Nomad Willy
Guru
Sunchaser, I assume the question of water was directed to me. To see a boat named Sunchaser in S E Alaska may lead people to belive the skipper is lost. We carry separate drinking water also but do not purify the main tanks, however I see no reasoon we should'nt though and of course the reasons to purify are obvious. Good water at the dockside is almost everywhere. The only exception to that is where water is not good and the word is not out or where it's said to be contanimated. When we passed through Shearwater ( 2 mi from Bella Bella ) we were warned thier water was contaminated so we went to Bella Bella the next morning and filled up. Since we are campers and our last boat had only 17 gal water we tend to not use much water. We have a shower in the head but did'nt use it on the trip. We showered ashore as showers are readily availible. We started out with a 5 and an 3 gallon plastic can for our drinking water but soon found ourselves buying bottled water in stores along the way. Since our water tanks are astern we took on water several times mostly for proper ballast. I did'nt want to get caught in a big following sea with a light stern even with the Willard's large rudder. In B C there are occasionaly water hoses hanging over the water where it's deep enough to place your vessel under the hose and fill up. These water hoses are usually fed from a spring up the hill from the beach but right now I don't know where any of these 24/7 water hoses are. My advice ? Don't change your water practices but temporarily change the name of your boat to " Rainchaser "
Eric Henning
Willard 30
Thorne Bay AK
Eric Henning
Willard 30
Thorne Bay AK