DECADENCE

Is it too decadent to have fresh water washdown on the bow of the boat?

A raw water ANCHOR WASHDOWN was installed on Charmed 440 before the anchor and chain first hit the sea floor. We learned our lesson on Charmed 380 about how gooey chain can be when it comes up. The raw water washdown has worked great, mostly because of the small brass fixed nozzle. The nozzle looks and performs like a little fire nozzle, with a quarter inch stream of water that will spray twenty feet.

However, now and again we find ourselves away from the dock for too long, or we find ourselves at a dock that will not allow boat washing. Just a few gallons of fresh water spray can make a huge difference in how clean and fresh you can keep a boat. So a three way ball valve, and a tap into the fresh water plumbing, and without tools we can now select raw or fresh water.