Water treatment operator here, this is my take. First, chlorine will off gas from an open vessel in 24 hrs. It does not linger. Second, chlorine should be used to "shock" the tanks periodically and especially after being unused for an extended time. If you have a trusted water source drain and flush. This will help clear out sediment and any other floaty bits. We use Cl2 in water treatment because it is such a good disinfectant. You just have to use it properly so do your research on dosage, best meathod for cleaubg your system (it's a good idea to do the pipes too), etc. Third, good water treatment in a small system requires ALL of the methods in this video. You are your own utility and your health and wellbeing is your responsibility. Bad water can kill you.
Ok, so.... MAJOR KUDO's to you guys for putting great lighting AND mounting a camera under the sink that shows the UV sterilization device!!! That must have been a complete PITA!!!! That alone tells me how much you guys care about what your viewers see on your beautiful boat! Another WELL thought-out video!!
You both continue to impress me! I really appreciate how meticulous you are about the boat and its systems. You are doing a great job! Especially, considering it wasn't that long ago, you weren't sailors! Look at you now! Managing the boat is a big job. You both are doing it very well. Be safe and fair winds!
Great video on water purification. When we lived in Tanzania we had a sim tank to catch rain water. The problem for us was geckos would fall into the tank and die. Naturally we were going to filter this water. We either boiled the water or used a pUR water filter. Our leaders wanted us to use these filters from India of which were a piece of junk. The Africans drank the water out of lake Victoria which contained bilharzia and other nasty bugs. I wish we would have had any of your methods back in the 90’s. Keep up the great videos.
Guys, YOU ARE OUTSTANDING! Discovered you while watching some of the other sailing channels. Soooooo happy I did, great info on the boat and systems. I watch your channel almost exclusively for sailing, great info, good humor, excellent editing. If you get to Phuket, Thailand I'll buy ya a few beers. Also, I've owned a few Hunters, my last being a 43DS, I was so happy to see the couple with the 46DS out cruising. I hear all the negative comments about Hunters.
Very good water documentary considering everybody needs it life is run on waterthat was a very good documentary on how you get your water and purify it thank you for sharing it with us fairwinds
I have a Koi pond in the back yard. It's 1400 gallons and gets filtered and screened 3 times before it is sent back to the pond. In the spring and summer i also activate a UV system that uses two 40watt UV tubes to sterilize the water before it is sent back to the pond. This helps control algae as well as fish diseases and bacterium in the water. My Koi (6) are about 6 years old now and as healthy as can be. The UV makes a huge difference but must be bypassed in the winter otherwise the tubes and their quartz carriers will freeze and shatter. This happened once.
Just have to tell you, I just love you guys and your videos. Been watching for years. Thank you for such high quality filming, edits, and great information. You two are truly professionals! Hola from Canada!
The info was good, thank you for sharing your experiences. Also..."anything from the peanut gallery?" cut to cats. lol That actually made me chuckle out loud. Well done. :) Have a great week.
Thank you for the 2 part series on water. I’m so glad that you talk about the cost and the overuse of plastic. I see too many people that are still buying their drinking water. :-( I know others who have your type of unit and are happy with it. I have a Berkey in my trailer that I’m full-timing in. Love it. No plastic for me.
We keep our drinking water in separate containers that we fill directly from the water maker. The water in the storage tanks is used for cleaning, showers etc. We cook and drink from water filtered from the water maker before it enters the tanks. We bought filtered spring water and then reused the containers to fill from our water maker. This has been working great for years.
Great segment... with my boat I had a 15 gallon tank & a second 40 gallon tank that I never used. In a Northern climate in tbe winter, I would put non-toxic anti freeze in the tank & through the system. In tbe spring I would run fresh water to my tank until there was no anti-freeze evident. Then I would throw an entire gallon bleach in and run that through. During the summer, I would throw some antibacterial tablets in that I would pick up at a marine store. A few months later I would put 3 or 4 fifths of scotch in my tank and enjoy that. No filters..you do a much better job you have to..... but I never got sick.. and loved my Scotch treatment.. lol
Hi guys. Thanks for the info. We can tell or hear the level of experience behind your explanations that by the way, were terrifycly clear, complete and easy to understand. The two of you are professional all the way. So nice to follow you so accept the compliments when they come. LOL
It would be lovely to see a tour of your kitchen and how you make those wonderful looking meals with so little space! Most campers seem to exist on burgers and hot dogs, it's awesome that you've also taken the time to cook from scratch and take care of the most important machine, yourself. Just a thought if you're ever looking for an idea, love your channel.
