| The galley comes from the
factory with a fresh water hand pump, a pressure freshwater faucet with hot and cold taps
and a spray nozzle. When travelling off-shore, fresh water becomes a very precious
commodity. Therefore, all sorts of steps are taken to conserve its use. One
of the biggest uses of water is washing dishes. Many cruisers will haul buckets of
sea water to wash the dishes in. Being
the lazy type of sailor, I decided to put pressure salt water in the galley. To do
this, I removed the handpump at the sink and replaced it with a single tap connected to
the washdown pump line. This provided pressure water in the sink making dish washing
a much more enjoyable chore. |
| The freshwater spray
nozzle is something that can run through water very quickly. I removed this from the
sink and placed a nozzle for a freshwater footpump in its place. The Whale Galley
footpump is placed on the floor in the corner between the sink and the stove.
The output of the pump is run through an Amtek charcoal filter to remove any sediment and
bad taste from the tank. The same pump that provides the salt water for the galley also is
used of the washdown. This is a sea water supply with a tap at the base of the bow
sprit for washing the mud off the anchor and cleaning the decks. It is based on a
Shur-Flo Washdown/Bait tank pump. All of the plumbing is done in 3/4 vinyl hose so
there is little pressure drop on the long run to the bow. |
 The left faucet is pressure
salt water. The spigot on the right connects to the foot pump. |
| To replace the hand pump, I
have added a foot pump under the sink. I find this more usable than the original.
The foot pump also has suffcient pressure to pass the water through 5 micron
charcoal filter. |
| The trick with
adding the foot pump was how to mount it. The toe space under the sink was not
deep enough for the pump to fit. I had thought about cutting into the fiberglass to
fit it, but the shipwright that did the work pointed out that this would allow anywater on
the floor into the area under the sink where it would start to grow things. To fit it in, a small box was built to hold the pump. The
front cover can be removed to service the pump. The hoses are led to the pump
through the inside of the cabinet where the charcoal filter isalso mounted. |
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