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20-03-2017, 13:31
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lived aboard & cruised for 45 years,- now on a chair in my walk-in closet.
Boat: Morgan OI 413 1973 - Aythya
Posts: 8,455
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Re: Clothes washing
Help, - I must be doing something wrong! We've been washing the same clothes over and over again for years!
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21-03-2017, 02:22
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#32
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Currently cruising in SE Asia
Boat: Catana 47 hull no 1 ex Leopard 40 (2009) & Crownline 250CR
Posts: 383
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Re: Clothes washing
I have the Dawoo mini front end loader. Small and compact
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21-03-2017, 09:07
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#33
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: furycame alley , tropics, mexico for now
Boat: 1976 FORMOSA yankee clipper 41
Posts: 18,967
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Re: Clothes washing
daiwoo looke cute--awesome for th e large enough and overly electrified boater....
my wringer is my ketch rig. takes a lot of water out of my clothing, and anything that does not hold up to a good wring isnt gonna be worn anyway..
had a perfectly good broken wonderwash to see if i wanted a new one--hell to the no-=-not an option. i got cleaner clothes in my bucket with plunger. anything that does not come out by hand wash gets lost in the local flap n fold. trims down my wardrobe and bed sheet supply some. perfect boat laundry system
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13-06-2017, 13:30
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#34
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Sozopol
Boat: Riva 48
Posts: 1,382
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Re: Clothes washing
Just sharing a success story on a smaller boat. I tried a number of washing machines and each has pro's and con's. The best setup is to get a small dual bin washing machine, the particular model I chose was Do Mini, 22" x 15" x 23" that spins at 1,300 rpm and has relatively powerful motors (240W washing, 120W spinning). It is plastic and fairly light. It allows simultaneous washing and spinning, so you can quickly go through a number of loads. I cut out parts of the bottom plastic part so that it can fit under the v-berth opening of my 31 foot boat.
The key considerations are: you want a dual bin machine because it saves water (e.g. you can reuse the rinse cycle water for the next wash cycle) and you want a 1,300 rpm spin cycle. This is the most compact, power friendly and water friendly solution I could find.
For the drying part, when underway, nothing beats the sun - it dries the clothes quickly, kills bacteria, etc. In a marina, I hung the clothes in the head and use a dehumidifier (a particularly good one is the EcoSeb 15-pint desiccant Dehumidifier). It uses only 300 watts on low (so technically, it is possible to use at anchor) and quickly removes massive amounts of water while also producing heat. Very pleased with the results.
Some solutions that I tried before and did not work well were the Hair HLP21N (too big, single bin so wastes water, not powerful enough with its 100W motor for either washing or spinning), any of the cheap single bin washing machines (not better than a plunger). Definitely browse the reviews on Amazon to get an idea what would work in your case.
SV Pizzazz
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13-06-2017, 14:57
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#35
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Croatia making our way back to the Carib
Boat: Lagoon 42
Posts: 325
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Re: Clothes washing
Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeFergie
I have the Dawoo mini front end loader. Small and compact
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same here , will run off an inverter as well (on cold washing)
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13-06-2017, 17:01
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#36
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: New England/FL
Boat: Hanse 348
Posts: 1,067
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Re: Clothes washing
Do you have a link to the do mini , I am not finding this.
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13-06-2017, 19:13
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#37
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Florida Keys
Boat: Robertson and Caine Leopard 40
Posts: 116
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Re: Clothes washing
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pizzazz
Just sharing a success story on a smaller boat. I tried a number of washing machines and each has pro's and con's. The best setup is to get a small dual bin washing machine, the particular model I chose was Do Mini, 22" x 15" x 23" that spins at 1,300 rpm and has relatively powerful motors (240W washing, 120W spinning). It is plastic and fairly light. It allows simultaneous washing and spinning, so you can quickly go through a number of loads. I cut out parts of the bottom plastic part so that it can fit under the v-berth opening of my 31 foot boat.
The key considerations are: you want a dual bin machine because it saves water (e.g. you can reuse the rinse cycle water for the next wash cycle) and you want a 1,300 rpm spin cycle. This is the most compact, power friendly and water friendly solution I could find.
For the drying part, when underway, nothing beats the sun - it dries the clothes quickly, kills bacteria, etc. In a marina, I hung the clothes in the head and use a dehumidifier (a particularly good one is the EcoSeb 15-pint desiccant Dehumidifier). It uses only 300 watts on low (so technically, it is possible to use at anchor) and quickly removes massive amounts of water while also producing heat. Very pleased with the results.
