My wife and I have gone a month on a 40 gallon (UK gallon) water tank.
You bathe in the sea and wash clothes in sea water.
The only problem was when the weather changed from dry to humid all the
clothes turned damp...


"Scotty" wrote in message
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How big is your holding tank? The reason I ask is, on a 2
week cruise you will probably, at least once, need to pump
out, get ice, buy groceries, re-fuel ,stretch your legs,
etc. which will necessitate stopping at a marina where you
can fill your water tank.
I have a 30 G water tank. It will last a week taking daily
showers and washing dishes. I carry bottled water (and a
case of rum) for drinking.


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Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_


"Scout" wrote in message
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I'm wondering how many sailors here use a "fresh water
maker" and what their experience has been like. No matter
what boat I buy I will have some type of shower, even if I
have to run a line and shower in the cockpit. It would be
nice to have a 2 week supply of fresh water but I don't
think 20 gallons or so will do it (split 2 or 3 ways). I
don't mind stinking, but I do like to wash the salt off at
night.

My next boat will be a transitional boat in the sense that
I'd like to someday live-aboard, and this is a step in that
direction. I'd use this boat for longer cruises than my
smaller Starwind, and I plan to research and develop my own
vision of the ideal equipment. Wind and solar gennys and
solar hot water are a given, but what about fresh water?

This one looks interesting. I liked the idea of 30kV to
eliminate biological stowaways.
http://www.spectrawatermakers.com/articles/mfww.html

Scout