Water Filter
This might be considered an essential. It’s high on the list anyway. You might want to consider installing a permanent, good quality water filter on your galley water supply. My wife is rather particular about the water she drinks, and her ice tea. She does not care for “boat tank” water, unless that is, it’s clean and it has been run through a good filter.
Another reason for this is to eliminate the need for bottled water aboard. This can save a lot of storage space, a lot of trash, and a lot of money. When the crew can fill their water bottles from the Galley, it’s much better for the environment too. In the USA, we use 8 million bottles of water a day. Most of those end up in our land fills. On the ocean, they end up on pristine beaches.
We have an “NSA” filter, but I’ve seem more boats with the “Seagull” filter under their sinks. We rigged ours a little differently, I plumbed it off a separate smaller 22 gallon tank, with it’s own pump and faucet. It’s virtually a separate water system. I guard the quality of this 22 gallon tank very carefully. It will last my wife and I nearly a month when making drinks and filling our water bottles. If something were to ever happen to our main water pump, we have a back up pump reedy to go should we need it.
We love our Seagull. Have used NSAs before in the home. The uncommon trait they both share is in the use of silver as a biocide. Of course, that is why their cartridges are so expensive. We change ours annually. $100 for a years worth of pure water is one of the best bargains you’ll find.
When you recommend the filtration system you are happy with I would be interested to know model you are using and filters. thanks
There are plenty of good water filtration systems out there. I use an “NSA” water filter. It’s make for household use. The size I installed on my boat is the one that is good for 12,000 gallons of water. When I’ve gone through this, the entire filter needs replaced, not hard just a few hose connections. ($50?). It’s about the size of a 32 oz drink bottle.
My family and I go sailing each summer, and we always make sure that we update our filtered water system. The water tastes so much better, and we also save money on not having to buy bottled water. Thanks for sharing!