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Water tank

Postby erbster » Sat May 03, 2014 11:45 pm

I am finding that I run out of water too quickly when on longer trips and was wondering about fitting a flexible bag like this:

http://www.marinechandlery.com/flexible-water-tanks-and-bladders-5866

Large capacity when needed, but only partially filled to save space/weight at other times? Anyone tried this? Any thoughts?
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Postby Dennis » Sun May 04, 2014 8:52 am

Hello Charles

I have thought about the same thing.

At the moment I am using a 20 litre collapsible water bottle.
It is cube shaped and will (just) squeeze through the cupboard door beneath the basin when full, which is where I keep it. It is twice the capacity of the bottle supplied with the boat by HM.

It is widely available in camping shops for about £5.
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Postby erbster » Mon May 05, 2014 8:52 am

I looked at them too; a much cheaper option than a "marine" product. However, I want to use that cupboard for food storage
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Postby Ru88ell » Tue May 06, 2014 9:50 am

If I'd kept Zephyr I would definitely have fitted one. Lucy has a large flexible water talk with electric pump (:p) and I find it really useful. I prefer bottled water for drinking, but use the bag water for cooking, making tea and washing up.

I think David Peck was talking about doing something like this when we were in Morbihan.
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Postby Killick Greenie » Tue May 06, 2014 10:10 pm

I had them on my previous boat. They worked perfectly but like all potable water supplies and kit you need to keep them really clean. I never drank the water out of mine with boiling it first and administering a dose of tea or coffee to the cup.
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Postby erbster » Tue May 06, 2014 11:30 pm

I take your point, but I need to be self-sufficient for about 4 days with 3 or 4 aboard. You can wash in the Baltic and do the washing up in it too, but that's still quite a bit of water.
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Postby ColinMcD » Wed May 07, 2014 2:22 pm

Charles - I think I've read elsewhere that you're planning a trip to Scandinavia (this summer?). Probably the archipelago on the Swedish east coast, but if you are going to be anywhere up the Swedish west coast at any time - be sure to let us know in here in Oslo.

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Postby erbster » Wed May 07, 2014 10:46 pm

Hi Colin, yes you're right- Stockholm Archipelago for us. Really excited about it.

If I'm ever in your neck of the fjord, I'll be sure to give you a shout!
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