The laundry dilemna - Page 6

txgypsySoul · #51 (**permalink**) 12-31-2007

Have used the wonder wash abd it works great. So to washing behind the USS Ranger, Tried it on the USS Teddy Rossevelt and all I got was shark eaten whites

Freesail99 · #52 (**permalink**) 12-31-2007

The wonder wash cleans better then a washing machine. Drying your cloths is another matter.

retclt · #53 (**permalink**) 12-31-2007

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Originally Posted by Freesail99

The wonder wash cleans better then a washing machine. Drying your cloths is another matter.

More sail area can be an advantage. Just hoist the pants like John Candy in "Summer Rental".

Using the laundry net bag in Galveston bay is good if the clothes are naturally brown to begin with. The Benzene, mercury, and other elements in the Bay may also help to disinfect.

Freesail99 · #54 (**permalink**) 12-31-2007

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Originally Posted by retclt

More sail area can be an advantage. Just hoist the pants like John Candy in "Summer Rental".

Using the laundry net bag in Galveston bay is good if the clothes are naturally brown to begin with. The Benzene, mercury, and other elements in the Bay may also help to disinfect.

Now we know, why things are bigger in Texas,lol

chucklesR · #55 (**permalink**) 12-31-2007

When cruising sail naked, or sail 'minimal' when others are around - a sarong is good whether male (folded to shorten as a wrap) or female. The only time we wear more is because of guests or weather.

Washboards and 5 gallon buckets work as described, washing in salt and raising in fresh but it's still best to reduce the load by reducing the wear.

retclt · #56 (**permalink**) 12-31-2007

[QUOTE=chucklesR;243713]When cruising sail naked,QUOTE]

I, for one, don't want to get my rigging tangled up so it's shorts as a minimum for me.

txgypsySoul · #57 (**permalink**) 12-31-2007

"When cruising sail naked, or sail 'minimal' when others are around - a sarong is good whether male (folded to shorten as a wrap) or female. The only time we wear more is because of guests or weather." I Quote this because is so true there is no other way.

We us to have a flag that said Sail Nude and on that sail I love to sail Naked. But time wore them out and we have not been able to find new ones. Any one know where to get one?

retclt · #58 (**permalink**) 12-31-2007

If the flag has worn out and become ragged . . . has the owner done the same? Think on it first.

xort · #59 (**permalink**) 01-01-2008

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Originally Posted by eryka

& (new, clean) toilet plunger

I has to be clean? Is that why my laundry comes out tan colored? Ya know, I'm trying to not have duplicate tools aboard with limited space.

cheapboxofwine · #60 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008

We just finished three months of cruising with our family of four down the ICW. I was concerned about doing laundry and ordered the Wonderwasher before our trip. I did a test run with it before heading out. Tried some dirty socks and shirts from our little girls. Have to say, they did not come as clean as what the claims are. We brought the contraption on board and once we got to our first stop in Annapolis, we ditched it there! From the first marina onwards, there have been laundromats available for mostly reasonable prices. I can't imagine with the humidity we encountered in Florida that anything would dry if you hand washed anyway and it would be a bugger to rinse and wring all our adult clothes. A waste of $45.00 but less of a bother the way it ended up!
Good luck!