[Hal Jones]

Any info on installing a washer/dryer in one of these boats? We want to
purchase one but need to settle this issue as we will be on the boat 5-6
months at a time.

[dennismc]

Not sure of your layout but, if you have that closet just outside the Master S/R at the bottom of the stairs, you may be able to get one in there. Stackable type.

[Hal Jones]

Thank you for your very prompt informaiton, yes we do have that closet, do you have any idea of brands of w/d? I found one similar Hatteras on the internet that had an Equator W/D combo but further reserarch on the net did not provide very good customer evaluations..........

[dennismc]

Sorry, can't help there, go to the Hatteras owners forum, either post a question or search the archives, I know there are owners who have replaced W.D's.
Good Luck.

[NYCAP123]

I haven't run into a combo unit that's good for much more than drying a couple of towels or bathing suits. Most people I know go to the marina's machines.

[Capt J]

Originally Posted by dennismc

Not sure of your layout but, if you have that closet just outside the Master S/R at the bottom of the stairs, you may be able to get one in there. Stackable type.

Actually I've seen a set of Whirlpool high efficiency's that were stacked in a Hatteras and they fit nicely and were compact enough and front loading....... not a stackable..... these were standard and mounted one on top of the other and front loading.

[hat4349]

Samsung makes a set with a front load washer that are under 23 inches wide and are stackable. I had put them in a Chris Craft I owned and needed that size to get through the hatch from the aft deck to the state room. The front loaders use less water than a top loader which when you operating off your water tank is a nice feature.

[Opcn]

Is there a reason to go for a stackable W/D over an all in one unit? Granted you do get to run twice as many loads in a given period of time with the traditional split units (will that be a problem on a 43'?) and you get a chance to shake out the clothing reducing wrinkles (Most people do not do this, and again on a boat is being 20% more wrinkled a big problem?).

Thanks.

Edit, Is this what you are talking about with Combo units? The criticisms I am seeing don;t seem to fit what I have seen out of the all in one units I've seen at home/remodel shows that I've worked.

[K1W1]

Originally Posted by Opcn

(.......and again on a boat is being 20% more wrinkled a big problem?)

Hi,

Yes if you have pride in your appearance.

There are Laundry operations on some yachts that would put many commercial operations to shame.

Some yachts have Owners where the bedding is changed more than once a day and requires washing, drying and ironing before going on the bed and then final ironing once it is on the bed.

[NYCAP123]

Originally Posted by Opcn

Is there a reason to go for a stackable W/D over an all in one unit? Granted you do get to run twice as many loads in a given period of time with the traditional split units (will that be a problem on a 43'?) and you get a chance to shake out the clothing reducing wrinkles (Most people do not do this, and again on a boat is being 20% more wrinkled a big problem?).

Thanks.

Edit, Is this what you are talking about with Combo units? The criticisms I am seeing don;t seem to fit what I have seen out of the all in one units I've seen at home/remodel shows that I've worked.

If there is space for a stackable that's wonderful, but as for AIO combo see post 5.

[Capt J]

Originally Posted by Opcn

Is there a reason to go for a stackable W/D over an all in one unit? Granted you do get to run twice as many loads in a given period of time with the traditional split units (will that be a problem on a 43'?) and you get a chance to shake out the clothing reducing wrinkles (Most people do not do this, and again on a boat is being 20% more wrinkled a big problem?).

Thanks.

Edit, Is this what you are talking about with Combo units? The criticisms I am seeing don;t seem to fit what I have seen out of the all in one units I've seen at home/remodel shows that I've worked.