Ok sold on the water UV thing. I think we order this we have been filling up jugs with our water-maker to use as drinking water. But it is a hassle. Being able to drink from the tank would help. I am also liking the coffee tasting better. Thanks
What a great find! Thanks for the info. Funny, I was looking for the video I created for a portable solar-powered water purification system. Also uses UV light to kill the bad bacteria.
Holy moly Batman !! Just s few seconds into the vlog and we get a glimpse of amazingly organized front lockers ... and some funny dress-up !! This is going to be F.U.N. !!.
Nice Video. It's great to see how other people do things. We do the RO a little differently with our Spectra unit. We sanitize old 1 gallon plastic water bottles by doing a bleach water rinse every so often (they are then multi use plastic) and we have a diverter so that when our RO unit is making water, we just divert the water from the tank lines and fill a few gallon jugs of water for drinking before the water enters the tank. We can then put a gallon jug of pure RO water in the fridge and always have ice water to drink. After the tank is full, we chlorinate the tank water with a little bleach. We use that tank water for cooking (chlorine evaporates) bathing, washing, anchor washdown or drinking in a pinch. We find that we really should make water every few days unless we want to get a Z Brane or pickle the watermaker, so we make a tank at a time and fill our drinking jugs for four days. We can always drink chlorinated water if we have to. Our solar runs the watermaker just fine, so even if we aren't running the engine or a genset, we can fill up on a sunny day. Finally, we look at our destination, and generally use up the tank on what we think will be the Lee side of the boat...that way we use the RO tank water for ballast. One question...what about an ozonator in the system?
The hightlight box around the text on the filter at 3:02 moving around as if we were on the boat made me almost spew out my bacteria-free Jameson's. As always, great editing!
Great info. We have been looking at ways to purify the water and this looks to be just the ticket. Now to figure out where to mount it in the RV. Thanks for all the good work y'all do!
That's awesome thank you so much for sharing that. I never really thought about living on a sailboat as being off grid but it most certainly is. Keep up the great content and stay safe.
Great informative episode on water guys...All you ever wanted to know about Potable Water but were afraid to ask !! FYI, putting vodka in a water tank only helps to keep it from freezing in cold weather or winter storage. Fair wynns and following seas Curiosity!
Thanks for sharing, it was fun seeing a different style of video this time. And its fun to see the "behind the scenes" of how you guys make it all happen. I'd love to see more of how you make the day-to-day work.
Chlorine does work well to disinfect drinking water tanks. If the odor is a problem with cooking or drinking a person can put some in a pitcher for a little while and the chlotine will disburse/evaporate out because it is so volatile.
Bravo.....Rock Stars.....Have always wondered about the re-mineralization….. Love Ya'lls set up and Thank You for your time and energy to let us share in your journey's....we are still in a 4x4 Sportsmobile and heading out on another cross country from Seattle this week and hope to see some catamarans when we hit the Florida coasts....Gulf and Atlantic
I worked on cruise ships and our fresh water tanks + connections were always stainless steel. This meant it was forbidden to open them in any way, otherwise it needed to go through a specialized cleaning process. The water we took onboard from shore wasn't actually filtered as far as I remember. But yeah, we did add chlorine to it.
We had an RO unit at our fountain machine and the folks at Coke told us that taking all the minerals out of the water had an impact on the taste. Great idea to get pure water and add back the important stuff....
Thank you both for sharing. I used UV light on my fish pond never considered it on a boat. Of course you use a much smaller unit. Thanks again and Safe Sailing
Have you ever thought about buying a Berkey water dispenser ? Thanks for sharing how you get water & how you purify it . I hope Mary had a safe & uneventful trip back home to Texas . She's a great lady . You both are very fortunate to have Mary in your lives . Cheers !
Thanks for this awesome Video, We finally took the plunge and ordered a Acuva UV system, after dwelling on it for a few months, and your Code still worked YAY! Hope you are both doing well and we can't wait to see all the fun work back on your boat after you were off of it for so long.
I thought I had seen all your sailing videos. Well, I missed this one. I know a little bit about the UV filter because I use to be into aquaponics. Needless to say, you have a very good system. I love your videos. I like your adventures. Happy New Year again. I hope you got your mom's RV fixed in Tenn.
