Wind Watermaker

troppoboat · 16-03-2004, 23:28

I was having an idle thought the other evening whilst doing a boring sanding job, I wonder if anyone has had a go at building a wind powered water maker. I have seen the tow behind types but have never heard anything positive about them.
My idea was a multi vane prop turning a reduction gearbox driving small reciprocating pistons to provide the pressure for the osmosis filters what do you think? would it work? I have attached a rough sketch of how it may work

shane

European Cruiser · 17-03-2004, 00:53

You might want to visit the forum below as there has been some comment about the towable product, which apparently does have a wind-driven supplemental system as an option.

Visit http://www.sailboatowners.com/forums/menu.tpl?fno=21 and use their archive search function. The discussion was only a few weeks ago, as I recall.

Water being 800 times denser than air, it intuitively seems to me that there will be much lower output for a given time period.

Jack

Talbot · 04-06-2004, 13:02

Followed your link to the catalina owners, but was unable to find any discussion on watermakers. I would really like to discuss the towed watermaker with someone who has actual experience with it,

16-03-2004, 23:28	#1
troppoboat Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Darwin NT Aust Posts: 33 Images: 3	Wind Watermaker I was having an idle thought the other evening whilst doing a boring sanding job, I wonder if anyone has had a go at building a wind powered water maker. I have seen the tow behind types but have never heard anything positive about them. My idea was a multi vane prop turning a reduction gearbox driving small reciprocating pistons to provide the pressure for the osmosis filters what do you think? would it work? I have attached a rough sketch of how it may work shane

04-06-2004, 13:02	#3
Talbot Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stavanger, Norway Boat: Last boat was a Catalac 9m Hi-Jude Posts: 2,983 Images: 23	towed watermaker Followed your link to the catalina owners, but was unable to find any discussion on watermakers. I would really like to discuss the towed watermaker with someone who has actual experience with it,

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17-03-2004, 00:53	#2
European Cruiser Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 17	You might want to visit the forum below as there has been some comment about the towable product, which apparently does have a wind-driven supplemental system as an option. Visit http://www.sailboatowners.com/forums/menu.tpl?fno=21 and use their archive search function. The discussion was only a few weeks ago, as I recall. Water being 800 times denser than air, it intuitively seems to me that there will be much lower output for a given time period. Jack