The All In One's take FOREVER to do a small load of laundry. Since the heating element for the dryer function is sealer, it literally takes over 2 hours to dry the small load it washed in it. So all in all it's about a 4hr operation to do 4 XL t-shirts

[AMG]

A lot of European boats have washer/dryers from Miele, that are both quiet and reliable, but not the cheapest. The built in condense dryer is fast, I would guess your four T-shirts are all done in much less than two hours...

http://www.miele.co.uk/Products/Features.aspx?pid=277

[Loren Schweizer]

A little out of breath, sorry, from picking myself off the floor from laughing. Hal, I will venture to say, will never have ironed sheets (or ironed anything) on his Mid Seventies Hat DCMY. And, listen: one needs 220VAC to run an effective clothes dryer...that Hat is stuck with 110VAC.
My question to all the Greenies out there is why no suggestion to rig a clothesline? My own experience has shown that a large commercial dryer at the local laundromat dries stuff in about an hour; that same load out in the backyard on the clothesline takes a bit more than two hours with zero cost and, ahem, a considerably smaller carbon topsider print.

Looks odd or funny you say? Screw what anybody else thinks, Hal. If you really cared what the Joneses thought, you'd be tooling around in the latest Sundancer.
Look, you'll have this huge foredeck which--if you're smart--will be graced by the presence of an awning in the dead of summer for shade and keeping things cooler belowdecks. There is an older 46 Bertram 46 MY out at Marina Bay in the southeast corner with such a setup and I mentally take my hat off to that owner every time I pass by, 'cuz he has obviously been there, done that, and bought the tee shirt. Awning, bedsheets, BVDs--who cares?

In this crazy day and age of GlobalWarmingArcticIceMeltingOMGWe'reAll Gonna Die lemming mindset, Hal, YOU gonna be DA MAN in your little anchorage.

Submitted without prdjudice by a non-treehugger.

[NYCAP123]

Originally Posted by Loren Schweizer

A little out of breath, sorry, from picking myself off the floor from laughing. Hal, I will venture to say, will never have ironed sheets (or ironed anything) on his Mid Seventies Hat DCMY. And, listen: one needs 220VAC to run an effective clothes dryer...that Hat is stuck with 110VAC.
My question to all the Greenies out there is why no suggestion to rig a clothesline? My own experience has shown that a large commercial dryer at the local laundromat dries stuff in about an hour; that same load out in the backyard on the clothesline takes a bit more than two hours with zero cost and, ahem, a considerably smaller carbon topsider print.

Looks odd or funny you say? Screw what anybody else thinks, Hal. If you really cared what the Joneses thought, you'd be tooling around in the latest Sundancer.
Look, you'll have this huge foredeck which--if you're smart--will be graced by the presence of an awning in the dead of summer for shade and keeping things cooler belowdecks. There is an older 46 Bertram 46 MY out at Marina Bay in the southeast corner with such a setup and I mentally take my hat off to that owner every time I pass by, 'cuz he has obviously been there, done that, and bought the tee shirt. Awning, bedsheets, BVDs--who cares?

In this crazy day and age of GlobalWarmingArcticIceMeltingOMGWe'reAll Gonna Die lemming mindset, Hal, YOU gonna be DA MAN in your little anchorage.

Submitted without prdjudice by a non-treehugger.

I have this image in my mind of Pier 66 strung with clothes lines running from boat to boat across the docks like the back alleys of Hell's Kitchen. ROFLMAO. My Irish mother always ironed our sheets and skivies with a little starch. 32 years ago I agreed to forego that luxury in favor of not being killed in my sleep.

[Pascal]

most larger Hatteras came with stackabe washer dryer, not sure about the 43 though. Mine failed a few years ago and i replaced them with a splendid combo. it works great.

The problem about Splendids and other combo units is that people believe incomplete advice found on the web like "combos don't dry well".

the truth is that there are two types of combos, vented or unvented/condensing. The vented models work just as well as any other dryer, it's the unvented models which dont' dry well.

The only issue with combos is that they are smaller. They are big enough for the average user though. I can do a queen bed set in mine plus a couple of towels... or a few days worth of shorts, shirts, etc...

If you have room for a stackable and need to do a lot of laundry then go for the stackable. But for just a cruising couple, the VENTED combo works jsut as well and let you reclaim significant storage space.

as to using laundromats, it must be a sailboter thing, jsut like using marina showers...