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Any body used one of those washing machines that consists of a gobal container that you spin round with a handle,could save problems for people with super yachts who want a washing machine aboard.
 
mogy said:
Any body used one of those washing machines that consists of a gobal container that you spin round with a handle,could save problems for people with super yachts who want a washing machine aboard.
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"gobal" This means Spherical.Well almost,iHave one in the shed but I have lost the lid.When its turned slowly round the hot water majically cleans the clothes.
 
mogy said:
"gobal" This means Spherical.Well almost,iHave one in the shed but I have lost the lid.When its turned slowly round the hot water majically cleans the clothes.
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we have one, it cleans perfectly the two girls (2 and 5yo) neck towels/bibs (?) and clothes

enough said I think :smile:



the only problem is that after washing it needs a lot of water to rinse
 
You can save yourself the expense by putting the clothes, detergent and water in a bucket, and letting the motion of the boat wash them. After a day they will be clean :D
 
Oh dear, this makes me quite sad to remember, but about 34 years ago, I lived in a LandRover for 5 months as we drove out to the Middle East from the UK.

For washing clothes we had a 10 gallon plastic drum with a large screwtop lid.

Place clothes in drum, add water and powder; place drum horizontally athwartships in rear of LR. Drive 200 miles across desert. Rinse.

Result, clean clothes.

(On a boat, this might only work if you are at sea.) ;)

EDIT. I was going to say Eaten by Parsifal, but I mean Beaten...
 
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We wash clothes by hand, but we do have an old fashioned wringer, which is wonderful for squeezing the water out.:D
 
Jeez, I wonder if some people would prefer to live in the 1930's - and think that everyone else does too? Lots of yachts have washing machines - with an actual electric motor that turns the container and water goes in, all automatically, just like at home. Well, ok, just like a home that doesn't also have an outside bog. In actual "super yachts" crew bods are employed to operate the washing machines, and perhaps even the ironing too. The irons aren't the normal (now actually obsolete) type where you stick the thing over an open fire, either, they actually plug in to the electricity- yeah, they can make electricity as well.

Heyho, i ought to be pleased that at least we don't have threads asking if hammers are reliable enough to consider buying one yet, or discussing ways of making a mattress out of sacks stuffed with old newspaper. Or maybe I missed those threads...
 
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Ah yes, do you remember the good old days when one towed your grungy grundies on a length of warp? Also varnishing & re-labelling your tins of bully beef?
 
how about what 2 aussies in the outback did, a 50 gall oil drum, full of water & detergent, metal gauze vertically halfway across, one side clothes, the other side an outboard motor
 
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tcm said:
Jeez, I wonder if some people would prefer to live in the 1930's - and think that everyone else does too? Lots of yachts have washing machines - with an actual electric motor that turns the container and water goes in, all automatically, just like at home. Well, ok, just like a home that doesn't also have an outside bog. In actual "super yachts" crew bods are employed to operate the washing machines, and perhaps even the ironing too. The irons aren't the normal (now actually obsolete) type where you stick the thing over an open fire, either, they actually plug in to the electricity- yeah, they can make electricity as well.

Heyho, i ought to be pleased that at least we don't have threads asking if hammers are reliable enough to consider buying one yet, or discussing ways of making a mattress out of sacks stuffed with old newspaper. Or maybe I missed those threads...
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:):)

We had one of those wonder washer things and it did work until the lid fell off and sank. The biggest problem with it was stowage because it hads bits that stuck out all over, handle and stand etc plus you still needed to have loads of water available for rinsing and a long washing line.

We are going darkside trawler liveaboard in the USA next year however and will have a proper washer and dryer, maybe a dishwasher and for sure a big fridge freezer and separate icemaker. I'm not yet sure if I trust them new fangled hammers though...except they might be handy to beat the generator with.
 
Yes we have a Wonderwash and used it for six months when we were liveaboard, dead easy to use, no effort and did the job even for 4 of us. SWMBO says it needs a good mangle to make it really effective but then again she says that about me as well
 
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