Favorite boat vacuum cleaner

[Scott Berg]

We have a Fein Turbo I shop vac (best made and lasts forever) and a built in Inter-Vac
https://fein.com/en_us/m/surface-fin...i-set-0316200/

https://www.intervacdesign.com/store...tallation.html

[Lambretta]

Originally Posted by kimtrang

Karcher shop vac. Cheap and powerful. Run by portable generator. Great for sucking crap out of bilges. Sucks better than a really expensive Festool.

+1
They make great kit ...... also have a their High pressure cleaner (small unit)

[Leakie Marine]

I grabbed a cheap 12v one like this:
https://www.whitworths.com.au/12v-we...vacuum-cleaner
While it's not super strong, it has worked for me, especially if you hold the receiver as it does tend to tip over.
When it dies I will be getting another!

[Capt Gill]

This little bugger is the best vac I've used for the boat, the hose is handy for getting into the darker reaches on the boat or incarcerating unwanted little creatures, think cockroaches, without nasty poisons or squishing them only to have them expel their eggs everywhere. OK, more than you want to know.
Not good for water though.

Easy Clean® Hand Vac 71B

[NYSail]

I have the small cordless dewalt. Small wet vac that has battery and plug in option. Love it!

[mjgill1]

Originally Posted by SailRocyPoint

I have the small cordless dewalt. Small wet vac that has battery and plug in option. Love it!

How about a link?

[mjgill1]

Wanted to edit but couldn't here's the vac. https://www.amazon.com/Dyson-Boat-Co...words=dyson+v7

[NYSail]

Originally Posted by mjgill1

How about a link?

This is the model... newer version but basically same.... Google


Dewalt DCV580H 18V/20V MAX Cordless Wet/Dry Vacuum

[CaptTom]

I didn't bother to post a link when I suggested a $20 "stick" vac from WalMart. Turns out we like the 2nd one that we keep by the front door of the house so much that we're getting a 3rd one for the back. So I just happened to be looking it up on line today.

The one on the boat is well into its 6th year of use now. There's a new model out, and they're under $19 now: https://www.walmart.com/ip/BISSELL-3...-38B1/55566580

[gazmitch]

when choosing one for my boat this Shop-Vac 2030100 is my favorite at the moment had to beat

[ferrailleur]

Originally Posted by zeehag

i use nothing says boat on it.... btw-- unable to open your linky.
i use a dirt devil upright . uses 120 v and is adequate for cleaning boat. for anchoring i clean by hand..washing flloor instead of vacuuming. for heavy jobs, invertors usually work if enough wattage

I agree with the "Boat" tag = higher price.
Thanks
What type of cleaner you use for serious deck cleaning? Hundred of "boat" cleaners on line!!!!

[Ken Pole]

We all tend to justify our purchases but I love my Milwaukee M-12 cordless vacuum, which uses the same battery as the drill, driver and soldering iron I keep on the boat. I also have M-12 drill/impact driver, circular saw and jigsaw at home. It's a great suite of tools and they will accommodate the newer larger-capacity M-18 batteries. very similar (if not identical) to Bosch.

[Chotu]

A wet/dry shopvac and a broom are the best options in my opinion.

[a64pilot]

We use a Milwaukee 28V drill as a winch handle, so it seemed natural to buy the vacuum too.
Well the thing is horribly loud, screams like a banshee, it’s high pitched whine is so bad you have to wear hearing protection, honestly. It is a good although small wet vac.
Plus you have to charge the batteries anyway of course.

So now we use this, $50 on Amazon, cheap lightweight and works well.
However it pulls 10 amps of 110 VAC, that is 100 amps of battery power through an inverter.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Eastward ho 24]

Funny you mention it! out of all the usefull things on the boat I always laugh that the dealt 20vmax little shop vac is the most used most reliable.