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Hi,
Really nice kind of work you did with your MAC.
Yeah highlander you are absolutely right. This simple technique is used to get hot water.,,....
Teennick Channel live

Okay,
I finished installing my water system and have pumped many gallons of water and it works.

1. I installed the faucet to the galley counter as pictured earlier on.
2. I installed electric pump with fuse to boats electric system as pictured earlier on
3. I installed a carbon filter on the water line immediately under the faucet and use water purifier in the water tank some kind of bleach liquid stuff.
4. I installed a manual primer bulb just under the filter
5. I ran a clear plastic hose to the 6 gallon container jammed into the V berth.





The mod page carries a few comments on the install.
http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/in ... ?view=1495

Q1
Left the original manual pump faucet when we installed our water in case of a failure in the jabsco pump etc and it also bypasses the double filters due to restrictions in the filters.
Am intrigued as to how you get hot water using the butane lighter though and can't find anything on the link to the auto repair shop not as though it matters here as we don't have a real cold problem and the metho stove heats water ok.
The electrical switch is a good idea as even though the jabsco cuts out under pressure if it is left on it could leak and empty whichever tank is hooked up or burn impellers out if left unnattended, it could be a disaster for us if we lost water in a remote place with no chance of refilling.

I use the same spigot and pump on my (?) 30 Gallon bladder under the rear berth.. I do like the primer bulb idea and will steal that idea Thank You!
I have on occasion had to crane my neck and suck on the outlet to get it primed.. humm... I know I know NOT a pretty picture

Boblee wrote:Q1
Left the original manual pump faucet when we installed our water in case of a failure in the jabsco pump etc and it also bypasses the double filters due to restrictions in the filters.
Am intrigued as to how you get hot water using the butane lighter though and can't find anything on the link to the auto repair shop not as though it matters here as we don't have a real cold problem and the metho stove heats water ok.
The electrical switch is a good idea as even though the jabsco cuts out under pressure if it is left on it could leak and empty whichever tank is hooked up or burn impellers out if left unnattended, it could be a disaster for us if we lost water in a remote place with no chance of refilling.

Ha ha that was John' and friends joke. There is no hot water just hot air. But I did pick up this origo heater at the sailing clubs garage sale for 20$ on saturday. It looks like it was used once.

Q1

Q1, I'm going to try and follow your mod to the letter! Looks very nice. Primer bulbs are very cheap and avoid the not so pretty picture mentioned earlier! My first, and last, comparison was sucking on a gas line - if the admiral had taken a snap then I would have made her walk the plank!

Do you have any concerns with too much carbon dioxide in the cabin overnight, while using it?

Ross

Ross,
If you have any questions just let me know. As far as the Origo goes, I have a solar vent on the forward hatch cover and a crack the length of the rear hatch between the top of rear of the aft horizontal slidding hatch and the vertical board. There is always air movement from fore to aft. I'll probably put in a co2 detector.
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With that nice big enclosure you could breath all night without using up half the air. Just my paranoia from my days of sleeping in volkswagen vans with the windows rolled up. Is it enough to keep you warm, up sailing with the whales on the St,Laurence in June?

Saw some nice braided SS sink hoses today at Canadian Tire - very cheap

Kind of an older thread, but I was curious about the manual priming bulb used in this setup. Where did you get it and what is it? All I can find is fuel priming bulbs. I am not sure if they are drinking water safe. I like the simple setup for this water system and I am looking at doing something similar.

I used a fuel priming bulb. I guess u could find some for water systems also, but I did not bother.
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I guess it is no worse for you than drinking from a garden hose. I kid that many times as a kid and I am still here.

Thanks for the easy idea and the pics to put it all together.

sucked on a few gas lines to prime a siphon as a youngster too in lieu of a bulb...isn't that kinda just the same thing in reverse?

I purchased exactly the same faucet/switch and pump kit several years ago - and also used an electrical switch plate for mounting. Very simple install, and It works great. I did take a different approach to water supply, however, placing a 13 gallon Plastimo bag in the space under and to the rear of the galley. Since the Plastimo unit has its inlet on top and outlet underneath, no priming of the pump is needed if you place the pump under the bag - gravity takes care of it. This also keeps the weight of the water back where I want it, since with a full ballast tank our Mac tends to ride low at the bow in our slip. The faucet water supply hose and the switch wire are simply strapped to the drain hose [along with the wiring for our 1000w inverter], maintaining the ability to slide the galley, if desired.

I can see a electric water system in my future. It is probably further out than I think. Optimist you know. Anyways I am recommending a water container, Dadant beekeeping supplies, M00266 60lb. closed top container, 6.50$ plus shipping and handling. No I do not work for them. I bought six and now need to buy some more as the boat has laid claim to 4. I can fit 4 of these in the forward storage compartments. One next to the vent for ballast tank and 3 on starboard side. These are honey storage containers so they are food quality plastic, without all of the known nasties in the plastic.

Fair winds to all. Mike still working on Moondancer

I have several of the 5-gallon collapsing containers that they sell in the camping section of wally world - bought them for hurricane preparedness. Plans are to use those for water storage for now. Would like to have running water eventually, and will likely copy one of these mods (or something similar).

Admiral keeps asking me "what do we need to have running water for???"

Uh...I dunno...