No boat owner would put bad oil into their engine. But by being slack with the garden hose on the dock they may end up putting bad and polluting stuff into the drinking water system.
We carry fresh water. We have to refill it often at the dock. So the hose needs to be a clean hose!
If you leave your hose out with no end on the hose stuff can get into the hose. Not good. If it is allowed to dangle into the ocean water the many sea creatures will take up residence. There is not anti-fouling paint on that hose lining and the many little sea creatures will set up shop in HOURS. Leaving the hose end dangling like in this photo just overnight will be enough to potentially pollute your full fresh water drinking system if you use it to fill your water tanks.
This is how a water hose on the dock gets hosed. Wrapping it around the Dock Box seems OK. It makes it tidy. But for how long. It is not safe to leave a hose with a free end that can get dropped into the water. It needs and end to keep it safe or to be put away inside the dock box.
Here is the rub... we do not want to leave hose spray nosels on the end as the many dock washers steal them, take it to the next job or whatever. How annoying.
So what are you going to do about it? Post your reply.
What is your plan to keep your drinking water aboard your boat SAFE!
Keith
