> I was continually frustrated with the amount of suds that was generated with the Dawn detergent.  

The solution to your problem is a spray bottle with perhaps 10% vinegar to water.  It will eliminate all the suds.  Use whatever soap you like.

I learned trick because I indulged myself with a small washing machine in my first sailboat.  The water for the wash came from a seawater distillation rig, and distilled water is so soft, the suds were overwhelming, and would not rinse out.  But I saved the tank water (filled at port calls) for drinking, as a still failure might have me unknowingly drinking 2% to 5% saltwater, not good.

Wiser sailors than me use wash-dry-fold services that pick up and deliver, but I was circumnavigating, so I had some long stretches of open water to cross, allowing time to do housekeeping.

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