Opt for almost unlimited fresh water
Particularly well-suited to long range cruising, our multihulls are of course subject to the regular constraint of filling up with fresh water... an operation that usually requires a trip to a marina. In some regions, such as the Mediterranean, water has become scarce and expensive... the solution, both ecological (on a small scale and provided you can produce green energy) and practical, is to have a watermaker. But you need to make the right choice!
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Publié le
26/06/2024
Par
Dominic Salander
Numéro :
SP22
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2024
More than any other resource, water on board is a necessity. We use it for drinking, but also (and especially in quantity) for washing ourselves, washing dishes and cleaning the boat. As a reminder, for drinking, 2 liters (just over 2 quarts) per person per day are required, but you’ll see below that freshwater consumption on board, again per person and per day, is 30 times higher than that! To avoid having to stop off too often or, worse still, to ration your water, the best solution is to install a watermaker, a tried-and-tested system that is constantly being improved. What defines drinking…
