Posting Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Day 290 Entry 063
Day 290 Entry 063
Boot Key Harbor and Marina Mooring #W10 http://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/government/departments/marina-and-ports/
Actual Date: January 27, 2014 Monday
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!
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!
Most of the non automatic clothes washers are made and sold by companies outside the US. Now to find a US distributor who sold this brand. I could not locate one in the US, but I did find two in Canada. I contacted them both and found one distributor did not have any in stock and the other did. Now, my next question was about the delivery charges. I expected the delivery charge would be half the price of the washer, but it was surprising low! I placed the order and prepared to wait the 10 business days for delivery!
Four
days later, one of the dock hands delivered my new non automatic electric Panda
washing machine! He put the box down on
the dock in front of the boat and said ‘you’r going to need a bigger boat!’ The box was enormous! Captain Steve and I looked at each other and
thought I ordered the wrong machine!
Captain Steve said ‘this is never going to fit!’ The box was so big that he didn’t even think
it would fit through the companion way, so he unpacked it on the dock. After
removing the mountain of padding and wedges, I finally got a look at the
machine! OMG! It looked like a child’s play toy! Do you remember The Easy Bake Oven; the toy
that every little girl, including me, had to have in the late 50’s and 60's?
Well, if the company had made a washing machine, this would have been it!
Although it was the model that I ordered, it was so small that it looked like a toy! Needless to say, I really had very strong doubts about the efficiency of my new non automatic electric clothes washer! I really never saw anything like it!
Captain Steve said ‘lets give it a try.’ He picked it up and carried it on board, unaided. Yes it was that light! He put it in the stern shower stall and it fit perfectly. I looked for the directions in the box but there were none. It’s so basic and simple to use that no instructions were needed. Put water in the tub; turn the knob to agitate (either slow or regular); put the drain hose in the drain; turn the knob to drain; fill the tub; turn the agitator knob to rinse (either slow or regular); put the drain hose in the drain; turn the knob to drain; remove the clothes; place the clothes in the spinner; turn the knob to spin. I expected the clothes to be a wrinkled mess because the spinner was so fast. I was absolutely flabbergasted that the machine held the amount of clothes that it did! Not only were the clothes clean but they were no more wrinkled then my washer at home! There is a lot of truth to the saying, ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover!’ This little Panda washer is a dynamo! I love it!
Well, if the company had made a washing machine, this would have been it!
Although it was the model that I ordered, it was so small that it looked like a toy! Needless to say, I really had very strong doubts about the efficiency of my new non automatic electric clothes washer! I really never saw anything like it!
Captain Steve said ‘lets give it a try.’ He picked it up and carried it on board, unaided. Yes it was that light! He put it in the stern shower stall and it fit perfectly. I looked for the directions in the box but there were none. It’s so basic and simple to use that no instructions were needed. Put water in the tub; turn the knob to agitate (either slow or regular); put the drain hose in the drain; turn the knob to drain; fill the tub; turn the agitator knob to rinse (either slow or regular); put the drain hose in the drain; turn the knob to drain; remove the clothes; place the clothes in the spinner; turn the knob to spin. I expected the clothes to be a wrinkled mess because the spinner was so fast. I was absolutely flabbergasted that the machine held the amount of clothes that it did! Not only were the clothes clean but they were no more wrinkled then my washer at home! There is a lot of truth to the saying, ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover!’ This little Panda washer is a dynamo! I love it!
Sea u later!
