Misting system keeps boats cool

By Maura Keller

For those whose idea of boating tends to involve sipping chilled white wines and discussing the third Stieg Larsson novel, even when the sun is hot the shade is really cool…

In 2009, Taylor Made Products, Gloversville, N.Y., acquired the rights to the Boat Misters® product line. The Comfort Zone boat misting system attaches to the boat’s bimini or T-top and emits a cooling mist. The mid-pressure pump delivers 150 psi of misting power at the rate of approximately one gallon of water per hour, but draws only one amp. It can be used on existing tops or designed in by manufacturers. The complete kit includes pressurizing pump, misting line, water inlet tubing, misting nozzles with T-connector fittings, bimini mounting clips, 12-volt power plug and inline sediment filters.

Maura Keller is a Minneapolis-based writer and editor.