Installations

Watermaker Installation

A Waterlog.... No installation needed - self contained.

When drinking water is required, Waterlog is simply clipped to a boarding ladder, rail, or any convenient location on the aft of the vessel using the supplied carbine. The photographs below show the steel tow tube and its fittings.

The photograph below shows the steel tow tube where it joins the carbine. The smaller output tube is visible which is fed to any container for subsequent transfer to the ships tanks. This output tube is fitted with a swivel elbow to enable easy orientation of the output in any direction. The center picture shows the rail clamp being fitted to a pushpit stanchion. The picture on the right shows the tow tube in a 30 cm (12 inch) coil for stowage.

The steel tow tube is supplied complete with carbine and clamp	Fit rail clamp to rail, stansion, or other fixed point	Plug the watermaker into the tow tube collar See video below

The steel tow tube is supplied complete with

carbine and clamp

Fit rail clamp to rail, stansion,

or other fixed point

Plug the watermaker into the tow tube collar

See video below

The steel tow tube is easily handled, flexible, and fits in any compact stowage space.

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Slide on the impeller, clip to the rail, and it is ready to produce water

A traditional watermaker installation on a sail boat..... Waterlog has eliminated all of this......

The old way of doing things.....

In the past, it has been customary to install watermakers in a yacht by distributing the components, (Seawater filters, filter pump, high pressure pump, Reverse osmosis membrane vessels and control panel) around the vessel utilizing whatever spaces were available.

Obviously, all these components must be connected by pipes and electric cables. Generally, they are very good and produce satisfactory water, however, numerous interconnected components inevitably implies an ongoing maintenance obligation.

Now look at the Waterlog below this text - just compare it to the diagram above and draw your own conclusions....

(Approximately the same scale)

They are available on-line HERE

A thing of the past.... --> Plastic Pipework <-- ^{Waterlog has eliminated all of this.}

^{S.V. `MARASHIA`}

^{Photo
courtesy Annac Co.}

Just compare the photograph below with the one above. It will be seen that Waterlog can be comfortably carried in one hand. Simple and effective, we can forget about installation, leaks, sea cocks, plumbing, wires and electronic controls.

( Approximately the same scale)

There is an excellent article describing the traditional technology watermakers at www.setsail.com/c_central/techtalk/watermaker.html

Waterlog has completely eliminated all that complexity.....

The other type of watermaker design dating back to the early 1990`s is the framed or packaged type, many of which have given excellent service. Now look at the photographs below comparing a Waterlog with that now outdated type of watermaker and once again draw your own conclusions about size, weight, cost and simplicity.

Weight: 52 lbs.

$4979 + installation cost.

Max output 4.3 GPH.

Large power draw

No electricity, no water. Useless in an emergency.

Weight 16 lbs.

$3428

No installation cost.

Max output 4.2 GPH

No power needed.

Simple.

Use it by hand in a liferaft.

Does it matter what the output per hour is? - No. What matters is that there is a simple, and highly reliable way to provide water for the daily requirements of crew comfort. The majority of cruising vessels do not require more than about 3 to 8 gallons per day. Is it logical to spend $4,800 (£3,000) (E4,300) including installation cost, on a machine that produces 150 gallons per day when the required water can be obtained far more simply for less than $2,200? No.

If, at the same time, we can dispense with maintenance, back flushing, buckets, pipes, valves, leaks, wires and flat batteries.....

Just drop Waterlog over the stern and tow it awhile....

Click here for a reminder of one of the great advantages of a Waterlog - no installation cost and associated hassle....

The most reliable control system of all time is our taste buds. The output of waterlog is fed into any container which is then decanted into the ships tanks after tasting, to be certain of the water quality.

At last, like GPS and computers, watermakers have become incredibly compact in size and price. No longer are they relatively large complex hand built machines that have to be squeezed into scarce stowage space. Now a watermaker is practicable for everyone, not just another item on our wish list.

There is nothing else, even remotely, like a Waterlog.

"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einstein

Waterlog has less than one sixth the parts of other watermakers.

Parts that are not there cannot go wrong - like this counter.....