I agree with most of the above comments. I had a BVI Yacht Charters FP cat with a water maker last year, it ran on DC power (or was able to convert seamlessly from the engines), so we made water anytime we ran a motor, and usually only in deep open water. I assumed in harbours and moorings was either too shallow, sandy or other “unknowns” in the water (not everyone understands the black tank switching at anchor)…
with 2 crews of 6-8 people, showers, dishes and after swim fresh water rinsing, the tanks were never less than half full! Definitely better than the captain constantly shouting about water consumption! (Atleast that’s what everyone told me!]

Operation was simple, I can’t remember the model, but it was a single “on/off” button, and otherwise automatic. It was specifically “not guaranteed operable” by BVIYC, but worked great the whole 2 week trip - I agree though, why not?? Electric winches, chart plotters, A/C all installed equipment should work as intended, no??
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There’s nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.