Fresh water production has a new option on the Enertec Marine catalogue. The Auckland power and watermaker specialist has confirmed New Zealand availability of the Aqua Nautica range, a DC-powered watermaker line built around Clark pump energy recovery, with the same range now landing across the Tasman through Fischer Panda Australia.
Three capacities anchor the range. The smallest turns out 30 litres an hour, the mid-tier unit is badged "60" but is actually rated at 65 litres an hour under manufacturer testing, and the flagship produces 110 litres an hour. All three run on 12V or 24V DC and lean on energy recovery to keep the amps down, 11A at 12V for the smallest unit, climbing to 40A at 12V for the largest. Salt rejection is a minimum of 99.5 per cent, with product water tested under 500ppm TDS.
Control comes in two tiers. PRO models are push-button simple, with an integrated fresh water flush and no touchscreen to fail. Touch PRO steps up to a full-colour display with programmable flushing, system monitoring and operating timers, built for owners who'd rather check status from the helm than the engine bay.
Enertec already distributes Spectra watermakers, and Aqua Nautica slots in as a second DC option at what the company calls a competitive price point, rather than a replacement for what's already on the shelf.
It's a direction the wider category is already leaning into. Aqua Nautica's own listings emphasise solar compatibility and generator-free DC operation, positioning these units as companions to the battery banks and solar arrays already going into new-build and refit boats, rather than a separate power draw to plan around. For a distributor already selling into that lithium and solar space through its own Juice battery range, adding watermakers built the same way is a smart move.
