Hot Showers on Ski Boats
Jay Drennan
Does anyone have any info on Hot Showers that you can add to your ski boat.
I have heard they are great when you get back in the boat to warm up
quickly.
Sybil
Great YES!
Try your original boat manufacturer / dealer...Overton's, Barts, Cabela's,
West Marine, Tommy's, etc. catalogs.
Jay Drennan wrote in message ...
SkiN Bs
>Does anyone have any info on Hot Showers that you can add to your ski boat.
>I have heard they are great when you get back in the boat to warm up
>quickly.
Having a shower is the only way I will ski year round in Tennessee. I have had
a heater and they seem to be a waste of space and money. My last two boats
have both had showers. I added them after the sale because I did not care for
the longevity of the standard showers.
A friend in my area installs them. His name is John Tillett. His number is
(423)922-0209 and his e-mail address is JETFI...@juno.com. He is on the
Barefoot Promo Team with Malibu Boats and is a terrific guy. Not to mention he
is so meticulous, he is the only person I would ever let cut a hole in my boat.
(needed to install a shower the right way so not to starve the engine of cold
water)
Good luck.
B
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On Fri, 2 Jan 1998 15:13:41 -0500, "Jay Drennan"
<j_dr...@email.msn.com> wrote:
>Does anyone have any info on Hot Showers that you can add to your ski boat.
>I have heard they are great when you get back in the boat to warm up
>quickly.
This could start the debate again, but I don't use a shower just the
heater. This is because I use drysuits in the winter. So, I would have
to say that whether you would use the shower depends on whether you
spend most of your time in either wetsuits or drysuits. I also hate to
divert water from my engine since it needs the water more.
Sybil
For me the only diversion is a good lookin' ( pardon me while I digress)
...while the motor idles. There's a mix of cold water to offset the 160
degree engine water too!
And of course it's only good if you're cold. Couldn't you use the shower on
your drysuit to warm up?
Tom Ruta
"Jay Drennan" <j_dr...@email.msn.com> wrote:
>Does anyone have any info on Hot Showers that you can add to your ski boat.
>I have heard they are great when you get back in the boat to warm up
>quickly.
Jay., I asked this in a roundabout way a couple of months
back (look for "heater or shower or both" on dejanews), but
it generally shook out like this:
Pro:
- shower is good if you use wetsuits primarily and want to
rinse before dressing to drive or observe
- more convenient than carrying along an insulated contanier
of hot water (then again, maybe a Fat Sac full of hot
water...<hmmm>)
- good in early season or cool water conditions
- keeps the skier happy
Con:
- something more to drain at winter time
- may need to be rigged to control temperature when engine
isn't running
- doesn't do a durn thing to keep the driver warm (unless
they ski) like a heater does
- not of much use if you are a fair weather skier
All in all, I'm probably going to get the heater only in the
new boat (unless the dealer throws in the shower for free)
Tom
EFW5414
> I also hate to
>divert water from my engine since it needs the water more.
>
>
You are fooling yourself and others if you think you're diverting too much
water from the cooling capacities of the motor. If you have a cooling problem
when you use the shower the problem isn't the shower.
SKIERJP
I have both the shower and the heater,factory installed in my MasterCraft promo
boats. I could not live with out either one. A friend of mine that has a
Correct Craft laughed about the shower untill he used one a few times, no he
has one on his boat.
Marc Karstaedtt
Up here it's cold, really cold. Showers are OK, they are good for defrosting
heads and feet afterr coming out of chilly water or warming up a wet suit
before you jump in, however nothing can beat a good dry suit and a heater in
the boat for extending the ski season.
m
John Cox
SkiN Bs wrote:
> Having a shower is the only way I will ski year round in Tennessee. I
> have had a heater and they seem to be a waste of space and money. My
> last two boats have both had showers. I added them after the sale
> because I did not care for the longevity of the standard showers.
>
> A friend in my area installs them. His name is John Tillett. His
> number is (423)922-0209 and his e-mail address is
> JETFI...@juno.com. He is on the Barefoot Promo Team with Malibu
> Boats and is a terrific guy. Not to mention he is so meticulous, he
> is the only person I would ever let cut a hole in my boat. (needed to
> install a shower the right way so not to starve the engine of cold
> water)
>
> Good luck.
> B
A Tilletized shower is the only way to go. If anybody has shower
questions - John is the guy to answer them. If the boat manufactuers
would do installations like his we wouldn't need to discuss this here.
The hose is handy, but hidden. The pump takes care of the draining for
cold weather problem....great temperature control and water pressure.
As Dave mentioned - he even makes a seperate cold water intake so you're
not cutting down on the water getting to the engine.
I don't think a heater is a waste of space and money, maybe not the best
use of that space and money, but they are useful too.
Lots of folks suggest that showers are great with wetsuits and they are,
but even in a drysuit - thawing out numb feet and hands is worth a lot.
I always soaped up my bindings with warm water - then they weren't so
stiff. You may notice the past tense....I'm 6 hours from Tillet and I
sure won't let anybody else cut a hole in my boat.
If you do the shower right, you'll love it. - John
JD6074
> You are fooling yourself and others if you think you're diverting too much
>water from the cooling capacities of the motor. If you have a cooling problem
>when you use the shower the problem isn't the shower.
>
>
Amen. Check with your manufacturer. They will tell you that the pump is more
than adequate and any water that is diverted for the shower (remember it gets
some or even half of it's water from the block) and there is a built in
fudge-factor. Remember, these are the same pumps used on the old big block
Fords and Chevys. I've used mine for the past 3 years with no problems and my
temp gauge does not move whether the shower is on or off. I use the McBath
(available from Bennett's Ski School in Zachary, LA.).
jhd,iii