New Watermaker!

La Paz is an awesome place! If you need parts for your boat, you can likely find them in La Paz... unlike Mazatlan. Hotspur came with a PUR35 watermaker...the exact same model as what we had aboard Windfall. We found last year in the Sea that we wished we had more fresh water for more frequent showers and laundry. Jim was going to build an engine driven watermaker. He has the plans to do the job and has the connection to get the parts. However...

A cruiser here in La Paz was selling his Spectra Ventura 150 and we bit! For 32,000 pesos (roughly $2,500US) we purchased his 'new' unit. Our friend Les on Gemini, and a Spectra Rep, was here and offered to take a looksie before we purchased the unit. Although we were not sure how 'new' it really was, all the parts were there and the entire unit looked and smelled clean... so we purchased it. At present, Hotspur has a watermaker that transforms the ocean saltwater into 6 gallons of clean tasting fresh drinking, showering, and washing water per hour... and driven by our solar panels! Les brought his testing kit aboard and confirmed the good news!

We are loving being on the hook! Of course, the set back is that I forget things after I get to land in the dinghy... the chip in my camera to download pictures, for example. I need to start yet another list!