"a floating collection of compromises." Exactly right!
But at least we get to enjoy being out there on the water.
MMC

"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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"Don W" wrote in message
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KLC Lewis wrote:


"Ha!" indeed! On Essie, not only do you have to hand-pump the water, but
in the head you also have to hand-pump again to drain the sink. The
lengths some of us go to to avoid one more hole in the hull... lol

Escapade's water tank holds about 48 gallons. With two aboard, ten
gallons per day usage would last us...little more than two days.

I suppose that is why some people pay the $$ for a watermaker. Our Irwin
38 only has a 70 gallon tank. You think that's bad? The holding tank is
only 8 gallons.

Don W. == who is in the process of figuring out where to put all the
additional tanks.


If I removed the 16hp diesel and its tank, I could add about 100 gallons
of water storage and gain a nice aft cabin to boot... lol

The best definition I've ever heard for a boat is "a floating collection
of compromises."