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SHOWER!
We recommend a small hot water tank, not larger than 5 gallons, installed near the shower.!
The water is heated on the stove and poured in the tank. Fill the balance of the tank with
cold water and activate the shower with either an electric pump, a foot pump, or air
pressure. We have also seen a pesticide pressure tank used for a shower.!
SHOWER DRAIN!
Do not drain the shower in the bilge, a foul!
smell will.result and will be hard to get rid of. It!
should be pumped in the bilge tank or overboard.!
SEPTIC TANK!
It will shortly be mandatory to have a!
septic tank in the boat. In any case, legal or not,!
you would not want to empty your head in the same!
water that you and other people will swim in. The tank!
must be metal to insure that no odours will permeate!
the boat. A foul odour is hard to get rid of. Avoid the!
use of poor quality hose and rubber tanks which will!
allow the seepage of foul odours.!
BILGE PUMPS!
Your basic system should consist of a manual!
1/2" or 2" pump which is accessible from the cockpit!
such as the "Edson". If you prefer an automatic!
electrical system, it should be complementary to the!
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