Ironing

Nah, you are all wrong, l never leave the boat without a neatly pressed tux, l thought this was a quality forum, l'll have to resign immediately.
 
When it is time for bed, remove tee shirt and shorts and place in bucket with small quantity of fresh water, adding soap if required.

When you awake remove garments from bucket, rinse if necessary then hang on guardrails whilst unfurling ensign. If in a snooty marina maybe first putting on swimming trunks.

At 6 pm exchange trunks for tee shirt and shorts, furl ensign and head for the nearest bar.

Nothing else is needed.
 
JamesFrance said:
When it is time for bed, remove tee shirt and shorts and place in bucket with small quantity of fresh water, adding soap if required.

When you awake remove garments from bucket, rinse if necessary then hang on guardrails whilst unfurling ensign. If in a snooty marina maybe first putting on swimming trunks.

At 6 pm exchange trunks for tee shirt and shorts, furl ensign and head for the nearest bar.

Nothing else is needed.
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I'm liking your method.

I may even see it in action when we drop by Sant Carles!
 
IRON verb to "Iron" ......live aboard dictionary description : to place damp clothing onto table top, smearing old food into clean clothes in the process, press semi heated light weight metal object with insufficient heat over each item of clothing for a period of thirty minutes per item, once finished place damp item of clothing into smelly unventilated locker on top of spare oil filters etc,

Are you mad ?

youll have us all using washing up liquid to do the dishes next !
 
I'm sure there must be others who may find themselves living aboard while working; I'm certainly hoping that may happen from time to time, if I get a contract anywhere near the boat! And in that case, an ironed shirt and pressed trousers may be de rigeur. It probably isn't a problem for me - I could use marina power and a 240v travel iron - but the OP does have a serious point if you earn a living while on a boat and your mode of earning requires what other people regard as smart clothing, for example to convince potential clients that you are a safe bet!
 
SWMBO has an American travel iron with a 230 - 110 volt converter. It runs off the inverter on the odd occassion she feels the need to iron some frilly thing or other which looks 'crumpled'. As time passes, the iron comes out less and less frequently. For myself, the last time I ironed anything was my last day in the Army......... Threw away the razor then as well:)
 
duncan99210 said:
SWMBO has an American travel iron with a 230 - 110 volt converter. It runs off the inverter on the odd occassion she feels the need to iron some frilly thing or other which looks 'crumpled'. As time passes, the iron comes out less and less frequently. For myself, the last time I ironed anything was my last day in the Army......... Threw away the razor then as well:)
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Does the iron not suck up all the battery juice??

I think we shall have to do without an iron. :p
Though we may pack a small 240v travel iron for when we have shore power. That's usually when we're likely to want to look a bit tidier.
 
Cardo said:
Does the iron not suck up all the battery juice??

I think we shall have to do without an iron. :p
Though we may pack a small 240v travel iron for when we have shore power. That's usually when we're likely to want to look a bit tidier.
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Only in use for a few minutes and the battery drain is worth the quiet that results from a happy SWMBO.....
 
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