Some solutions that I tried before and did not work well were the Hair HLP21N (too big, single bin so wastes water, not powerful enough with its 100W motor for either washing or spinning), any of the cheap single bin washing machines (not better than a plunger). Definitely browse the reviews on Amazon to get an idea what would work in your case.
SV Pizzazz
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Thanks for the great info!!
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13-06-2017, 19:47
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#38
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Northern British Columbia, part of the time in Prince Rupert and part of the time on Moresby Island.
Boat: 50-ft steel Ketch
Posts: 1,884
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Re: Clothes washing
They have electric washing machines now????? what a fascinating modern world we live in!
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13-06-2017, 21:24
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#39
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Martinique
Boat: Fortuna Island Spirit 40
Posts: 2,298
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Re: Clothes washing
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pizzazz
Just sharing a success story on a smaller boat. I tried a number of washing machines and each has pro's and con's. The best setup is to get a small dual bin washing machine, the particular model I chose was Do Mini, 22" x 15" x 23" that spins at 1,300 rpm and has relatively powerful motors (240W washing, 120W spinning). It is plastic and fairly light. It allows simultaneous washing and spinning, so you can quickly go through a number of loads. I cut out parts of the bottom plastic part so that it can fit under the v-berth opening of my 31 foot boat.
The key considerations are: you want a dual bin machine because it saves water (e.g. you can reuse the rinse cycle water for the next wash cycle) and you want a 1,300 rpm spin cycle. This is the most compact, power friendly and water friendly solution I could find.
For the drying part, when underway, nothing beats the sun - it dries the clothes quickly, kills bacteria, etc. In a marina, I hung the clothes in the head and use a dehumidifier (a particularly good one is the EcoSeb 15-pint desiccant Dehumidifier). It uses only 300 watts on low (so technically, it is possible to use at anchor) and quickly removes massive amounts of water while also producing heat. Very pleased with the results.
Some solutions that I tried before and did not work well were the Hair HLP21N (too big, single bin so wastes water, not powerful enough with its 100W motor for either washing or spinning), any of the cheap single bin washing machines (not better than a plunger). Definitely browse the reviews on Amazon to get an idea what would work in your case.
SV Pizzazz
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I agree %100...
We have the single bin version on our boat as we couldn't find the ones with the spinners where we cruise. In our RV we have the dual bin version. They are best way to clean clothes with a small amount of power!
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21-06-2017, 13:13
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#40
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 14
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Re: Clothes washing
This is the best solution I've seen
Yirego - Green household product
Should be available second half of this year as it enters mass production
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21-06-2017, 13:45
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#41
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: ABC's
Boat: Prout Snowgoose 35
Posts: 1,756
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Re: Clothes washing
Small items aren't a problem. You can hand wash them, even better if you wear the same couple of sets of clothes everyday. Sure hand washing will never be as good as a quality machine wash, but will be clean enough.
The bigger problem is bedding. In a hot sweaty European, American, Caribbean etc.. summer, how are you are constantly keeping your good quality cotton better clean and fresh day in day out?
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22-06-2017, 04:14
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#42
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lived aboard & cruised for 45 years,- now on a chair in my walk-in closet.
Boat: Morgan OI 413 1973 - Aythya
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Re: Clothes washing
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Originally Posted by mikedefieslife
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.................The bigger problem is bedding. In a hot sweaty European, American, Caribbean etc.. summer, how are you are constantly keeping your good quality cotton better clean and fresh day in day out?
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Part of the solution to this problem is not laundering, but behavior. I was raised in South Florida without air conditioning and it was not our habit to sleep with any coverings beyond a thin sheet. Many people from northern climes don't sleep well without the weight of coverings. It's best to become conditioned to not sleeping with any significant coverings.
Another important habit that keeps your bedding clean is to go to bed clean. Bathing is best done as the last thing before going to bed. Most cruisers are conserving fresh water and bathing only once a day. No salts, sweat or daily grime should ever be taken to bed.
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22-06-2017, 09:15
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#43
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Jacksonville/ out cruising
Boat: Island Packet 38
Posts: 31,351
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Re: Clothes washing
To add to Hudsons statement of bathing before bed, not much cools you off better than a cool shower,, so you go to bed clean and not sweating
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