The owner of a Riviera 48 Flybridge yacht started with an AC Rainman Portable watermaker. A few years later, he decided to upgrade by adding the manual control panel and autoflush system. This let him plumb the watermaker into the boat’s water system and run it while cruising, rather than just using it as a […]
Category Archives: Portable Customers
Rainman Watermakers – start enjoying fresh water within 10 minutes!
Rainman offers three main water maker power sources that can be used as an integrated system or portable:
View examples, including photos, videos and detailed explanations, of how customers worldwide are using Rainman portable desalination units on their boats or land-based activities.
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Jul
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The video showcases the installation of a Rainman Portable watermaker system on an Endeavour 32 sailboat. The team begins with a partial setup already completed, including a mounted membrane and high-pressure unit. They prepare to install a three-way valve below the pressure unit to control intake flow between saltwater and flushing option. The crew engages […]
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Nov
Nov
Nike decided to quit her business career and let go of the comforts of home in her early thirties. She reduced her belongings to the essentials and bought an old sail boat in Panama. Even though she had very little sailing experience, she set sail with her boat that named “Karl” – all by herself. […]
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Aug
Aug
Case study about a charter fleet operator that standardised on Rainman across their fleet. Background of TMM Yacht Charters and Watermakers TMM Yacht Charters is a boutique bareboat charter company that has been operating in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) since 1979. Barney, the current owner, has owned it since 1983. Over the years, what […]
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Jan
Jan
When typhoon Rai struck the Visayas region of the Philippines in December 2021, it was category 5 with winds up to 180mph. The whole region was left without electricity, communications, water, and other key infrastructure. Initial government efforts had to be focused on restoring services to mainland cities and towns, but this left the smaller […]
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Dec
Dec
Here is an informative story from Martin, a Danish Rainman customer that inherited one Rainman on a used boat, then ended up purchasing two more Rainmans on his newer boat. One portable and one installed, providing full watermaker redundancy. Customer Story I sailed from Denmark in 2017 in my 40 foot monohull, an Aphrodite 40 […]
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Jul
Jul
Matt and Kristen from Sailing Good Bad and Ugly bought a sailing yacht off of Craigslist, fixed it up, and are sailing around the Caribbean. On their travels, they determined there was too much time and energy being spent sourcing fresh water. After extensive consideration of various options, they decided on an Rainman AC watermaker. […]
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Jun
Jun
Jamie and Liz from “Follow the Boat” travel blog site and youtube channel interview their mate Graeme about why he chose a high output Rainman petrol (gasoline) watermaker for a water source on his Hunter Legend 40.5 sailing yacht in the Philippines. Graeme’s general comments about his Rainman. Great to see so much interest in […]
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Nov
Nov
Since there was no Annapolis Boat Show this year due to COVID, we are pleased to have the Chesapeake Bay Magazine do a brief video review of a portable Rainman system. Rainman Watermakers are award-winning compact and portable desalination systems converting seawater to drinking water, designed for the marine environment, and manufactured using the latest […]
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Oct
Oct
Jasmin Causevic from Slovenia set off to sail around the world on SY Indigo, a Bavaria 33. Power on his boat is extremely limited, so even a 12VDC system would not work for his needs. However, a watermaker was a firm requirement. At the advice of Gregor at Vesselspa, the petrol (gasoline) Rainman system with […]
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Jul
Jul
We often talk about the versatility of Rainman desalination systems. They can be run portable or installed, while the design makes our systems conducive to easily relocating from boat to boat. Leanne and Sergio Cinerari’s Riviera from R Marine Jacksons is a great example of how this accessory can be used in multiple configurations. Leanne […]
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Jun
Jun
Antti Airasmaa invested in a Rainman electric (AC) water maker system and sent us a photo of using his desalinator in the Finnish Archipelago, Finland. Thanks Antti for sending this through to us. Customer commentary I use watermaker for two purposes.The first one is obvious. I make drinking water on the island where we don’t have […]
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Jun
Jun
Neil Ewins purchased a Rainman saltwater desalination system from The Wetworks in the UK. On many occasions, we have had to travel over 16 miles round trip to fill our water tanks with fresh water (Star cross to Brixham in Devon UK). In sailing terms this can be a day’s trip for a drink! We have […]
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Feb
Feb
Rainman Watermaker Customer Review from the East Coast of Australia. We are a family of three, Alex, Keith and Dannii; accompanied by our German Shepherd Rex. We are on the adventure of a lifetime, sailing up the East Coast of Australia on our Leopard 38 catamaran. Join us as we discover new and amazing places! […]
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Mar
Mar
Rainman Watermaker Customer Commentary from Doug Grubert, Tasmania, Australia In February – March of 2019 I was the expedition leader of a sailing/mountaineering trip to Antarctica. We successfully landed a small mountaineering team in a remote area of the Antarctic Peninsula, allowing the team to access several previously unclimbed peaks. We took a Rainman watermaker […]
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Feb
Feb
Video review of Sailing Satori first setup of their Rainman desalination system – Nick, Kelly, and Arthur When we are at boat shows talking to customers, we often get asked “If I buy the portable version of Rainman, how long will it take me to set it up for first use?”. Our usual response is […]
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Aug
Aug
The Boat Galley reviews a Rainman watermaker (www.theboatgalley.com). By Carolyn Shearlock. Carolyn did an extended test of a Rainman 115VAC desalination system on their Gemini 105 sailing catamaran. You can read the full review, but some conclusions were: Summary: I love it. The Rainman works out of the box with no installation; all parts […]
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Jun
Jun
Video review of Sailing Catalpa using their Rainman desalination system on their boat Background from their youtube channel: We are a family of 4 thats dream is to sail the world together and are now making it happen. Join us as we document our travels and how we packed up our life sold all our […]
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Apr
Apr
Steve and Sam maintain a cruising blog about their adventures throughout the Caribbean. (Finally Living the Dream). Over a few years, Steve and Sam are sailing on their Bavaria 44 “Wanderlust” to locations generally bound by Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Honduras, Anguilla and just about everywhere in between. In early 2018, it was determined that […]
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Sep
Sep
In 2014, Robert and Rhonda moved aboard their Hunter yacht for a lifestyle change in retirement. Soon they decided that a watermaker was required as they didn’t trust water in the locations they were visiting. They came up with a great metric to define their lifestyle. The “Suck-to-Fun” ratio as described in their post. We […]
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Aug
Aug
Ken and Marlene Coffey made us particularly envious when they sent photos of themselves with their Rainman watermaker. This image was taken on a trip up the Inside Passage from Vancouver to Alaska. We always appreciate customer photos and stories, so thanks for sending this along to us. Helpful Links » View options for portable […]
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Dec
Dec
Byron Selman lives in Turks and Caicos in the British West Indies. Here is his photo demonstrating that DHL can get to some pretty remote places in little vans. He also keeps up a blog site covering a range of topics that could be worth checking out. www.2gringos.blogspot.com. He certainly does his homework on the products […]
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Nov
Nov
Robin Jeffries spends a lot of time on his Lightwave 14m power catamaran at the very remote Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea. Thanks for sending the details through to us. We always love seeing photos and stories from our customers! He’s a keen diver and photographer and puts heaps of brilliant photos up on […]
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Apr
Apr
Originally posted on Team Windcraft website by Mike Quinn, April 2015. One of the most frustrating things when cruising, is the need to go into marinas regularly to fill up with fresh water. The more people you have on board, well, 330 litres of water just doesn’t seem to last that long without rationing does it! […]