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These voluntary technical practices and engineering standards establish guides for the design, construction, and installation of potable water supply systems on boats.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
The author describes his four-part whole-boat awning, its materials and construction, and the purposes of each piece. Includes a description of how it catches rainwater.
[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]
A Flicka 20 owner′s thoughts on water needs and water storage on a pocket cruiser, including water purification and watermakers.
[The Comfortable Pocket Yacht, USA]
A couple who have completed at 10,000-mile tour of the Pacific on a 31-foot cutter talk about what equipment they chose and how it worked, including water pump issues.
[Ken Machtley / Cathy Siegismund, Redmond, WA, USA]
How to install a means of keeping your decks clean and supplying salt water to the galley: choosing and mounting a pump, installing and protecting the wiring, hooking up the water intake, and running the plumbing. 3 pages with photos and vendor list
[Sail Magazine, August 2001]
Stretch this tape as you wrap it, and it bonds to itself. PS tested tapes from Mariner′s Choice, Navtec, Simpson Lawrence, Tommy Tape, and West Marine.
[Practical Sailor, 1 April 2003]
Systems include aqua cell tank, check valve, pressure gauge, and pressure switch. Systems for fresh water on small to large yachts and fresh or salt water for work boats and for deck washdowns.
[Galley Maid Marine, West Palm Beach, FL, USA]
Large range of 12-, 24-, and 32-volt water pumps from 1.5 to 5 gpm capacity, including miniature pumps.
[Flojet, USA]
Electric and manual pumps for drinking water, including some with low noise. Also bilge, oil changing, winterizing, deck washdown, toilet macerator, refrigeration and other uses. Also makes faucets, accumulator tanks, hose, and other fluid accessories.
[SHURflo Pump Manufacturing Company, Cypress, CA, USA]
Pumps, faucets, showers and pipework for marine freshwater systems.
[Whale Water Systems, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland]Most cruising couples use between 4 and 6 gallons per day.
Waterlog UK Ltd.
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