Next message: Dave Skolnick: "[world-cruising] Re: Location, this might be fun."
We had an awning that covered the boat from the mast
aft that we used at anchor. We put a thru-hull on
each side of the boom. When it rained, we'd let the
dirt and salt wash off for a few minutes then run the
water to the tank with vinyl hose. We tied a line
around the thru-hulls and pulled them down to make a
depression and stabilize the awning. We caught all
the water we used in over a year in French Polynesia.
We didn't treat the water we caught, it's essentially
distilled water.
Water makers are nice but require a lot of juice
and/or running the engine. They are also finicky and
require care in using. Easy to mess them up and
repairs are expensive.
Aloha
Peter Ogilvie
Pa'akai O'o, Pearson 35 #108
Too many Landrovers, some even run.
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