On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:19:09 -0700, RW Salnick
wrote:

Thanks Glenn..

No, I absolutely refuse to have my boat connected to city water. There
have been 3 near misses on our dock alone in recent times, where a
fitting of some kind failed inside a boat, and the City of Seattle then
endeavored to sink the boat by pumping in gallons and gallons of water.
In the most recent case, the water level rose over the engine,
requiring an engine replacement, in addition to extensive interior
refurbishment. In this particular case, the owner was aware of the
risk, but promised himself that he would always turn off the city water
when leaving the boat. He forgot. I live off my tanks, thank you very
much.

Sorry, I guess that sounded like a rant.

I've thought of having direct water on my boat, but just have a header
tank with a float valve fed by a _very_ thin hose. This would then
feed the main tank.

By using the main tank as a 'cache' only a trickle of water is needed
to keep it topped up.

Also by using hose with a narrow bore and thick walls it should be
less vulnerable to damage if moved while frozen.

cheers,
Pete.