On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:24:33 +0100, Daniele Fua
wrote:

Tom Dacon wrote:


Mike, since you're starting with a clean sheet of paper with this design,
this would be a good time to consider building what's called a "sea chest"
for most or all of your water intake needs.


Tom, what you propose sounds very interesting indeed and it is the first
time I hear about it.
I'd like to know what other people say about.

Daniel

It is a fairly common practice.

I've seen it done in a couple of ways. One is an actual "compartment"
open to the sea on the bottom a second method using a large
receptacle, incorporating the strainer, connected to the outside
through a sea cock.

It is pretty common in commercial vessels.

Cheers,

Bruce