Boat
Fresh water
Clean tanks, level sensors, UV-filtered galley water
Water tanks and galley · 12 steps
Step by step
Beckson inspection ports cut into both water tanks so they could be deep cleaned and disinfected from the inside, Veratron level sensors reporting over NMEA 2000, an Acuva ArrowMax UV purifier for drinking water at the galley, a whole-boat filter, new faucets, a transom washdown, a new vent on the aft tank and an IsoTemp water heater.
What went in
- Tank ports
- Beckson inspection ports
- Tank sensors
- 2 × Veratron NMEA 2000 liquid level sensors
- Tank gauge
- Veratron ViewLine Flex, in the DC panel
- UV filter
- Acuva ArrowMax 2.0, under the galley sink
- Filter
- Whole-boat filter and housing, beside the pump
- Also
- Woder inline filter at the galley sink
- Faucets
- Two new faucets
- Washdown
- Jabsco washdown at the transom
- Water heater
- IsoTemp, in the engine space
- Tank vent
- New vent on the aft tank
The steps
- Cutting an inspection port
- Port fitted
- Level sensor on the tank
- The other tank
- Tank gauge on N2K
- Tank gauge in the DC panel
- UV filter at the galley sink
- Galley faucet with the UV filter’s blue light
- Shurflo pump and whole-boat filter, head cabinet
- IsoTemp water heater
- Washdown fitting at the transom
- Washdown hose at the transom
Step 01 · One of the water tanks
Cutting an inspection port
The inspection port gave a way in to deep clean the tank from the inside.
Step 02 · One of the water tanks
Port fitted
In the model
Access port cut into the top of each fresh water tank, so the tank can be deep cleaned and disinfected from the inside.
Product page: Beckson inspection portStep 03 · One of the water tanks
Level sensor on the tank
In the model
Veratron NMEA 2000 liquid level sensors, one in each fresh water tank beside the inspection port. Levels show on the DC panel gauge and the GX Touch.
Product page: Veratron tank level sensorsStep 04 · The other tank
The other tank
Step 05 · DC panel
Tank gauge on N2K
In the model
Round digital gauge in the DC panel, showing both tanks from the sensors over NMEA 2000.
Product page: Veratron ViewLine Flex gaugeStep 06 · DC panel
Tank gauge in the DC panel
Step 07 · Under the galley sink
UV filter at the galley sink
In the model
UV-LED purifier under the galley sink, on the cold line to the galley faucet, so the drinking water is treated on demand.
Step 08 · Under the galley sink
Galley faucet with the UV filter’s blue light
Step 09 · Head cabinet
Shurflo pump and whole-boat filter, head cabinet
In the model
12 V, 3 GPM pump that pressurises the hot and cold lines. In a small cabinet in the head, behind the toilet.
Product page: Shurflo Aqua King II pumpFilter and housing next to the pump, in the head cabinet. Everything the pump sends to the taps goes through it.
Step 10 · Engine space
IsoTemp water heater
In the model
750 W, 4.2 gallons, in the engine space. Heats from shore power, or from engine coolant while motoring.
Step 11 · Aft deck, at the transom
Washdown fitting at the transom
Step 12 · Aft deck, at the transom
Washdown hose at the transom
