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