On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:26:45 -0500, Geoff Schultz
wrote:

....
I'm personally more worried about the mechanical portion of the
watermaker failing. I actually have two watermakers aboard, one 12V and
the other 120V. I thought that I had things covered, but last year when
we were in the Acklin islands of tbe Bahamas, a high pressure hose
developed a leak and I didn't have a spare. Getting one shipped in
(along with a spare) was a huge headache, costly, and took about a week.

-- Geoff

....which reminds me how impressed I was when a mechanic took off a
worn flexible brake hose, unscrewed the terminals and using only a
vice and a wrench (and a hose end tool), he cut and fitted another
medium pressure hose for an aircraft. Those reusable fittings seem
like a very very useful accesory for rugged voyagers.

Brian W