View Full Version : I should a done this years ago
phatdaddy
05-10-2007, 09:04 PM
This is a project i.ve been putting off for about ten years. finaly got inspired and it took 30 minutes and made it out of scrap.
Boat house empty
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/ffatdaddy/POL_0328.jpg
boat house with trailer wash down in place
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/ffatdaddy/POL_0329.jpg
wash down doing its thing
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/ffatdaddy/POL_0330.jpg
i hooked a solenoid valve in line and control it with an old controller, after i back in, i get in the boat hit manual start for 4 minutes and its washed..
tsubaki
05-10-2007, 10:02 PM
Man that is sorryness at it's finest. ;D
Can you add a wax injector? :D
Airslot
05-10-2007, 11:26 PM
Good thinking Phat. I guess I could hook up a couple of those old toro heads and make a bottom paint removal system ? ;D ?
reelapeelin
05-10-2007, 11:59 PM
Phat!!...whadda GREAT IDEA!!...now how 'bout if a guy had a 50 gal freshwater tank in back of truck to spritz 'er off with at the ramp after ya splash...I think THAT'S when most damage is done...while we're out boatin', our trailers are rottin' :P ...
phatdaddy
05-11-2007, 12:00 AM
thought about that, air, but i don't have 1200 gpm @ 100 psi available at the house.
Airslot
05-11-2007, 12:02 AM
True, true, it does take mountains of water to drive them old puppies ;)
msbhammer
05-11-2007, 12:20 AM
Cool Idea. ;)
Just wish I had a garge. Hate working outside in the sand. >:(
phatdaddy
05-11-2007, 01:11 AM
RAP, thats true, when my trailer new, i would take a pump up sprayer with me and spray fresh water on the hubs & lugs. after the first year, it got old..
Kajun
05-11-2007, 04:21 AM
nice phat!..what part of PC you live in? i seen a V20 with blue stripes in st. andrews(north side of 98 ) the other day....actually saw quite a few in yards since i been riding around looking at houses...
phatdaddy
05-11-2007, 09:17 AM
kajun, i live in the old part of down town in an area called the cove. most of the houses were built in the 50's, most of the residents were buit in the 30's.
reelapeelin
05-11-2007, 09:37 AM
kajun, i live in the old part of down town in an area called the cove. most of the houses were built in the 50's, most of the residents were buit in the 30's.
...and as w/the houses, some were built better than others ;) ...
willy
05-11-2007, 10:23 AM
This is what I use for my cars and boats. More funner ;)
http://one.revver.com/watch/246728/flv
macojoe
05-12-2007, 03:40 AM
Back to the subject at hand I like the wash down!! and I am with hammer I wish had a boat garage!
phatdaddy
05-12-2007, 04:14 AM
welcome back, how's the foot?
meds must not be working for you to be up at this hour...
macojoe
05-12-2007, 08:54 AM
all is well!! Just boared!! But much better now i have the laptop ;)
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