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  1. BoulderGT3, May 14, 2016
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    BoulderGT3

    BoulderGT3 Senior Member

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    I'm thinking about having mister put in on the bimini shade on the back of my boat. Not a good shot of the back but you can see that the shade pretty much covers the cockpit. My thought is to just go around the frame.

    I've not used one before. Any impressions of how well they work and does anybody have a recommendation for an installer in FTL? Thanks.

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  2. K1W1, May 14, 2016
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    I have been on a large yacht with this type of system. There was a lot of care and maintenance required to ensure we did not spray the Owner and guests with Legionaries and other undesirable diseases.
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    Well that's not encouraging. Does it just slime up if you don't use it all the time?
  4. K1W1, May 14, 2016
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    The problems were said to be the water goes stagnant quickly when there is no movement, we used to blow the lines through with air after use and then ended up fitting a disinfection system that was used to flush and left the pipes full of this mixture.
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    ugh. I hadn't thought this through. I think about how fastidious I am with the water maker and this would have some of those issues. I'm not that anxious to have another thing to flush and so on. Maybe I'll just use a rotary fan and call it good.
  6. Bamboo, May 14, 2016
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    A little vinegar in the water didn't solve that?
  7. K1W1, May 14, 2016
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    When you have to comply with all the rules and regs on a large vessel the liability of taking a shortcut for something that can effect the paying public or other HNW individuals is not worth considering.
  8. olderboater, May 14, 2016
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    It's basically the same issues you have in jacuzzi's and hot tubs. The big difference is that you can run disinfectant through them easier. You can cycle some chlorine though and then clean behind it. Well, you can't do it the same through misters as you can't have it pouring out on people and things.

    Here's an overview of system maintenance.

    http://www.mistersunlimited.com/maintenance-guide.cfm

    What are you trying to address? What about a very good ceiling fan?
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  9. chesapeake46, May 17, 2016
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    or these ?

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  10. CSkipR, May 20, 2016
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    Tom,
    I have misters in the cockpit if you would like to discuss. I've got 4 on the cockpit ceiling and one on port and one on starboard cockpit. They definitely will cool the area off although everything gets wet. They have a tendency to get clogged up and have to be cleaned periodically. A few times people actually thought the boat was on fire. IMO not real practical.
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