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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 9:54:10 GMT
When we're in the house, the washing machine gets used pretty much every day ... wear it once then wash it lifestyle I suppose. Automatic washer ... press a button... job done. On the boat we visit launderettes and are frugal with clothes ... repeated wear 'boaty' gear and then tidy 'going out' clothes . We can usually get to a launderette every week or so ... never been a problem. But having (over) stayed on this mooring I've noticed boats with washing machines have clothing out drying everyday (good drying weather) which suggests washing is done everyday. Is that what happens if you have a machine on board ... wear it, wash it ? Just being nosey  Rog |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 10:33:20 GMT
When we lived aboard there was no difference in washing clothes etc compared to living in the house. We did more machine loads on the boat as the machine is smaller.
When I was single I used to get service washes done at the launderette, now I've not been near one for twenty years
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Post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel on Jul 20, 2021 10:35:20 GMT
I have to have a set of clean tidy clothes packed in a bag ready to go at a moments notice and another set to wear on the journey. HMG insists that I maintain standards.
But when I get to a far flung destination, usually hot, sweaty and dirty its a problem sometimes. Not much washing gets done when the bullets and crap are flying. I have lost count of the number of suits that have been pitched out.
I once came back from India with just shorts, a sari borrowed of an airline worker, and sandals, everything else had been destroyed, It was cold in Heathrow that January.
Otherwise on the boat its a week before anything other than smalls get changed. I try to machine wash only one a fortnight, clothes, towels and bedding all in one go.
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Post by metanoia on Jul 20, 2021 10:41:15 GMT
Oh no - it must be Tuesday if dogless is worrying about his laundry .....  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 10:58:10 GMT
No difference in my wearing patterns when lived aboard, or when on extended cruises, washer on board that got used just the same as in a house.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Jul 20, 2021 11:25:08 GMT
When your clothes start to stiffen up, that's the time to wash them.
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Post by quaysider on Jul 20, 2021 11:26:55 GMT
On 'Ellis' we use the washing machine as a laundry bin... when it's about 3/4 full, it goes on whether guests are on board or not - Underwear and t shirts get worn one day and then go straight in... shorts 2= sometimes 3 days. and other stuff as required. I Change all towels every other day. ergo, the washer tends to be on every other day ... and an end of cruise requires 3 - 4 loads in one day...
it's a pita.
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Post by peterboat on Jul 20, 2021 12:20:34 GMT
Well Rog the advantage of an all electric wide boat is loads of lecce/water to wash clothes so full size washer is used as and when needed, in this weather its a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 12:54:46 GMT
Well Rog the advantage of an all electric wide boat is loads of lecce/water to wash clothes so full size washer is used as and when needed, in this weather its a lot. Only if you see it as an advantage ... personally I like not having the washing machine readily accessible ... I accept on the boat I'm a scruff Rog |
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Post by JohnV on Jul 20, 2021 13:05:36 GMT
The limiting factor for me is water use. tee shirts/underwear/socks, (like quaysider) go in the machine as used, when full it goes on Other items as needed. my work clothes go in the machine at the drydock, (you wouldn't really want them in a clean item machine)
yesterday I had full water tanks plus half a bowser full, so throws and bathroom matting got washed so I could get the rest of the water into the tanks.
Never noticed much difference when started living on the boat ...... being a scruffy bugger didn't change
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Post by brummieboy on Jul 20, 2021 15:08:55 GMT
Well Rog the advantage of an all electric wide boat is loads of lecce/water to wash clothes so full size washer is used as and when needed, in this weather its a lot. Only if you see it as an advantage ... personally I like not having the washing machine readily accessible ... I accept on the boat I'm a scruff Rog Much the same as you. After cruising for the day I'll change into fresh and put the cruising gear back on next day. It obviously has some stereotyped appearance asjust after last years lockdown ended in July, a very smartly dressed lady off a shiny boat that I met at the first lock on the third day asked how well us liveaboards had fared in lockdown. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 15:58:50 GMT
That reminds me ... my mate is a full time live aboard boater, but is very smart, has a very tidy and neat boat, and hates clutter of any kind. He was sharing a lock with a very polished and pristine boat one day, when the lady crew member registered surprise that he was single handing, and utter shock when she discovered he was a live aboard and had been so for over a dozen years. Her exact words apparently in response to him saying he lived aboard were "Are you sure ? You're not very scruffy and your boat's quite smart." He wasn't entirely sure whether to say thank you or slap her Rog |
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Post by brummieboy on Jul 20, 2021 17:29:19 GMT
I think my response might have been a 'tongue lashing, but if sharing the locks, discretion is the better part of valour so I would probably have just smiled.
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Post by peterboat on Jul 21, 2021 9:56:09 GMT
I think my response might have been a 'tongue lashing, but if sharing the locks, discretion is the better part of valour so I would probably have just smiled. In reality she is right, when I am cruising I wear scruffy gear as well, I went up Tinsley flight recently almost singe handed, did over 20k steps and was soaking with sweat at the end plus covered in slime shit happens |
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