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You can save water at your faucet or shower head without giving up washing power by using an aerator. This site explains the benefits and points to you to commercial sources.
[Eartheasy, Parksville, BC, Canada]
Brief grab bag of tips and commentary on using the shower and keeping it and its plumbing clean. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
Tips on keeping clean at sea, while conserving water and reducing condensation, include a sitz bath, spring-loaded spray nozzles, header tanks, and a conservation plan. 2 pages with photos.
[Sail Magazine, September 2000]
Here are some shortcuts to keeping your hair, skin, and teeth clean, with comments on showering alternatives.
[SailNet, 27 August 2003]
Water pumps have improved a lot. Products from Groco, Johnson, Flojet, Raritan, Shurflow, Par and Whale are rated for flow-rate, noise, ease of plumbing and compact size. 6 pages with photos, table of specs and test results, and vendor list.
[Practical Sailor, 1 June 2003]
Want hot water without starting the engine? If you have a 110-volt outlet and a water faucet hose, these 2.5 and 4 gallon portable water heaters will produce it for you.
[America's Acres, Inc., New Preston, CT, USA]
Concentrated soap that works in salt and fresh water. For hair, body, clothes, dishes. Biodegradable.
[Stearns Inc., Sauk Rapids, MN, USA]
Spray it on your shower walls (or other surfaces in the head) to prevent mildew, soap film, and mineral deposits.
[303 Products, Inc., Palo Cedro, CA, USA]
Several models of water bags you hang above you for a shower. Can be used on deck, or above the head′s deck hatch.
[Stearns Inc., Sauk Rapids, MN, USA]
DRYroll is a watertight toilet roll dispenser for heads that also serve as a shower, wet locker, or changing room.
[Oceanair Marine Ltd, Selsey, Chichester, UK]
[The 38-foot cutter] doesn′t try to cram in a coffin-like shower stall.
Robert Perry
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