Hi Guys,
I am new to the boating scene here in Sydney harbour. I recently purchased a Flybridge cruiser with 500 litre water tank. When I purchased the boat we had a few weeks on a Marina but now we are on a swing mooring in Lane Cove. Just wondering if you can help me find out where a good place to fill up my water tank would be around Lane cove river.
Your help is appreciated!!
Your'e in a boat! Doesn't that mean your'e on water? Duh! Use a bucket! Or a pump! Duh!
Select to expand quoteTest pilot 1 said...
Your'e in a boat! Doesn't that mean your'e on water? Duh! Use a bucket! Or a pump! Duh!
Hey Eistein - I think he means fresh water for drinking, washing etc,
Select to expand quoteDMCM said..
Hi Guys,
I am new to the boating scene here in Sydney harbour. I recently purchased a Flybridge cruiser with 500 litre water tank. When I purchased the boat we had a few weeks on a Marina but now we are on a swing mooring in Lane Cove. Just wondering if you can help me find out where a good place to fill up my water tank would be around Lane cove river.
Your help is appreciated!!
you supposed to fill it yourself man, either go to a marina and pay, or man up and fill up descent size containers and fill it by hand, i'll just say, this is something you should be better aware off, rather than figuring it out once your going, no matter how yuppie your approach is, boating is about taking some ownership of the necessary responsibilities, i dont know where your nearest marina is, spit bridge area, clontarff, or a park with a tap and you with some big containers, enjoy, sounds like a sweet time
Wow... Lots of people in here seem to have issues and massive attitudes for no reason. Was a simple question that I thought experienced people 'who had an answer' would reply to.
I have found out so don't need any more smug replies, thanks.
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Wow... Lots of people in here seem to have issues and massive attitudes for no reason.
Man, you have no idea! This particular forum is "dysfunctional central", along with "Heavy Weather" of course.
Take salt water, lay it in a very shallow tray to evaporate and have a clear film over it and let it drip into a cup to the side.
You also get free salt
DMCM you should be able to fill up at most marinas public or fuel wharf, maybe just buy some fuel at the same time. You also may need your own hose, generally most places will be more than happy to point you in the right direction.
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I need fresh water to fill up the tank... Used for showers and taps etc
Ya should be a bit more specific! Think I'm a mind reader or summit? Uh?
Another alternative:- Woolies sell it by the bottle
Select to expand quoteHaydn24 said..
Take salt water, lay it in a very shallow tray to evaporate and have a clear film over it and let it drip into a cup to the side.
You also get free salt
You know I've often thought you could do something like that with a kids inflatable swimming pool or similar. You could float it on sea water upside down with a bucket attached to the middle of the bottom (now top). Condensate runs along the underside of the top and drips into the bucket like a bush still. It might be a useful survival device to stash in a lifeboat.
Next: how to light fires by rubbing boy scouts together.
Select to expand quoteNotWal said..Haydn24 said..
Take salt water, lay it in a very shallow tray to evaporate and have a clear film over it and let it drip into a cup to the side.
You also get free salt
You know I've often thought you could do something like that with a kids inflatable swimming pool or similar. You could float it on sea water upside down with a bucket attached to the middle of the bottom (now top). Condensate runs along the underside of the top and drips into the bucket like a bush still. It might be a useful survival device to stash in a lifeboat.
Next: how to light fires by rubbing boy scouts together.
Nah the volume of water being evaporated has to be minimal (the sea would cool it down so it won't evaporate very much).
Select to expand quoteHaydn24 said..NotWal said..Haydn24 said..
Take salt water, lay it in a very shallow tray to evaporate and have a clear film over it and let it drip into a cup to the side.
You also get free salt
You know I've often thought you could do something like that with a kids inflatable swimming pool or similar. You could float it on sea water upside down with a bucket attached to the middle of the bottom (now top). Condensate runs along the underside of the top and drips into the bucket like a bush still. It might be a useful survival device to stash in a lifeboat.
Next: how to light fires by rubbing boy scouts together.
Nah the volume of water being evaporated has to be minimal (the sea would cool it down so it won't evaporate very much).
Thats why no moisture evaporates from the sea to make rain clouds, cyclones and hurricanes etc
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Don't think it would taste very good but if you are in survival mode, think that would be way down your list.
you would be surprised, a few years ago a young Jap. tourist crossing Australia on his motorcycle got lost, and close to dead from dehydration,
guess where the search party found him..........sitting with his feet in a dam full of "dirty" water.
stephen
Select to expand quoteTest pilot 1 said..Haydn24 said..NotWal said..Haydn24 said..
Take salt water, lay it in a very shallow tray to evaporate and have a clear film over it and let it drip into a cup to the side.
You also get free salt
You know I've often thought you could do something like that with a kids inflatable swimming pool or similar. You could float it on sea water upside down with a bucket attached to the middle of the bottom (now top). Condensate runs along the underside of the top and drips into the bucket like a bush still. It might be a useful survival device to stash in a lifeboat.
Next: how to light fires by rubbing boy scouts together.
Nah the volume of water being evaporated has to be minimal (the sea would cool it down so it won't evaporate very much).
Thats why no moisture evaporates from the sea to make rain clouds, cyclones and hurricanes etc Maybe if you get a inflatable 100km^2 in size it will be sufficient
Select to expand quotesn said..longwinded said..
Don't think it would taste very good but if you are in survival mode, think that would be way down your list.
you would be surprised, a few years ago a young Jap. tourist crossing Australia on his motorcycle got lost, and close to dead from dehydration,
guess where the search party found him..........sitting with his feet in a dam full of "dirty" water.
stephen
Yes that is a true story and my mate sold him is bike at Sydney City Motorcycles and many years later I had the strange coincidence of meeting the manager of Tjukayirla Roadhouse who was in the search party that saved him. They'd found his abandoned bike so sent out an alarm.
The guy was found nigh on death's door, swollen tongue etc etc sitting next to greenish bore water which was relatively clean. He wouldn't drink it because he figured he would get ill. 
