I think they are both about half day activities so I think you’d be fine, but if you struggle with elevation you may want to considering breaking it into two days so you have some time to recover between.

Hi Jackie! We used a couple of different cruising guides that were helpful!
1. Skipper Bob’s Anchorages of the ICW cruising Guide is really helpful
2. Bob423 has some great recommendations in his cruising guide as well.
3. Waterway guides app is also really helpful because there is a section for shore access for all anchorages.

I am working on a blog post on this subject that I hope to have live soon!
-Gwen

High Pressure pump (revised item): $816.32
https://www.sprayerdepot.com/products/pumptec-pumptec-107ss-105-m925-12v-pump-motor

Pulse Hose: $40.65
Membrane: $150
Housing: (need to contact for price, use your $300 figure for now)
Needle Valve: $35
Pressure gauge: $9.88

Primer pump (revised item – link above to a dead listing- I think this one has similar specs?): $33.79
https://www.amazon.com/TenNuoDa-Structure-Submersible-Brushless-Engineering/dp/B0BRB5GB5G

Pre-filter housing: $28.57
Pre-filter (2pack): $16.19
Hose: $27.99
Thru-hull (page linked above had smallest size 5/8″ – did you use 1/2″?): $5.49
Fittings (link above is dead, let’s say $100 for now)

That’s an estimate of $1563.88. I think pre-built watermakers have also gone up, so the savings are probably similar.

I’m also considering what it would take to motorize a Quenchsea watermaker. It’s a manual watermaker for $150, but only 1.6 Gal/hr, and some filtration is done in the membrane package, so it needs to be replaced every 6 months or 1000 liters – they cost $60 for 2.

Thanks
Jeff

That is so awesome! I hope you had a great trip!!–Gwen