I haven't really been reading this thread, but watching the headers and
wondering...why should silt be a problem in a watermaker?

I thought it only made sense to use watermakes well offshore where sea
water is deep and clean...never in coastal waters where the water is not
only shallow, but polluted by runoff...and besides, fresh water is
readily available at any marina, which puts it within only an hour or
two away at most.

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Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
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