ralphsmithiii
Jet Boat Addict
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- Tampa, FL
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2015
- Boat Model
- AR
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Hey guys, I'm back at it again with another small washdown project for the boat. I originally started with a washdown solution for the back of my truck, using a 26 gallon tank, a West Marine 4.0gpm kit which worked well overall. However, after several outings on the boat, I've come to realize that it's never going to be really used in the way I intended it to be. Therefor, I've stripped the kit from the 26 gallon tank and just mounted it to a 6 gallon tank to fit in the rear storage port side compatment to be used as s fresh water rinse/shower for people on the boat instead.
Here are my questions and what I've tested.
The West Marine kit is a 4.0gpm/60psi pump that comes with 3/4 inlet and outlets. It also came with a 35ft coiled hose which has an 1/2 ID. I installed this and tested 2 main things.
1) How is the "flow" out of a multi-head nozzle, specifically, the shower setting
2) How long can I run it non-stop in that setting before it empties the 6gallons (Note: This setup isn't intended for 1 person to need to rinse off for 2 minutes straight themselves)
What I found is the pressure is pretty good in the shower setting (and others) and I can run it 100% wide open but only for right around 2 minutes before the tank is empty.
Here are my thoughts/questions. I'd like to be able to get more "time" out of it in this setting which in turn assume I'd have to sacrifice (maybe?). I'm thinking one of these could help with reducing the amount of water being used:
1) Swap the hose for a shorter (say 15ft coiled) and smaller hose.
2) Swap the inlet/outlet for smaller ones( also 1/2, etc)
3) Do 1 and 2?
If I swap to a shorter hose and smaller hose I believe that would give me less flow (per minute/overall) and probably more pressure (which I don't have to have).
What I'm trying to do is skip the process of having to buy all the things (smaller hose is around $25 at Amazon) and quad tip inlet/outlet are a few bucks. It won't break the bank but I dont need to buy more stuff that just wont work.
Anyone have experience with this that can lend a hand?
Also, I'd expect what I have is probably fine. I dont' take out many people and I don't suspect we're all going to want to take a quick fresh "shower" after each dip in the saltwater, but the techie/engineer nerd in me wants to build the ideal setup without getting too crazy.
Here are my questions and what I've tested.
The West Marine kit is a 4.0gpm/60psi pump that comes with 3/4 inlet and outlets. It also came with a 35ft coiled hose which has an 1/2 ID. I installed this and tested 2 main things.
1) How is the "flow" out of a multi-head nozzle, specifically, the shower setting
2) How long can I run it non-stop in that setting before it empties the 6gallons (Note: This setup isn't intended for 1 person to need to rinse off for 2 minutes straight themselves)
What I found is the pressure is pretty good in the shower setting (and others) and I can run it 100% wide open but only for right around 2 minutes before the tank is empty.
Here are my thoughts/questions. I'd like to be able to get more "time" out of it in this setting which in turn assume I'd have to sacrifice (maybe?). I'm thinking one of these could help with reducing the amount of water being used:
1) Swap the hose for a shorter (say 15ft coiled) and smaller hose.
2) Swap the inlet/outlet for smaller ones( also 1/2, etc)
3) Do 1 and 2?
If I swap to a shorter hose and smaller hose I believe that would give me less flow (per minute/overall) and probably more pressure (which I don't have to have).
What I'm trying to do is skip the process of having to buy all the things (smaller hose is around $25 at Amazon) and quad tip inlet/outlet are a few bucks. It won't break the bank but I dont need to buy more stuff that just wont work.
Anyone have experience with this that can lend a hand?
Also, I'd expect what I have is probably fine. I dont' take out many people and I don't suspect we're all going to want to take a quick fresh "shower" after each dip in the saltwater, but the techie/engineer nerd in me wants to build the ideal setup without getting too crazy.
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