WATER, biletul nostru pentru libertatea navigației. (Învățând făcând Ep221)

22 thoughts on “WATER, biletul nostru pentru libertatea navigației. (Învățând făcând Ep221)”

1. Totally agree with you on the water makers. I think the tech. needs to be improved greatly & the cost needs to come down.

2. Suggestion (revision 1.1): wall of flexible rubber approaching and around the tank entrance, so u keep all water coming down 🤘Note the that ring flange is as tall as the water “rails”

3. 12:47 I follow you for many reasons, your sailor knowledge, your sense of adventure, your brutal honesty 🎉

4. Great video guy's. Really amazed how much water that small beading channels to your water tanks.

5. We have a modern 12v 30Lph water maker on board. It's so handy when we are far from civilisation and has saved us scratching around for a fuel wharf with water.
   We found its biggest problem is finding a suitable place to make water near towns and cities. – recently blocked a new filter in 2 days just south of sydney! Lucky the 5 micron filter is less than $20… but now I need to go find more.

6. I would love to be crew could you slip by Canada and pick me up.

7. Fabulous, we love you guys!

8. I have zero experience and no passport, can I apply for the crew? Kkkkk see you next video

9. Nice work!!!!

10. KISS – Salt water to wash, fresh to rinse “everything” (dish, clothes, yourself, etc). Prob aware but, If possible, shortest/straightest/smoothest discharge lines for easy pipe scrub, otherwise it will calcify/block. Cheap tarp over boom (shade) funnelled to inlets, easy to fold/store. Re food – use dehydrator & vacuum seal (biodegradable bags) for long term min space storage. Less fridge space required, less bulk packaging/rubbish to deal with ⛵👍

11. Thinking the same… by using a water maker you're actually going 'less' off-grid because it's created a dependency with the replacement filter makers.

12. Hey Vernon, Marie, how's life? What about those portable Rain man water makers, SV Basik use one, it's a ripper, just a thought mate. Great vlog, be safe, be happy. 🇦🇺👍💜bloody great job, very clever. If u were in Aussie, I'd put my hand up for crew, lived around boats all my life, I'm a mechanic, welder and have plenty life and diy skills. Anyway good luck xx

13. Minimal approach is good, especially since she has new running and standing rigging, solar panels. Yes, you don't need a water maker now – hand pumped 1 gallon per hour units exist and if you buy them used, less than a grand. Nice boat.

14. All good moves guys for cruising. Couldn’t agree more about keeping it simple. You can’t beat those warm temperatures . I hope you get the right people, not only skills but people that can chill in the downtimes. Have fun. 😄

15. Would have been great cruising with you guys in those amazing places. I'm just on the other side of the world.

16. Thanks guys, another great idea, good to see you are getting more familiar with the boat. We are progressing well and hope to be back in the water early June. Take care and stay safe.

17. Geeze that was easy, perfect location of the filler inlets🤙

18. I know from experience, there are two sides to every story (or need). More importantly, not all water makers are the same. In my case, I have a 2nd hand Schenker Smart 60 water maker, I had it serviced once it arrived from SA.
    It's been operating in my boat now for nearly two years with no problems.
    The benefits are I'm not tied to shore – the system is 12 volts, runs on solar energy replacement from my batteries, and makes 60 liters an hour or fills my tanks 200 liters in 3 hr.s. The Schenker Smart 60 water maker, Energy Recovery System. Saves lots of battery power, It has the function to amplify the pressure supplied by the pump and recover the hydraulic energy back from the membranes. All replacement key parts are standard, not proprietary like on many water makers.
    As to pickling, it's an easy 10-min job pickling and startup. I set up a custom permanent pickling tank that holds about 15 liters of a mix, its hose connects to the seawater inlet hose via a three-way valve. How I quickly picked the water maker.
    Steps, 1) I turn on the pickling valve connected to the incoming seawater hose and not the seawater valve from the water maker. 2) I place the loose brine hose in the tank instead of overboard 3), Turn on the Schenker pump and 4) let the pickling mix circulate out to the water maker and back into the tank for 5 mins. For further pickling, reuse when needed. 5) power off and close the pickling valve to the pickling tank. Startup water making – 1) Remove the pickling mix by pumping the mix in the water maker back into the pickling tank for 1 min (note no pickling mix gets wasted reuse now a number of times) -. 2) run the water maker system as normal to make product water. Easy-peasy. SV. Skoiern IV

19. I have also used a spray mist bottle to rinse the dishes with it saved a lot of water for me

20. For the saltwater in galley you could also look into a Whale Tiptoe pump if you get tired of the noise from the electric pump. Those work quite well

21. 👍

22. If you’re still in Gunnamatta Bay and want a home cooked meal or need a car I live in the Sutherland Shire

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