If you paint the containers black (Mat black spray can)and keep them from SUN "light" Yellow green spectrum and run a blue light stops the algae growth you can even run an aerator like a fish aquarium to stop the water going stale
Off subject: Cleo reminds me of a kitty I had decades ago. She had some sort of issue and always tilted her head. She was a good family cat with an occasional evil disposition and would swat at you angrily when you passed. Every time I see Cleo I think of her. 😸
This is why we bought an Amway eSpring at the faucet water filter/purifier. We don't belong to Amway, yet research said it was one of the best. Why you might ask. Great question. Great carbon filter PLUS an ultraviolet light to kill pathogens as well. Lasts over a year. Easy cartridge to replace. Not cheap, yet my bride's (and my) health is not a compromise. :-)
What speaks against to set a uv lamp directly in the tank. So you haven’t a bacteria farm in the tank. A friend of mine passes with a light tunnel the sun light over a lens directly in the tank. Works perfect but not in wintertime in Northern Europe.
Nice! When r u gonna talk about food storage? How big/what kind of freezer? Canned food? What about vegetables? Have you thought about growing vegetables on boat? Is it practical?
libinqw I’ve wondered about veggie growing on a boat as well. I’m sure it would be limited and also necessary to keep away the salt water spray, but there’s not a lot of video info about it. I was looking last week online and there’s just not a lot out there, I have to think it’s somehow possible...
We agree with you almost completely, with one exception. You might want to accentuate more about how there are certain chemicals, particularly the fact that Flouride is not healthy as we were once taught it would be, are good for us. They are not.
We have a very similar RO system at our lake cabin in northern Minnesota. Gone are the days of lugging those jugs of water from town which can from some hardware store garden hose yuck!!
Very informative. Now I’m thinking about building a rain catching mechanism on a van build and incorporating the products you mentioned..now how to do that🤔
Can you explain to us the tank which has connections and caps with screws which get rusty what would you do to keep corrosion from building on top of tang and the bolts or screws.
Awesome. Thanks for the inside look. I knew about the two storage tanks but always wondered about the sediment and if you had any buildup. $3/ gal is outrageous but not uncommon for islands I guess. They are $.59 here at Lidl. I love this one tho, about the practical and essential things we need. My wife and I are considering taking the plunge to boat life. Not sure tho. Cheers y’all.
During your time at that anchorage did you happen to learn anything about the obviously neglected and dilapidated center cockpit monohull sailboat in the background at the beginning of this Vlog? I couldn't help noticing the missing mainsail, sagging boom, slack rigging and generally untidy overall condition.
Have done all the old school water purification techniques over the years living in the developing world, like iodine tabs and boiling the water - currently I am loving my Berkey filter as I explore North America more in an rv. Thanks, Kari
Ditto to all those before me- great video. I have to admit, I am also interested in how you manage your grey water discharge and especially care of the tanks. Things HAVE to be growing in there, so how do you pump it all out? Barnacles? I am probably over thinking it. Hope those videos are coming up.
Nikki and Jason, thank you so much for all you do in these video's.. I like to let a few weeks go by then I spend a fun few hours watching them all.. so enjoyable.. thank u thank u.. I look forward to these days.. oh And.. Nikki, did you know how really pretty you are? something you really should know ☺
SO in previous video you said you need generator to run the "water maker" but during those time you also: make coffee, do laundry, run the A/C; so what is the temp in the sail boat w/out A/C and sleeping temps at night. Might be a good topic for "tropical cruising" and if you sail to colder climates what about Heating the sailboat???
Nikki and Jason are still enjoying their vacation from connectivity and I don't want to leave you hanging. Good question. I will definitely pass along your suggestion for adding cooling/heating to the video topic list. When they're anchored, they will have the hatches open for the cabins. Since the boat tends to swing somewhat with the wind they probably have decent airflow through the cabins and they usually keep blinds drawn and have Reflectix in the window to keep the temps down. That being said, the tropics are generally humid and there's no getting around that. So I'm guessing below decks is pretty warm and sticky during the day. As for sailing in colder climes, they have previously responded to those questions by saying that Curiosity isn't insulated well enough for cold water sailing. That makes me think that, as a boat intended for warm water cruising, she probably doesn't have heat at all. By the same token, if they're in warm air temperatures but the water is cool, they probably get a little cooling from the hulls below deck too.
