women and water use

[chucklesR]

Originally Posted by PBzeer

Forgot to mention, there is an easy way to break the water running habit while brushing your teeth. Simply do it in the cockpit. I keep a bottle of water out there to rinse with, and no running water at all.

I use almost no water brushing my teeth, I simply pop them out and scrub them down with whatever is available

[TrueBlue]

By the looks of your avatar chuck, brushing your dentures is the least of your personal hygiene concerns.

[sailhagg]

Eryka- nice thought about the fawcet handle...my hubby probably wouldn't like it much. Although the controlling part of myself would

PBzeer, I have tried the bottle bit in the cockpit, the guy just uses it all, gets toothpaste spit all over the cockpit and cushions. I end up having a mess that needs cleaning. At this point in time I try my best to make being on the boat as much fun for him as possible. The better his time is on the boat, the more time I get on the boat.

So, he gets gallons of water, hot showers, gourmet meals and all the drinks he'd like...well almost all the drinks he'd like...little umbrellas included. So, what ever it takes because for me it's all about being on the boat and I can almost always find water!

[NauticalFishwife]

This is a nice little trick I learned doing deliveries where water, time and convenience is sometimes short. I use an Olay Face cloth when showering. First use the cleansing cloth for my face, then add a bit of soap to it, wash the body then do a quick rinse. This routine has carried over to living onboard. I know some may say it's a waste of "paper" but you don't have the issue of salty, damp, never dry but will stink washcloths.

[asmilingshark]

check, check, check

[Livia]

I would say that right now, only having recently moved aboard and still being at a marina with a convenient hose, we are both HUGE water wasters. No gender involved.

[Yofy]

Well I wouldn't want to liveaboard or go cruising with out foot pumps. I was the one who hollerd for a foot pump aboard Yofy's galley. And now I'm angling for one in the head too. I have tested our water usage and with just the galley footpump we cut our water useage in half. Electric pumps really do waste alot of water no matter how careful you are. BUT they are great for a shower .

In the past while cruising and every now and then when our tank is low, I have had a wash in a couple of cups of water. It drives Manny mad. How can you do it? (It's all in a technique I learned while backpacking years ago ). Now if we're cruising in warm water, we jump in the sea and soap up and rinse with our deck shower. Just a quick rinse with a spring loaded nosel.

Still haven't figured how to cook pasta without using great gobs of water though...

Over here water is a BIG issue. You learn very quickly not to waste it.
(And in my experience the male sailors who complain about water usage usually are the ones who don't bother washing or shaving and then rave about how they save water.)