Trusted water, wherever you are.
Simple manual controls, standard parts you can buy worldwide, and carbon fibre housings made in New Zealand. Built to keep running long after you leave the dock.
Talk to us about your boat →Our founders designed the first system after twelve years of offshore voyaging, where high-tech parts were usually the first thing to fail. We still build them the same way.
You run it with switches and valves. You can see what the system is doing, and there are no surprise cycles or error codes.
Standard pumps, fittings and membranes, sold by hardware stores and industrial suppliers worldwide.
Carbon fibre pressure housings and end caps, made in New Zealand, with a 5-year warranty.
You'll talk to someone who has installed a watermaker, not a call-centre script.
Our systems draw more power than energy-recovery designs. That's on purpose: a simple high-pressure pump and a manual valve leave less to fail offshore.
The high-pressure pump runs off a belt and electric clutch on your main engine or generator. It makes 80 to 240 litres an hour without drawing heavily on your batteries. Terry sea-tested the original prototype for five years before finalising the design.
Our short-format carbon fibre vessel makes 115 litres an hour from a single 4" x 21" membrane, in a housing 690 mm long. It suits cramped engine rooms where a full-length vessel won't fit, and fits our Engine Drive and AC systems.
Engine-driven and AC systems scale from one membrane to three - 80, 160 or 240 litres per hour - by adding capacity, not complexity. Compare them side by side →
Runs off your main engine or generator via electric clutch. Converts motoring time directly into fresh water without drawing heavily on your batteries.
For boats with a 4.5kW+ generator. The simplest install of the range, run at ideal recovery ratios for long membrane life.
Solar and wind ready for boats with 1000W+ arrays. Runs off battery, alternator or generator with a weatherproof brushless controller.
The same reliable core system, adapted for baches and remote properties without mains water. Dual high-pressure pump options available.
An electronic panel operates from the main cabin. You flip the switches yourself, so there are no surprise cycles or error codes - just two hoses running to wherever you want the panel.
Terry and Ariel Forsbrey built the first Quencher system after more than twenty years living aboard and cruising offshore. Twelve years of active voyaging taught them that high-tech components weren't just unnecessary - they were usually the first thing to fail.
"The problem with those systems is that there are a vast quantity of standards and styles, so they are not available world-wide."
Terry sea-tested an engine-driven prototype for five years before finalising the design. After twenty years serving the global sailing community, Terry and Ariel have stepped back - new ownership continues the same "pure and simple" philosophy today, proudly built in Tauranga, New Zealand.
"The watermaker has been working flawlessly, and we are very pleased with the water production."
"I am stunned at the way it pours out. Just thinking, if I could get gin to come out…"
"Not only was the price reasonable, but the performance has exceeded our expectations."
We ship worldwide, quote to your destination, and help your installer through the job. Dealers and installers welcome.
Membranes, pre-filters, storage chemicals and panel hardware for Open Ocean systems.
