Cordless vac

Funny you should ask this, I have a Shark Stick at home and was going to buy one for the boat but I've discovered they are much more expensive in France so am looking for other options. Failing that I will bring the one from home next time and buy another
 
I’m extremely happy with the Ryobi wet & dry vacuum cleaner. Normal cleaning, drying the bilges, attaches to dust-creating power tools, inflating life jackets annually without using your horrible moist bacteria-breath, doing the bulk of inflating of dinghy sponsons and paddleboard, uses the same battery as my tools… I heart it.
 
ShaneO said:
I’m extremely happy with the Ryobi wet & dry vacuum cleaner. Normal cleaning, drying the bilges, attaches to dust-creating power tools, inflating life jackets annually without using your horrible moist bacteria-breath, doing the bulk of inflating of dinghy sponsons and paddleboard, uses the same battery as my tools… I heart it.
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I heart it too. I tried a couple of handheld vacs but both were disappointing, even the one that came highly recommended. The Ryobi 18v wet and dry is a different beast altogether. (And presumably Makita, or whichever tool brand you've sold your soul to, make something similar.) It effortlessly sucks the crap out of all the crevices in my old wooden yacht, and gets every last drop of sludge out of the bilges. It's not as powerful as a domestic corded vacuum, but not far off I'd say. I've only used it a few times, but I'll never look at another handheld breadcrumb whisperer again.
 
There is a problem that the domestic vacuum cleaners we love run on 240v AC at around 1000watts. They generate the vacuum with a 2 stage centrifugal compressor about 5 inch diameter.
It is just not practical to get any thing like that power from batteries. Hence battery vacs often have a little powered brush to help pick up dirt.
Having said that a decent high power battery vac might have uses. ol'will
 
oilybilge said:
I heart it too. I tried a couple of handheld vacs but both were disappointing, even the one that came highly recommended. The Ryobi 18v wet and dry is a different beast altogether. (And presumably Makita, or whichever tool brand you've sold your soul to, make something similar.) It effortlessly sucks the crap out of all the crevices in my old wooden yacht, and gets every last drop of sludge out of the bilges. It's not as powerful as a domestic corded vacuum, but not far off I'd say. I've only used it a few times, but I'll never look at another handheld breadcrumb whisperer again.
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Yes, I've gone down this route with my Hitachi/Hikoki set up. 18v.

Wet n dry small hoover was about £40. So good I've now got two...
 
ShaneO said:
I’m extremely happy with the Ryobi wet & dry vacuum cleaner. Normal cleaning, drying the bilges, attaches to dust-creating power tools, inflating life jackets annually without using your horrible moist bacteria-breath, doing the bulk of inflating of dinghy sponsons and paddleboard, uses the same battery as my tools… I heart it.
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I have recently bought the Parkside equivalent and hopefully this is just as good. Only reason for getting it was the batteries that I have for the impact driver and power washer on board.
 
Interesting anecdote on YouTube the other day, where they had a vacuum cleaner of this style stored in the shower tray, and moved it into a cabin in order to have a shower. This was eventually found to have been the event that kicked off a fault with their autopilot compasses deviating wildly, by being a magnetic something near them; resolved by putting it somewhere else.
 
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