Hi David- My personal recommendation is for Village Marine or Spectra. We have a Little Wonder on the sailboat and it has been fine. I would stay away from PUR (now Katadyn). These are based on personal experience - see SSCA data below for others' opinions. I would also suggest not getting the "automatic" functions other than a scheduled flush, which is great for those long times between uses. But unless you run it every few days it will be trouble. We have a 30 GPH Spectra unit which came with Seahorse and we used it when cruising the Lesser Antilles two years ago. Despite having fresh water flush heads, our 600 gallon capacity meant we didn't need it for the 9-day rhumbline passage from Beaufort NC to St. Maarten or the passage back from St. Thomas - only as a convenience and hedge against expensive water in the islands. We certainly don't need it here in the States - is has been filled with FDA-approved antifreeze for 2 years. Satisfaction per the latest SSCA survey data (3 years old) is as follows: Spectra Aquamarine Village Marine Sea Recovery (big machines) Little Wonder (aka Village Marine) PUR (now Katadyn) Power survivor (aka PUR) No connection. Regards, John "Seahorse" > People, I have read this list with great interest and it has so many experienced people here I would wish to ask you opinion on the best overall watermaker, many people seem to have trouble with watermakers and some watermakers seem to work better than others there are even manual ones which drag behind eg the Waterlog Watermaker. Your opinions and experiences would be appreciated. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com