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Subject: [worldcruising] water maker
From: A0884958, Dave (wdr@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2001 - 06:52:23 EST
Doug, we have sailed Sweden, Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Portugal,
Canaries and then to W.I. this year (6500 nm). Till we made the transAt
jump the watermaker was not needed in Europe locations as dockside
water was always available those times we were at dock and was included
in the price. In the West Indies we seldom use a dock or mooring and
often shoreside water is precious. It sells for between $0.05 and $0.10
U.S. per gallon on the major islands. Obviously jerry jugging is a royal
pain. Much of the larger island water is RO so reasonably clean. In the
Bahamas water is very rare except in the major ports. The water in the
out-islands is questionnable as it is run-off kept in cisterns. Lots of
beasties swimming around in it.
Most folks down here have a boom tent to keep the sun off and have
rain gathering flaps and spigots built into that. Thus during the rainy
season we can fill our tanks daily without the watermaker. We have a 5
micron in-line filter built into the piping to remove sediment before the
rainwater goes to the tanks. We are just into the dry season now.
I know of very few boats over 37 foot without a watermaker of some size
and they tend to be the minimalists anyway (nothing wrong with that its
just not for us).
Regards
Dave Richardson
syoverstreet lying Grenada W.I.
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Sterrett [mailto:dwsterrett@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 4:41 PM
To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
Subject: Re: [worldcruising] water maker
This has been an interesting conversation, but I'm curious to know in what
region most owners of water maker are using them. We are headed for the
South Pacific and I really wonder how much use we would get out of a water
maker there. Anyone using one in the South Pacific?
Doug
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