ksanders
Moderator Emeritus
Geeez Kevin...like you said...a well maintained boat "probably" will never have a problem.
You have bilge pumps that are powered indefinitely through battery charging...and even the smallest keeps up with a fresh water pump/sysem.
Fresh water pups ca run and have for many days if not months and I have never heard of one starting a fire...they are designed to run dry.
PLUS!!!!!! You are way cool and have your boat monitored via the internet...so you should at any point be able to ta in and see if something is wrong.
Leave it on and just ensure the backups you have...nothing wrong with conventional wisdom in the boating world...I just find it based on very limited real life experience.
That's what I'm thinking as well.
I don't have water leaks at home either and I don't turn off the well every time we leave.
Worst case is I have to replace a pump someday. That's my real risk.
That will save me from having to pickle the water maker every time I leave the boat for a week.