Water treatment operator here, this is my take. First, chlorine will off gas from an open vessel in 24 hrs. It does not linger. Second, chlorine should be used to "shock" the tanks periodically and especially after being unused for an extended time. If you have a trusted water source drain and flush. This will help clear out sediment and any other floaty bits. We use Cl2 in water treatment because it is such a good disinfectant. You just have to use it properly so do your research on dosage, best meathod for cleaubg your system (it's a good idea to do the pipes too), etc.
Third, good water treatment in a small system requires ALL of the methods in this video. You are your own utility and your health and wellbeing is your responsibility. Bad water can kill you.
Ok, so.... MAJOR KUDO's to you guys for putting great lighting AND mounting a camera under the sink that shows the UV sterilization device!!! That must have been a complete PITA!!!! That alone tells me how much you guys care about what your viewers see on your beautiful boat! Another WELL thought-out video!!
You both continue to impress me! I really appreciate how meticulous you are about the boat and its systems. You are doing a great job! Especially, considering it wasn't that long ago, you weren't sailors! Look at you now! Managing the boat is a big job. You both are doing it very well. Be safe and fair winds!
Don't you mean "be safe and fair Wynns"
Ha Ha! Good one! ;-)
Yep similar issues in the fifth wheel for sure. 9 years off grid WOW you guys are such an inspiration and we thank you for sharing your journey. 👍😁
Great video on water purification. When we lived in Tanzania we had a sim tank to catch rain water. The problem for us was geckos would fall into the tank and die. Naturally we were going to filter this water. We either boiled the water or used a pUR water filter. Our leaders wanted us to use these filters from India of which were a piece of junk. The Africans drank the water out of lake Victoria which contained bilharzia and other nasty bugs. I wish we would have had any of your methods back in the 90’s. Keep up the great videos.
Well dang, you were way ahead of me on remineralization! Great water explanation and set up!
Nice set up. I am going to look into that for my truck camper.
Guys, YOU ARE OUTSTANDING! Discovered you while watching some of the other sailing channels. Soooooo happy I did, great info on the boat and systems. I watch your channel almost exclusively for sailing, great info, good humor, excellent editing. If you get to Phuket, Thailand I'll buy ya a few beers.
Also, I've owned a few Hunters, my last being a 43DS, I was so happy to see the couple with the 46DS out cruising. I hear all the negative comments about Hunters.
We love our Acuva in our RV too. Great unit.
YESSS, watched all your posts, love them and how you present them, thank you for all your professional work and dedication for all your followers
Very good water documentary considering everybody needs it life is run on waterthat was a very good documentary on how you get your water and purify it thank you for sharing it with us fairwinds
I have a Koi pond in the back yard. It's 1400 gallons and gets filtered and screened 3 times before it is sent back to the pond. In the spring and summer i also activate a UV system that uses two 40watt UV tubes to sterilize the water before it is sent back to the pond. This helps control algae as well as fish diseases and bacterium in the water. My Koi (6) are about 6 years old now and as healthy as can be. The UV makes a huge difference but must be bypassed in the winter otherwise the tubes and their quartz carriers will freeze and shatter. This happened once.
Just have to tell you, I just love you guys and your videos. Been watching for years. Thank you for such high quality filming, edits, and great information. You two are truly professionals! Hola from Canada!
The info was good, thank you for sharing your experiences. Also..."anything from the peanut gallery?" cut to cats. lol That actually made me chuckle out loud. Well done. :) Have a great week.
Not only entertaining but your videos often contain USEFUL information. Now we're going to re-evaluate our RV filters and re-filter. Thank you.
Great timing. We are currently researching watermakers.
Great couple of episodes. Always great editing and the second show me the money in the background made me chuckle.
Very informative but please let us have a peek or two at Tahiti. I'm sitting in the Mojave Desert. I need that tropical island fix.
Thank you for the 2 part series on water. I’m so glad that you talk about the cost and the overuse of plastic. I see too many people that are still buying their drinking water. :-( I know others who have your type of unit and are happy with it. I have a Berkey in my trailer that I’m full-timing in. Love it. No plastic for me.
We keep our drinking water in separate containers that we fill directly from the water maker. The water in the storage tanks is used for cleaning, showers etc. We cook and drink from water filtered from the water maker before it enters the tanks. We bought filtered spring water and then reused the containers to fill from our water maker. This has been working great for years.
