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Originally Posted by hawk2495
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Originally Posted by SteamWake
Hrm.... :hmm:
How did the crew of fleet boats clean their clothes ? I mean after weeks at sea even the crustiest of crew is going to want to wash their shorts.
I know contemporary boats have full blown laundries but Im pretty sure there were no washing machines on fleet boats.
BTW there is such a thing as salt water soap. Used to use it while working on fishing boats in Florida.
(Sorry bored at work and ... well things that make you say Hrm)
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well they did have the sinks in the galley and im sure a decent supply of dish soap...... string them up in the engineering spaces where its nice and hot and you have a nice dryer..... just a thought lol |
...and of course when there was a line at the sink they would head top-side and put a bar of soap in the pocket, attach the shirt to some fishing line and fling'er over board, and drag for about thirty minutes, retieve it, put the shirt on, then air dry to desired comfort. Then they would repeat this process every thirty days....lol