Brian Whatcott wrote in
:

The idea of pulling potable water out of the sea leaves only the
discovery of a viable method of pulling food out of air and water
in quantity, for real voyaging! :-)



A large waterproof plastic sheet works very nicely in rainstorms not
associated with violent weather. Canvas gives it a funny taste from the
oils in the canvas. A cheap blue plastic tarp from Walmart is great....of
course, unless the "professional mariners" on the dock find out where you
bought it.....(c;

It rains a lot at sea, when I'm aboard, usually when I'm on watch! I take
it as "a sign"....



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There's amazing intelligence in the Universe.
You can tell because none of them ever called Earth.