Roger Long
Senior Member
We had to leave with our new/old trawler before we could get a dedicated chain washdown system installed. After trying to use a hose run from the aft FW spigot (is that ICW mud ever tough!), a washdown system has moved way up the list. We might as well have been peeing on the chain.
What GPM and pressure should we be looking for to blast that mud off? I see systems from $100 to $1000. Is this one of those things like bow thrusters where bigger is always better an we should just spend till it hurts or is something like 4 GPM reasonable?
I would also appreciate any opinions on the reliability of the various pump makes. Our berth is right aft of the chain locker so we need to have clean chain and an inop washdown pump would be a real pain.
What GPM and pressure should we be looking for to blast that mud off? I see systems from $100 to $1000. Is this one of those things like bow thrusters where bigger is always better an we should just spend till it hurts or is something like 4 GPM reasonable?
I would also appreciate any opinions on the reliability of the various pump makes. Our berth is right aft of the chain locker so we need to have clean chain and an inop washdown pump would be a real pain.