washdown pump/kit for kayak

[ful-rac]

If you want to rinse off your gear, you need volume and pressure. The insecticide sprayer offers pressure but no volume. You can get your gear wet with it...but rinsing it off cleanly and quickly is just not possible unless you open it up and dump the water out on your gear...

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

If you want to rinse off your gear, you need volume and pressure. The insecticide sprayer offers pressure but no volume. You can get your gear wet with it...but rinsing it off cleanly and quickly is just not possible unless you open it up and dump the water out on your gear...

Or you can just wait until you get home and wash everything down in the driveway

[MITCHELL]

At the launch with a Hudson hand pump sprayer.....

[5-20]

Nobody's tried the Rinse Kit that was on the Shark Tank recently and can be found at Dana Landing and some other stores around here?

[Mr. NiceGuy]

I use a 3 gallon pump sprayer. I bought mine on Amazon Prime based on the highest ratings for a 3 gallon sprayer. Harbor Freight has a 2 gallon sprayer for $15, or a larger 4-gallon backpack configuration for $28.

I replaced the foo-foo wimpy misty garden sprayer wand tip with a dish washing nozzle & hose available from Home Depot for kitchen sinks ($9). The spray and volume is much better. I adapted the two different size hoses & dish spray hose connector with a brass connector from the plumbing department at HD. It's a screw fitting on one side and a press in hose connector on the other. The screw side easily disassembles by hand for convenient stowing in the back of my van.

This is what my adaptation of hoses looks like:



I split a section of typical engine hose to stiffen the smaller plastic tube from the sprayer tank to prevent kinking. From what you see in the photo, I then wrapped the split engine hose tightly with Rescue Tape.

Rescue Tape is a kind of waterproof rubber-like tape that can be applied wet because it bonds/fuses to itself without glue. Suitable for repairing blown radiator hoses, for example. Rescue Tape is also part the small emergency repair & first aid kit I carry in my kayak.

Rescue Tape
https://www.amazon.com/RESCUE-TAPE-B...ds=rescue+tape
Generic "Rescue Tape" for cheaper
https://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Rep...cy+repair+tape


The combination of 3 gallons of water with a dish sprayer works perfectly. I think I wouldn't want to fuss with less than 3-gallon garden sprayer capacity.

3 gallons is enough for most post-fishing purposes, including rinsing poles & equipment, my kayak and myself. I have a 5-gallon sparkletts bottle as backup, but generally don't need it unless fishing buddies want to borrow my sprayer for themselves.

I learned from our local famous Shimano reel service guy (Glenn) that adding 20-30% non-ammonia Windex to my water will repel salt from my gear in sheet-like runoff. If I'm planning to use my sprayer as a personal shower then I keep the water pure. Both approaches work well.

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If you are talking about *IN* the kayak, then I'll splash with a cup or use a Shamwow to keep things tidy.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by 5-20

Nobody's tried the Rinse Kit that was on the Shark Tank recently and can be found at Dana Landing and some other stores around here?

The Rinse Kit requires charging pressure from a hose bib to inflate a balloon-like bladder for output pressure.

https://www.amazon.com/Rinse-Kit-869...ords=rinse+kit

The Rinse Kit is only 2 gallons, and because it requires hose pressure to fill, a backup 5-gallon Sparkletts water bottle is useless for refills.

That's why I went with a hand pump.


If you want to spend another $50 on top of $75 for a 2 gallon Rinse Kit, you can get a Rinse Kit field pump kit that basically does the same thing as my hand pump.

https://www.amazon.com/Rinse-Kit-Fie...ords=rinse+kit

[absentx]

Appreciate all the replies. Lots of good info here.

Sprayers, buckets, sponges, washdown kits back at the truck...all really solid ideas.

However - my situation is quite unique, I love marine plumbing, I love kayak projects AND I am a bit crazy...so I am going for it.

I picked up a Jabsco Par Max 3GPM pump today. Ultimate goal will be to have this thing serve as an emergency bilge pump, a washdown pump and an on demand live-well pump/aerator if needed.

So I think if I do it right, I can get three practical kayak applications out of one pump. Worst case I abandon the project and make a portable spray kit for my truck.

The thing only weights 3.5 pounds so its not even that heavy.

I'm going to take the weekend to meticulously plan out the plumbing, electrical and routing of various things and only will proceed if it gives me all the advantages I want and involves minimal risk to the hull and integrity of the craft.

I'll post in the innovations thread if it works out!

[2-Stix]

bitchen!