Craigslist Sea Recovery 12V Water maker?! (EP 18)

So this video is about water! We knew that eventually we were going to get a water maker and it wasn't in the budget until next year but with the pandemic here and the borders closed due to COVID it accelerated our need to get a water maker. So Jon went on the hunt and found one on Craigslist that was brand new. A 12 Volt Sea recovery that produces 7 gallons an hour and had it installed. When we have cruised up to the Gulf Islands in Canada in the past the water table can be pretty low on some of the islands and they don't want you filling up your water tank let alone washing your boat. But since we didn't know where we were going to cruise and the marinas are pretty full in the San Juan Islands and Puget Sound anchoring was probably going to be what we were going to be doing more of and water was our weakest link. So this is about our water maker and how it works in different scenarios whether you are in fresh water, brackish or salt water it makes a difference in how you adjust the water maker.
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[@joewilliams918]

I recently bought a SeaRecovery water maker on Craigslist too. It was missing the sea strainer and boost pump. Your video will help me on installing it.

[@ElliYacht1]

That’s what boating is about, sharing and leaning on one another. Congratulations on the purchase. We have 150 hrs on ours in the last two seasons and haven’t had the slightest issue. Use it like you stole it!

[@phillo1818]

Very smart move to install a fresh water maker for several reasons. Jugs of water are a very heavy payload never mind the taste of plastic after being stored for months. Never mind the recycling storage headache. More payload greater fuel burn. If you like your morning coffee crisp, then so much for water. We humans are 60% water and we don’t live well or long without fresh water. Swimming in salt water, fun for sure, washing in the same not fun for sure. She who must be obeyed will appreciate you being able to shower. When out to sea and anchored you’ll want to wash down the decks with fresh water. You’ve saved on (future) extra fuel burn, manual labour in storage and thousands of dollars on a brand new used fresh water system. Damn smart then again most of us geniuses are!😁🍺

[@ElliYacht1]

Thank you for the compliment and great points! We just spent a couple weeks, mostly on the hook. We have nearly 100hrs on the water maker so far (about 650 gallons). It’s extended our outings by 5 to 6x, without hitting land. Money well spent.

[@iamsunnydude]

Can you share the techs name, contact info? I purchased a boat with an older Sea Recovery system that does 60gph and need to get some instructions.

[@ElliYacht1]

Dan Heyl [e-mail]

[@allenkuester781]

Sorry can’t understand rich privilege! Bye bye

[@ElliYacht1]

We wish you the best

[@user-ce9gm7fq6m]

What are you doing here then.We aren’t rich,we live on our yacht,we sold EVERYTHING .Without a Watermaker ,life is tuff.Its NOT, a luxury.