On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:34:49 GMT, Rick
wrote:

With the exception of spacecraft, wastewater simply is not recycled as
potable water.

Ok, here's what I would do.

I generally know if the water I'm using is going into my body or not.
If not, why wouldn't I just dip up a bucket of whatever it is I'm
floating in for washing? Dip it up, use it, dump it out.

If you're sailing in some polluted waters, like the Hudson river, by
definition you are not far out of range of water you can trust. If
you *are* out of range of water you can trust, the water you're
sailing in is probably clean enough to wash with, and if you were
really worried about it, you could boil the rinse part first. I'm
thinking of dishes here.

For your body, a couple of cups of fresh water on a sponge should take
care of your personal needs for as long as you're out. On the Navy
ships I was on, we used sea water for the heads, and in areas of the
galley like the food disposals. Don't see why you wouldn't be able to
do the same on a thirty footer.