he).
 
I have seen built in ones on some bigger boats (Not SeaRay) and they work very well. The spray jets are located below the anchor pulpit and put out a lot of water. It is way more than what a hose does off the fresh water system in your boat. I have often wanted one and could never figure how to pump that much water. After think about it I think a "T" with a fail safe shut solenoid valve on your raw water engine pump line and a 5/8" hose to the front of the boat would supply enough water at a pressure. You could also use the raw water line off your generator?
Any comments on reducing the flow to your engine for 2 minutes would do. For me I would need 25 to 30 feet of hose.
 
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