Great segment... with my boat I had a 15 gallon tank & a second 40 gallon tank that I never used. In a Northern climate in tbe winter, I would put non-toxic anti freeze in the tank & through the system. In tbe spring I would run fresh water to my tank until there was no anti-freeze evident. Then I would throw an entire gallon bleach in and run that through. During the summer, I would throw some antibacterial tablets in that I would pick up at a marine store. A few months later I would put 3 or 4 fifths of scotch in my tank and enjoy that. No filters..you do a much better job you have to..... but I never got sick.. and loved my Scotch treatment.. lol
Hi guys. Thanks for the info. We can tell or hear the level of experience behind your explanations that by the way, were terrifycly clear, complete and easy to understand. The two of you are professional all the way. So nice to follow you so accept the compliments when they come. LOL
A continuous dribble of great information.
Nice to see the working side. Not all fun and games, but I can see how it's worth it. You guys are great!
It would be lovely to see a tour of your kitchen and how you make those wonderful looking meals with so little space! Most campers seem to exist on burgers and hot dogs, it's awesome that you've also taken the time to cook from scratch and take care of the most important machine, yourself. Just a thought if you're ever looking for an idea, love your channel.
Ok sold on the water UV thing. I think we order this we have been filling up jugs with our water-maker to use as drinking water. But it is a hassle. Being able to drink from the tank would help. I am also liking the coffee tasting better. Thanks
What a great find! Thanks for the info. Funny, I was looking for the video I created for a portable solar-powered water purification system. Also uses UV light to kill the bad bacteria.
Like the movie clip added! Do have to say i miss the longer vids like up and over 15 minutes. Thanx for the effort!
For distilled water simply add Himalayan Pink Salt... Fine grain dissolves faster... 1/16 tea spoon per gal of water is "MORE" than sufficient...
Nice filter system
Holy moly Batman !! Just s few seconds into the vlog and we get a glimpse of amazingly organized front lockers ... and some funny dress-up !! This is going to be F.U.N. !!.
some beautiful camerawork, good musical selection, good work 👍
Nice Video. It's great to see how other people do things. We do the RO a little differently with our Spectra unit. We sanitize old 1 gallon plastic water bottles by doing a bleach water rinse every so often (they are then multi use plastic) and we have a diverter so that when our RO unit is making water, we just divert the water from the tank lines and fill a few gallon jugs of water for drinking before the water enters the tank. We can then put a gallon jug of pure RO water in the fridge and always have ice water to drink. After the tank is full, we chlorinate the tank water with a little bleach. We use that tank water for cooking (chlorine evaporates) bathing, washing, anchor washdown or drinking in a pinch. We find that we really should make water every few days unless we want to get a Z Brane or pickle the watermaker, so we make a tank at a time and fill our drinking jugs for four days. We can always drink chlorinated water if we have to. Our solar runs the watermaker just fine, so even if we aren't running the engine or a genset, we can fill up on a sunny day. Finally, we look at our destination, and generally use up the tank on what we think will be the Lee side of the boat...that way we use the RO tank water for ballast. One question...what about an ozonator in the system?
You can pressure wash the tanks and use a large shop vac to remove dirty water
The hightlight box around the text on the filter at 3:02 moving around as if we were on the boat made me almost spew out my bacteria-free Jameson's. As always, great editing!
Great info. We have been looking at ways to purify the water and this looks to be just the ticket. Now to figure out where to mount it in the RV. Thanks for all the good work y'all do!
That's awesome thank you so much for sharing that. I never really thought about living on a sailboat as being off grid but it most certainly is. Keep up the great content and stay safe.
Jeff Wallace : not off grid? Do you think there are power lines and water mains in any body of water? It doesn’t get more off grid
@@frankd2301 I know that's what I appreciate how about this channel. I just never really thought of it that way. Thank you
Great informative episode on water guys...All you ever wanted to know about Potable Water but were afraid to ask !! FYI, putting vodka in a water tank only helps to keep it from freezing in cold weather or winter storage. Fair wynns and following seas Curiosity!
You seem to have lots of fashionable clothes. How about a video of how you shop, store, and care for all those beautiful outfits?
Thanks for sharing, it was fun seeing a different style of video this time. And its fun to see the "behind the scenes" of how you guys make it all happen. I'd love to see more of how you make the day-to-day work.
Thanks for the water lesson it was cool. Thank you peanut gallery they couldn't do it without you.
Chlorine does work well to disinfect drinking water tanks. If the odor is a problem with cooking or drinking a person can put some in a pitcher for a little while and the chlotine will disburse/evaporate out because it is so volatile.
