MUST-HAVE BOAT UPGRADE 2026 [RED SEAS]

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:00:16 +0000

After living onboard full time for the last 6 years, we are making this critical upgrade to our off grid Bluewater cruising catamaran - we are upgrading our watermaker so that we can survive in remote places for longer, knowing we are self sufficient and have a reliable system to keep us alive.

We've struggled with our DIY built water maker for the last 12 months and now we're really excited to switch it out for the Kyma Comfort 60 watermaker from Ocean Spring Watermakers. It produces 60 litres an hour of fresh water, runs off our 12V battery bank and has a super quiet brushless motor. The simplicity of the control panel also means it should be easy to run from inside the galley, whenever we need to top up our tanks.

See how we installed this new power-efficient watermaker on our boat in Fiji as we prepare for our next off grid trip to the Lau Islands.

And for more info, visit www.os-watermakers.com

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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Newest upgrade on our boat
00:54 The problem with our watermaker
05:09 Introducing the Kyma Comfort 60 watermaker from Ocean Spring Watermakers
07:42 New brushless motor for our watermaker
12:14 The problem with our installation
16:00 How to install a watermaker on a boat
21:22 This is the new Kyma watermaker
24:08 How we control our watermaker
27:08 First test for our new watermaker

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