Scout,

I used two aluminium, insulated thermos cans used in construction work.
They were 5 gal. Containers.

I often thought of installing a water maker but never did. The water
cans did do the job and were maintenance free and could be removed and
stored at home when not needed.

Also; I had a shower with hot and cold fresh water but to be perfectly
honest I found a basin of warm fresh water and a face cloth was better
to wash me clean. The shower required more wiping down than my body.

Scout, That diesel will become a hate/love item. It takes up a un-godly
amount of space on a small boat BUT it does have advantages. Hot water
and to me the more important "Red Dot" cabin heater.
My heater could run off my diesel engine running at a fast ideal for
less than a quart of fuel per hour.

Also, while sailing in cold weather I could drop that ldling engine in
gear and be the best windward sailboat on the Bay, sailing in a warm
Pilothouse.

I won't talk about maintenance on the engine in cramped quarters. Or the
maintenance of Exhaust Systems, Drive Shaft, packing gland, thrustring
and Prop.

Scout, the best of luck on your seatch.




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