Posting Date: Saturday, February 8, 2014
Day 268 Entry 0058
Day 268 Entry 0058
Boot Key Harbor and Marina Mooring #W10 http://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/government/departments/marina-and-ports/
Actual Date: January 26, 2014 Sunday
Weather: Cold. Cold. Cold. But no snow! Temperature dropped to 52 degrees and the wind gusted to 30 mph. But it is warmer here than most places in the country!
Subject: Housekeeping aboard s/v YOLO. Part 2 THE PLUNGER!
Lets look at the pros and cons of each type of clothes washer! We’ll start with the very basic ‘plunger.’ I’m not crazy about standing over a bucket on the bow of the boat with a plunger hand washer. Since the buckets that I have hold a total of 5 gallons of water, I might be able to wash 2 shirts. Using 4 gallons of water I would have to allow for splashing due to agitation so I would have to reduce the water to 3 gallons. That’s not much water and I have no idea how many agitations or 'plunges' would be needed to wash 2 shirts. I have spoken to women who started out with this type of clothes washer. The few that have used it said that after using it a few times they got so many blisters they gave up and threw it overboard. Actually I was told that a regular toilet plunger can be used. I do not think that I can be considered 'high maintenance' even though I am quite repulsed by the idea of washing clothes with a toilet plunger that looks very similar to one used to unclog the toilet. OK what’s next?
Sea u later! Housekeeping aboard s/v YOLO Part 3.
Weather: Cold. Cold. Cold. But no snow! Temperature dropped to 52 degrees and the wind gusted to 30 mph. But it is warmer here than most places in the country!
Subject: Housekeeping aboard s/v YOLO. Part 2 THE PLUNGER!
Lets look at the pros and cons of each type of clothes washer! We’ll start with the very basic ‘plunger.’ I’m not crazy about standing over a bucket on the bow of the boat with a plunger hand washer. Since the buckets that I have hold a total of 5 gallons of water, I might be able to wash 2 shirts. Using 4 gallons of water I would have to allow for splashing due to agitation so I would have to reduce the water to 3 gallons. That’s not much water and I have no idea how many agitations or 'plunges' would be needed to wash 2 shirts. I have spoken to women who started out with this type of clothes washer. The few that have used it said that after using it a few times they got so many blisters they gave up and threw it overboard. Actually I was told that a regular toilet plunger can be used. I do not think that I can be considered 'high maintenance' even though I am quite repulsed by the idea of washing clothes with a toilet plunger that looks very similar to one used to unclog the toilet. OK what’s next?
Sea u later! Housekeeping aboard s/v YOLO Part 3.
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