I use my shower fairly often - at least once a week. The only problem I've had with it thus far is that, no matter how many towels I lay down, it somehow leaks out the door and gets into the wood cabin sole, which has dry-rotted around that spot.

I plan to replace the cabin sole with Lon-Seal when it gets too ugly to look at.

I've already applied Git-Rot, but it Gits :-)...by that too and just rots in a new spot.

To keep it smelling and looking clean, I spray the area with a 5% solution of bleach (essentially the same ingredient as Lysol Mold And Mildew Killer, I believe) and pour some West Marine bilge cleaner in the sump about once a week.

So far so good.

I use mine every day when I'm on the boat, twice a day when it's hot out. I've never had a problem with any water splashing under the door; I wonder if the curtains are different on my newer MKII??? I haven't had a problem with odor, but I make sure I rinse things pretty well and occasionally spray something like fantastic around and then rinse. This past weekend I noticed some mildew on the back of the curtains, so I sprayed 'em pretty good then left them out in the sun; look like new.

I don't use the shower in the head but do use the stern shower fairly often both to rinse off salty/briny water after a swim and to wash my hair and clean up after a sweaty days sailing. Its much less of a mess and if I'm showering on the boat, it means I'm at anchor so its usually cooler on deck as well.

I've taken to living aboard and I'm often too lazy to walk up and use the marina showers, so yes, I shower aboard quite frequently.

It's the curtains that definitely prevent water from getting out -- I definitely recommend installing a shower curtain if your boat doesn't have one, and leaving the curtain open until it dries properly.

Up here in the PNW, it's frequently wet but not as humid as in some climes. I bought her two months ago and absolutely zero mildew. I just let the head air out, usually with the hatch open. It helps that my heat has a vent in the head, but I think that's mainly good for blowing air: a fan would do just as well.

I looked at a bunch of boats with "separate" showers. What I like about the integrated unit is that I'm basically washing my head every time I take a shower, and I use a nice, clean-smelling man-soap which keeps the head nice and clean smelling as well (it's the nicest smelling compartment aboard!). I've heard from several folks that using bar soap is a bad idea (the residue can supposedly clog the shower sump), so I've switched to liquid soap and a loofa. Works great! It's definitely a slightly different shower technique than for a shore shower, but when you get the hang of it you can absolutely do as good a job.

[QUOTE=benethridge;13443]I use my shower fairly often - at least once a week. The only problem I've had with it thus far is that, no matter how many towels I lay down, it somehow leaks out the door and gets into the wood cabin sole, which has dry-rotted around that spot.

I plan to replace the cabin sole with Lon-Seal when it gets too ugly to look at.

I've already applied Git-Rot, but it Gits :-)...by that too and just rots in a new spot.

To keep it smelling and looking clean, I spray the area with a 5% solution of bleach (essentially the same ingredient as Lysol Mold And Mildew Killer, I believe) and pour some West Marine bilge cleaner in the sump about once a week.

So far so good.[/QUOTE]

I added a beveled teak strip to the bottom of the door, on the inside. This corrected the issue of water running out into the salon. This is on the MK I and got the idea from an article Tom Soko wrote. I can't locate the article/picture now, but it's on the website or there is a link to it. It was in his head enhancements section. The next time I'm on the boat, I'll take a picture of the teak strip.

Hope this helps

I have never used my shower aboard, nice to here that it is usable. I have a book at home of sailing definitions it refers to showers on a boat as the equivilent of closing yourself in a broom closet with a wet dog.

Been a while, but when my GF and I lived aboard my '86, we would each shower every day. I'd leave the hatch and port in the head open and it would be all dry by the time we got home from work. Never a smell or a leak and we never ran out of hot water.:)

Mike

My wife loves using our shower .I did the same thing with the lip on the bottom of the door,bought it at home depot it is made to go on the bottom of doors for weather stripping. Another thing I did was T off of my hot and cold and put in a shower control and mounted the head and hose on the wall, much better than pulling out of the sink. It has a shut on to save water I then did away with the pull in the sink

When out cruising in Mexico, we use the shower often although when in a Marina we tend to use the marina facilities so as to conserve our water of a known good quality. Never had a problem with leakage into the saloon. We do not run the sump pump until finished showering as the water used rarely exceeds the drain pan in the sump pump. To combat any smell, we usually pour a little pinesol or similar cleaner on the floor before starting the shower. If not using the shower for long periods, we flush the pump with clean water and ensure all residual water in the sump pan is dried with a sponge.
John Meyer
Hilbre

Shower on the 375 is great. We use it all the time (usually have a quick one before heading home, after a day out on the water).

Couple of improvements.....
You have to remember to turn the shower sump power on before getting in the head.
The should be a float switch, so that it automatically turns on.

And the shower curtain sometimes sticks to the admiral.

But I can stand under the shower head ( at 6'3" that's an achievement).

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