DIY Misting kit for your boat

[Bmac]

I dunno about the Weasel,but when it hits 100 with no wind I get off the lake.

Are you kidding? If it's a 100* here, and no wind, you can bet your ass I'm on the lake, because that only happens about 1-2 times every 5 years. I will just jump in the water more often, or not even get out of it. The heat doesn't bother me too much, and I don't get to use the toon as much as I would like, so as long as it's above 80, and not raining, or blowing 25-30mph, then I'm on the lake.

Guess I need to be careful here.

As a fisherman I always hated those days,because all the "crazies" hit the lakes.

[DonCabo]

Very nice DIY project. Out of curiosity, what was the total cost and labor-time associated with this (approx)?

[toakley1]

I didn't really keep up with the costs, since I already had the pump. A good estimate for the whole thing is probably between $130 and $140 with most of that being the cost of the pump.

There wasn't a lot of labor involved. Everything just screws together. Most of the time went into figuring out what combination of parts were needed to make it work. That's the fun part though.

[Valet37]

Filters work great to remove hard water deposits - but you'll need a significant increase in the pump's power to force the water through the filter - and still have enough velocity exiting the jet orifice to "atomize" the water.

Keep in mind that the volume of water going through these mister kits is very low. I expect that a filter wouldn't be a big deal in this case.
It's a BIG drag on one of these pumps when you need high volume though. They don't have the power to keep up.

actually, what I would do, if using a faucet, is to filter the water into a bucket/container and then run the pump from that container.
-bb

I really like this idea. I'm planning on rigging it up this off season. Do you have any recommendations for a filter? I've done a bit of looking, but don't have much experience.

You think something like this might work? 600 micron. Just fill the bucket up every time it gets low.

The water where we boat is very clear, not much fine sediment/mud so I don't think it would clog too quickly.