Most of you probably wonder why on earth I would want a misting system when I have the lake 4' under my feet - to those of you who live in Arizona you will know EXACTLY why I want one 
Seriously, boating in 115F and 4% humidity needs all the cooling effects that we can get.
Here's my plan (cos I am a tightwad and I don't want to pay the Marine store nearly $400 for theirs!)
I bought a 12V Marine Water Pump from Harbor Freight with a coupon for $30 and have located under the port rear seat on my 84 Bayliner Capri and connected it with a hosepipe T with 5/8" reinforced water hose to two hose shut off quick connect female connectors which are being mounted under the seat. This gives me 2 outlets.
In the splash well side wall I am mounting a similar connector for the water inlet. The hose for this can either be dropped into a fresh water container or into the lake and will have a filter sock on the end similar to the ones used in automotive gas tanks on the end of the pickups.
For the misting system, I have the cheap kit from Walmart that is mounted onto the trailing edge of the bimini that I can plug into the water outlet or I also have 2 personal misting 'cobras' that we can use.
The misters use about 1 gallon/hr and the marine pump is good for 50psi so it should be quite effective.
By the way, I have already redone the deck of the boat with a layer of CSM followed by a layer of mat and 2 layers of epoxy so it's completely waterproof - although in the AZ heat, water doesn't sit around for long
Seriously, boating in 115F and 4% humidity needs all the cooling effects that we can get.
Here's my plan (cos I am a tightwad and I don't want to pay the Marine store nearly $400 for theirs!)
I bought a 12V Marine Water Pump from Harbor Freight with a coupon for $30 and have located under the port rear seat on my 84 Bayliner Capri and connected it with a hosepipe T with 5/8" reinforced water hose to two hose shut off quick connect female connectors which are being mounted under the seat. This gives me 2 outlets.
In the splash well side wall I am mounting a similar connector for the water inlet. The hose for this can either be dropped into a fresh water container or into the lake and will have a filter sock on the end similar to the ones used in automotive gas tanks on the end of the pickups.
For the misting system, I have the cheap kit from Walmart that is mounted onto the trailing edge of the bimini that I can plug into the water outlet or I also have 2 personal misting 'cobras' that we can use.
The misters use about 1 gallon/hr and the marine pump is good for 50psi so it should be quite effective.
By the way, I have already redone the deck of the boat with a layer of CSM followed by a layer of mat and 2 layers of epoxy so it's completely waterproof - although in the AZ heat, water doesn't sit around for long
