Watermakers Tips and Tricks

Many cruisers consider watermakers a necessary evil. It is a luxury to have fresh water all the time without having to fill up jerrycans from questionable sources a couple of times per week. But it comes with a prize: energy demands, noise and maintenance. We selected a watermaker with low energy demands and after two years of cruising we have optimized our setup and reduced and simplified the required maintenance. You don't have to reinvent the wheel: read our tips and tricks.

Both Spectra and Schenker use an ordinary Shurflo pump. These are cheap pumps that make a lot of noise and wear out pretty fast. We upgraded our Shurflo pump to a Procon vane pump, this article tells you how.