Outstanding explanation and demonstration of the system.
Bravo.....Rock Stars.....Have always wondered about the re-mineralization….. Love Ya'lls set up and Thank You for your time and energy to let us share in your journey's....we are still in a 4x4 Sportsmobile and heading out on another cross country from Seattle this week and hope to see some catamarans when we hit the Florida coasts....Gulf and Atlantic
Enjoyed the tips on water filtration and purification. We use similar carbon based and uv when out backpacking.
Great editing. The Jerry McGuire cut actually made me 😂
Well done (a.k.a. useful) which is typical for your technical videos. Thanks for making the effort.
I use a berkey filter. Love it they even have a travel size for you adventure seekers.
Me too!
I worked on cruise ships and our fresh water tanks + connections were always stainless steel. This meant it was forbidden to open them in any way, otherwise it needed to go through a specialized cleaning process. The water we took onboard from shore wasn't actually filtered as far as I remember. But yeah, we did add chlorine to it.
We had an RO unit at our fountain machine and the folks at Coke told us that taking all the minerals out of the water had an impact on the taste. Great idea to get pure water and add back the important stuff....
Wet Vacs; extend short arms with long hoses. Love the source hose filter over permanent mounts.
Thank you both for sharing. I used UV light on my fish pond never considered it on a boat. Of course you use a much smaller unit. Thanks again and Safe Sailing
Have you ever thought about buying a Berkey water dispenser ? Thanks for sharing how you get water & how you purify it . I hope Mary had a safe & uneventful trip back home to Texas . She's a great lady . You both are very fortunate to have Mary in your lives . Cheers !
I have one and love it!! They have a small quart size unit that's really portable too.
Thanks for this awesome Video, We finally took the plunge and ordered a Acuva UV system, after dwelling on it for a few months, and your Code still worked YAY! Hope you are both doing well and we can't wait to see all the fun work back on your boat after you were off of it for so long.
Yay and cheers!
Great video again!
If you ever have to clean those size tank(s). Empty it. Pressure washer with a very short wand. Wet vac to collect the scum.
When you break down the cost really makes perfect since to have water purification system. Now show me the island of Tahiti!!!🙏🏼
Me too! I wanna see it...I wanna see it.
Then go. I was there already when I was 6 years old and it's the most beautiful island in the world.
love that top nikki is wearing, looks partially knitted, my grandmother was a seamstress...
Very informative. Thank you very much for both videos.
Love the instructional videos, the more knowledge the better.
I thought I had seen all your sailing videos. Well, I missed this one. I know a little bit about the UV filter because I use to be into aquaponics. Needless to say, you have a very good system. I love your videos. I like your adventures. Happy New Year again. I hope you got your mom's RV fixed in Tenn.
If you paint the containers black (Mat black spray can)and keep them from SUN "light" Yellow green spectrum and run a blue light stops the algae growth you can even run an aerator like a fish aquarium to stop the water going stale
Thanks for the price breakdown at the end :)
Off subject: Cleo reminds me of a kitty I had decades ago. She had some sort of issue and always tilted her head. She was a good family cat with an occasional evil disposition and would swat at you angrily when you passed. Every time I see Cleo I think of her. 😸
love all the cool stuff you do
Silver impregnated c
arbon is the best when it comes to taking out chemicals and assists with the bacteria
They also now sell a submersible UV light for RV and Boat tanks.
This is why we bought an Amway eSpring at the faucet water filter/purifier. We don't belong to Amway, yet research said it was one of the best. Why you might ask. Great question. Great carbon filter PLUS an ultraviolet light to kill pathogens as well. Lasts over a year. Easy cartridge to replace. Not cheap, yet my bride's (and my) health is not a compromise. :-)
Stay tuned on this one! Can't say more.
What speaks against to set a uv lamp directly in the tank. So you haven’t a bacteria farm in the tank. A friend of mine passes with a light tunnel the sun light over a lens directly in the tank. Works perfect but not in wintertime in Northern Europe.
Very nice video edition guys! Tks for the tips.
Nice! When r u gonna talk about food storage? How big/what kind of freezer? Canned food? What about vegetables? Have you thought about growing vegetables on boat? Is it practical?
libinqw
I’ve wondered about veggie growing on a boat as well. I’m sure it would be limited and also necessary to keep away the salt water spray, but there’s not a lot of video info about it. I was looking last week online and there’s just not a lot out there, I have to think it’s somehow possible...
