“Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink”.  Something about this line from the “Ancient Mariner” makes it stick with us.  I guess somewhere in the dark recesses of or psyche, their lurks the fear of going without this  magic elixir: it has the power to sustain our lives.

For cruising boaters, having enough potable water is always an issue.  Modern cruisers carry 80, 100, or more gallons in their water tanks.   Yet if in a remote area, local water may either be suspect, hard to find, or difficult to transport back to the boat for future use.

Most boats have some space under their galley sinks, usually used for various cleaning supplies, etc.  If you can spare a few cubic feet, I will present one technique that will help the boater supplement the water from their tanks.  It also lends itself well to seperating your available water supply by QUALITY; i.e., keep your tank water for things like dishes, showers, etc., and use your new jerry jug setup described here, for your high quality drinking water.

The picture at the right shows you where we want to end up.  This series of articles will give you a step-by-step description of how to put the galley-pumpable jerry jug together using simple off-the-shelf parts from any half way decent hardware store.  The objective is to make your jerry jug storage easy-to-use and flexible.

Later on in this series, we will also show you how to hook up these jugs as part  of a simple rain catching system.

Stay tuned!