washing machine

**irwinsailor** · 05-02-2005, 21:09

I would like to add a washing machine to the boat. I would like to get a good one right away. Does anyone know what the best brand is?

Jon D · 06-02-2005, 05:49

wife wants one but I'm not convinced. Only one I have ever seen is

http://www.splendide.com/

defender carries them.

Alan Wheeler · 06-02-2005, 10:39

A NZ company imports one under the name Serada. No idea how good it is. I was interested at first, then found out the price

There is also a neat little thing I have seen every now and then. It is an "Armstrong" powered thing. It is a plastic pressure vessel that looks very much like a mini concrete mixer. You place your clothes in it and fill it with hot water and screw on the lid. The hot water pressurises the air inside and is supposed to speed up the washing process. Don't ask me how. You turn it around a few times, (much like a front loader works) and then take your clothes out. I thought it a cool idea myself and may get me one. It's small and reasonably easy to stow.

sv_makai · 06-02-2005, 14:38

We are also looking to put a washing machine on Makai. We have met many who are using washing machines that cost about 130 US have a spinner and an agitating tub. They are not marine but many have said that they have used them for several years before having to replace. They are also small enough to store on a boat.

My point is that depending on the use a no marine version works and sometimes for just as long. There are other options.

witchcraft · 07-02-2005, 06:31

Lehmans web site has one of those armstrong pressure clothing washers, as well as an electric one that can be powered by solar.
Go to their page and click through appliances, until you find the laundry link.
www.lehmans.com

I knew someone who had one of those armstrong ones. They seemed to like it.
Cheers
Witchcraft

Alan Wheeler · 07-02-2005, 11:22

One issue that seems to have been lightly touched upon here, but I will hit the point hard. The ones I have seen that a advertised as "marine" are very expensive. Like NZ$1800 and more. But they seem to be "cheap" looking and feeling. Lot's of plastic, including latches etc. Maybe they are OK, they just have a cheezy feel to me. A domestic one is far supperior in quality feel. I guess they may not stand up to salt environmnets. But how come the ones made from robust materials are so much cheaper than these plasticy cheesy things, when the domestic ones can be had for NZ$500-800. I suppose quantity has something to do with it, but..??

Jentine · 07-02-2005, 17:45

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91134

For $129, throw it overboard when it quits.

Jim

**irwinsailor** · 07-02-2005, 19:21

Jim, I was not thinking of that type but now you have me thinking.......

Alan Wheeler · 07-02-2005, 21:43

I wouldn't throw it overboard, it looks like it would float.

ozskip · 08-02-2005, 00:35

I do a lot of work on pro fishing boats over here and most have front loading washers with s/s drums that also have a tumble dry mode but are for just normal household use and they seem to go for years.

**irwinsailor** · 08-02-2005, 16:24

That Splendide looks just right. I have the room in the aft shower but it will bo tough getting it built in. Servicing it will not be fun. Tomorrow we areoff to the local RV place and get prices.

05-02-2005, 21:09	#1
irwinsailor Moderator Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Macatawa Michigan Boat: Amanda Faye 61' Custom Irwin aftcockpit ketch Posts: 1,407	washing machine I would like to add a washing machine to the boat. I would like to get a good one right away. Does anyone know what the best brand is?

06-02-2005, 05:49	#2
Jon D Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL currently CLODs [cruisers living on dirt] Posts: 378	wife wants one but I'm not convinced. Only one I have ever seen is http://www.splendide.com/ defender carries them. __________________ Jon S/Y Sirius Moody 47

06-02-2005, 10:39	#3
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,042	A NZ company imports one under the name Serada. No idea how good it is. I was interested at first, then found out the price There is also a neat little thing I have seen every now and then. It is an "Armstrong" powered thing. It is a plastic pressure vessel that looks very much like a mini concrete mixer. You place your clothes in it and fill it with hot water and screw on the lid. The hot water pressurises the air inside and is supposed to speed up the washing process. Don't ask me how. You turn it around a few times, (much like a front loader works) and then take your clothes out. I thought it a cool idea myself and may get me one. It's small and reasonably easy to stow. __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.

06-02-2005, 14:38	#4
sv_makai Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Currently, cruise is over and back in Solomons MD, USA Boat: Voyage/Maxim 380 - Makai Posts: 488	washing machine We are also looking to put a washing machine on Makai. We have met many who are using washing machines that cost about 130 US have a spinner and an agitating tub. They are not marine but many have said that they have used them for several years before having to replace. They are also small enough to store on a boat. My point is that depending on the use a no marine version works and sometimes for just as long. There are other options. __________________ Captain Bil sv Makai KI4TMM Currently: Caribe cruise is over, Solomon's MD, USA http://www.sv-makai.com

07-02-2005, 11:22	#6
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,042	One issue that seems to have been lightly touched upon here, but I will hit the point hard. The ones I have seen that a advertised as "marine" are very expensive. Like NZ$1800 and more. But they seem to be "cheap" looking and feeling. Lot's of plastic, including latches etc. Maybe they are OK, they just have a cheezy feel to me. A domestic one is far supperior in quality feel. I guess they may not stand up to salt environmnets. But how come the ones made from robust materials are so much cheaper than these plasticy cheesy things, when the domestic ones can be had for NZ$500-800. I suppose quantity has something to do with it, but..?? __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.

07-02-2005, 06:31	#5
witchcraft Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kingston, Ontario Boat: Saugeen Witch, Colvin design vessel name: Witchcraft Posts: 144	Lehmans web site has one of those armstrong pressure clothing washers, as well as an electric one that can be powered by solar. Go to their page and click through appliances, until you find the laundry link. www.lehmans.com I knew someone who had one of those armstrong ones. They seemed to like it. Cheers Witchcraft

07-02-2005, 17:45	#7
Jentine Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Massachusetts Boat: Beneteau 393, "Blackthorn" Posts: 564	http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91134 For $129, throw it overboard when it quits. Jim __________________ Jim We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." --Aristotle

07-02-2005, 19:21	#8
irwinsailor Moderator Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Macatawa Michigan Boat: Amanda Faye 61' Custom Irwin aftcockpit ketch Posts: 1,407	Jim, I was not thinking of that type but now you have me thinking....... __________________ *Gunner*

07-02-2005, 21:43	#9
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,042	I wouldn't throw it overboard, it looks like it would float. __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.

08-02-2005, 00:35	#10
ozskip Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: gippsland/australia Posts: 83	Washing machines I do a lot of work on pro fishing boats over here and most have front loading washers with s/s drums that also have a tumble dry mode but are for just normal household use and they seem to go for years.

08-02-2005, 16:24	#11
irwinsailor Moderator Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Macatawa Michigan Boat: Amanda Faye 61' Custom Irwin aftcockpit ketch Posts: 1,407	That Splendide looks just right. I have the room in the aft shower but it will bo tough getting it built in. Servicing it will not be fun. Tomorrow we areoff to the local RV place and get prices. __________________ *Gunner*

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Wanted: Sewing Machine	Chuck Baier	Classified Ads	3	12-07-2007 17:30