Have you considered a 1 gallon or more Distiller? Usually in 4 hrs an electrical unit produces 1 gallon quietly.
We agree with you almost completely, with one exception. You might want to accentuate more about how there are certain chemicals, particularly the fact that Flouride is not healthy as we were once taught it would be, are good for us. They are not.
We have a very similar RO system at our lake cabin in northern Minnesota. Gone are the days of lugging those jugs of water from town which can from some hardware store garden hose yuck!!
Very informative. Now I’m thinking about building a rain catching mechanism on a van build and incorporating the products you mentioned..now how to do that🤔
Can you explain to us the tank which has connections and caps with screws which get rusty what would you do to keep corrosion from building on top of tang and the bolts or screws.
Jerry Maguire segue followed immediately with the use of the word schlepping = Thumbs up!
Very informative video and very professionally done as always. Well done!
The RVGeeks have a great video on the UV filter
Great video as usual! You both have such beautiful skin! Nikki, you were really glowing in this video! 😊
Awesome. Thanks for the inside look. I knew about the two storage tanks but always wondered about the sediment and if you had any buildup. $3/ gal is outrageous but not uncommon for islands I guess. They are $.59 here at Lidl. I love this one tho, about the practical and essential things we need. My wife and I are considering taking the plunge to boat life. Not sure tho. Cheers y’all.
Nice video i enjoyed it very much thanks
During your time at that anchorage did you happen to learn anything about the obviously neglected and dilapidated center cockpit monohull sailboat in the background at the beginning of this Vlog?
I couldn't help noticing the missing mainsail, sagging boom, slack rigging and generally untidy overall condition.
Excellent as usual!!!
Zi am prepping my boat for long sails and you help a lot.thanks
Pure and sparkling! ⛰💧
Great insight, I have loved your channel for years!! 👍🏼
Have done all the old school water purification techniques over the years living in the developing world, like iodine tabs and boiling the water - currently I am loving my Berkey filter as I explore North America more in an rv.
Thanks,
Kari
Do some research on the Berkey. It is really overrated. Really pretty good for tap water yet...would never do what a serious system will do.
We got a UV/ozone filter in our hot tub, its awesome!
If you can drain the tanks what about using a detergent and one of the wands you can find to clean out the gray and black water tanks on a RV?
Excellent insight! Thank you!
Ditto to all those before me- great video. I have to admit, I am also interested in how you manage your grey water discharge and especially care of the tanks. Things HAVE to be growing in there, so how do you pump it all out? Barnacles? I am probably over thinking it. Hope those videos are coming up.
Love you guys and always look forward to your videos.
Great video, what did you use in your RV? I missed it. Thanks
Nikki and Jason, thank you so much for all you do in these video's.. I like to let a few weeks go by then I spend a fun few hours watching them all.. so enjoyable.. thank u thank u.. I look forward to these days.. oh And.. Nikki, did you know how really pretty you are? something you really should know ☺
Very informative, thank-you
SO in previous video you said you need generator to run the "water maker" but during those time you also: make coffee, do laundry, run the A/C; so what is the temp in the sail boat w/out A/C and sleeping temps at night. Might be a good topic for "tropical cruising" and if you sail to colder climates what about Heating the sailboat???
Nikki and Jason are still enjoying their vacation from connectivity and I don't want to leave you hanging. Good question. I will definitely pass along your suggestion for adding cooling/heating to the video topic list. When they're anchored, they will have the hatches open for the cabins. Since the boat tends to swing somewhat with the wind they probably have decent airflow through the cabins and they usually keep blinds drawn and have Reflectix in the window to keep the temps down. That being said, the tropics are generally humid and there's no getting around that. So I'm guessing below decks is pretty warm and sticky during the day. As for sailing in colder climes, they have previously responded to those questions by saying that Curiosity isn't insulated well enough for cold water sailing. That makes me think that, as a boat intended for warm water cruising, she probably doesn't have heat at all. By the same token, if they're in warm air temperatures but the water is cool, they probably get a little cooling from the hulls below deck too.
This is EXACTLY the kind of things we need to know, Thank you Nikki, :)
Love the video but you missed the cost of replacement carbon and mineral filters off the calculation of annual costs
Very interesting and educational, thanks!
Your videos and overall presentation have definitely improved as time goes on. ( That didn't come out quite right...but was a compliment. : )