GL: Portable Ice Maker

[John & Judy Gill]

Kevin and list,

We took our ice maker out and converted the space into more storage  
when we did the loop, primarily because our unit needed to be  
replaced and we didn't think that it was practical to run the  
generator all the time to make ice and keep it frozen.  Additionally,  
we do not drink water from marina docks or from the on board holding  
tanks that has not gone through our small under the counter water  
purification system which produces potable water which meets the EPA  
bottled water purity standards.  If you do install an ice maker, be  
sure that you have a purifier system that produces potable drinking  
water, not just a charcoal / sediment filter.  You can't depend on  
filling up your tanks with "city treated" water everywhere on the  
Loop and much of what you get will be high sulphur and iron content  
and or stale water in the marina dock pipes.

You may find the Potable water article on our website helpful (see  
the Long Range Cruising ARTICLES Section at the website address below)

John and Judy Gill
Two J's V
AGLCA Loopers

Email: <twojscom@quadnet.net>
Web site:  < http://homepage.mac.com/twojscom/GreatLoop/ >

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On Apr 9, 2007, at 1:27 PM, Torrens, Kevin wrote:

> (SNIP)
> I am considering a portable ice maker and was wondering about  
> experience
> (good and bad) with various brands I have seen on eBay. Brands I have
> seen are: