| If only you had the power to make water, huh? | | | | a desalination process. There are three basic |
| That would make you God, so this scenario | | | | techniques that convert the seawater: reverse |
| doesn't seem likely any time soon. However, | | | | osmosis, vacuum distillation and flash distillation. |
| marine water makers allow you to make fresh | | | | These systems are usually powered by battery |
| water from sea water. And in case you haven't | | | | electricity, or an engine or an AC generator. |
| noticed, there is plenty of water out there to | | | | There are also smaller hand-operated marine |
| drink, given that 70% of the planet is covered in | | | | water makers that are considered "portable." The |
| ocean. That brings up some interesting | | | | process is similar to water filtering, but is a more |
| questions...why not just drink ocean water, or sea | | | | intensive process. The amount of water that can |
| water, straight from a jug? | | | | be processed depends on the size and power of |
| Suffice it to say, it is not healthy. Now you will | | | | the ship. |
| probably find a lot of conflicting opinions as to just | | | | Marine water makers may be relatively new, but |
| how harmful it is. Some say that drinking ocean | | | | the biggest problem wasn't always with |
| water would be fatal, because it would harm your | | | | technology. In years past however, ship owners |
| kidneys. Some authorities have conducted | | | | couldn't justify taking aboard water makers that |
| extensive research to see just how harmful | | | | had such high energy requirements. Now, with |
| ocean water is and have come to a similar, but | | | | portable and more advanced systems, these |
| less dramatic conclusion: it is unhealthy, if not | | | | water makers are becoming more widespread. |
| necessarily fatal. | | | | They can certainly be advantageous for cruise |
| Marine makers are preferable in this situation, | | | | ships with a lot of people traveling, or for boaters |
| because seawater is rich in dissolved ions and also | | | | and yachters that expect to be traveling for |
| has high salt content. If you are extremely thirsty | | | | weeks on end. In addition to sea journeying, |
| and down gallons of sea water then things will end | | | | many travelers trust their marine water makers |
| up badly for you. This is because there is so | | | | over local land water. Bad water can instantly |
| much salt in the water that you will need more | | | | make you sick. When you have a water maker, |
| liquid just to eliminate that salt through waste. | | | | you always have a newly filtered drink at your |
| Since all you are ingesting is salt water, this is | | | | disposal. |
| impossible. Some people who have reported | | | | There are plenty of marine water makers online |
| drinking sea water have reported side effects of | | | | selling for different prices. They can start at a |
| dehydration and diarrhea. Safe to say, drinking | | | | few hundred dollars or even cost upwards of |
| seawater will not sustain you for long. | | | | $4,000 for industrial use. This is the best way to |
| However, with marine water makers you can | | | | stay safe on the ocean while keeping well |
| actually take this undrinkable seawater and turn it | | | | hydrated. |
| into fresh water. Water makers operate through | | | | |