Water

[J BB]

Hi, I am fairly new to Halki, visiting over the last few years, and I am intrigued by the water boats. I have been tracking them on the live ships web site and they seem to have a huge mileage range, including both Greece and Turkey but I hadn't realised that places in Turkey needed a water boat.

Are the boats owned by the 'sailors' or by the state? Are they on a regular schedule or just arrive to order by the local authority? How is the water pumped in to the boat, and out again, where does it go? How often do they dock in each port? Is it a regular schedule? Does it cost the island or is it covered by local tax? Where do they fill up, is it in Rhodes? Who orders the boat if it isn't a regular visit?

Sorry for so many questions but I am really interested in how it all works. Also, is the water drinkable? It's travelled a long way, is it ok to drink? WhT do regular visitors do?

[Deleted]

Wow. Very briefly. They are owned by a company. They fill up on the east coast of Rhodes from an off shore pipeline. There are storage tanks there somewhat like an oil refinery.It is pumped aboard by shore pumps. On the islands it is pumped off by the ship's pumps. Time depends on the back pressure, ie. how far the water has to go to the storage area, the size of pipe and the power of the pumps which in the past has not been great. They travel quite a bit around the Aegean. As far as I know each community pays for it's water although there may be an input from the state. (I somehow doubt that is too much under the present circumstances). It is not normally a "regular" schedule but more on demand and goes down in the winter period naturally. They dock as any ship docks, using their own power, anchors and thrusters if fitted. The crews are essentially quite efficient. The orders come from each town hall.
The history of each water boat is interesting. Currently the newer ones have been oil or spirit carriers in an earlier life. However, the older ones have been and still are almost without exception, ex. British sewage (effluent) disposal vessels. On that note I'll leave you to ponder but the water IS perfectly good, safe drinking water ;D

[Liz]

And why don't they sink ?? .. That always has me puzzled .. If the water inside them sloshes around why doesn't it make them tip ?

[J BB]

Thank you Sth, very informative.

[jamesthebutler]

Dear Liz

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_surface_effect.

Oh arr me hearties !

JtB

[Deleted]

Don't want to bore the forum with an epistle on Ship Stability.
It does slosh about. They float. They don't sink unless you make a wee hole in them and upset the calculations. Did the same when they were full of effluent ;D Think about that!

[carol]

Ooh, would rather not think about that thanks

[Kinygos]

What a delightful thread!

Consider homeopathy.

How come the water remembers the medication in extreme dilution; the more dilute the more powerful, and forgets the time it was sloshing about in the sewage tank!

Hmmmmmmmmmmm!

My next door neighbour has a son-in law who works for Rhodes water. He warned me not to drink the Rhodes tap water, and that's before it's been in an ex-sewage tank.

When you think about it all the water we drink must have been through a few dinosaurs in its time.

[daisy]

:ojust hope the Halki boat is of the newer variety

[Deleted]

Yep, since the Dafni burst into flames in Halki but the Olympia still comes and goes and she was the old "Percy Dawson" doing what she was designed to on the bonnie Clyde

[kalliopi]

Now. you tell me this after I have drunk gallons of the stuff, both in Rhodes & Halki.

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[Di]

As they say. what goes around comes around

[Kinygos]

Alcohol kills bacteria therefore:

The tap water is probably safe when Oyzo has been added.

The more, the safer!

Beer is always safe.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!

[jamesthebutler]

Aug 4, 2012 11:51:16 GMT Di said:

As they say. what goes around comes around

Yes indeed, we're back to booze ! ;D