You may wonder what sort of plumbing we have on a yacht; it is almost the same as you would find in most suburban homes. We have a water supply on Annecam that would be our fore and aft fresh water tanks, we have a hot water cylinder and the water can be heated either by running the diesel motor or by shore power via a heating element, much the same as a domestic hot water service found in your home. We have a constant pressure pump that supplies the fresh water from our tanks to not only the hot water service but to all of the outlets both hot and cold. We do have three showers on Annecam, one in the forward portside head (bathroom), the rear portside head and the cockpit shower for the rinse off after a swim. There is a vanity in each of the heads including the forward starboard head. We have two toilets one in the forward starboard head and the other in the rear portside head both toilets (heads) use seawater for flushing and a holding tank for the black water. We have a double sink in the galley. The real challenge with our plumbing is when we find a problem we have to be a contortionist just to get into the confined spaces where everything is hidden out of sight.
So far on Annecam we have had to remove, have it welded and preplace out hot water cylinder twice because of two different leaks, we carry a brand new spare cylinder just in case.
At times I wish that I was a very flexible 4 foot nothing to be able to fit into where our plumbing runs.
Life is still sweet on board Annecam