On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:58:37 +0200, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote:

Nothing is bullet proof. One water tank is not acceptable with or without a
watermaker. There are a myiad of things that could foul the contents of a
water tank and a watermaker is just one of them. With two tanks and a
failure, you have a back-up. Make space, generate a second tank and direct
the output of the watermaker to just one of them with a transfer pump that
can move contents from one to the other. Just consider that you are 10 days
from the nearest water supply and your only, very ample water supply becomes
contaminated and your plan is?

Carry gallon jugs of distilled water, at least 1/2 gallon per person
per day. There is a liferaft model RO unit that is hand operated. The
boat that played the Andrea Gale in the movie 'Perfect Storm' ran out
of water from too many showers, and fell back on bottled water for
drinking.

Casady