BoatKit treats watermakers as equipment rather than as a single hard-coded controller. When more than one is enabled, the Watermaker tool lets the helm select the current unit and remembers that choice in the viewer. Common state includes producing-versus-dumping disposition, available feed and product-water quality, production rate, voltage, and start, stop, and fresh-water-flush controls. Spectra Connect is the first supported provider.
For a supported Spectra Connect installation, BoatKit can also use the selected fresh-water tank level while operating the primary watermaker and stop production above a configured target. The detailed Spectra controls keep run amount, tank selection, stop threshold, faults, and service information explicit. A generic Spectra start uses a 12-hour safety limit and remains manually stoppable.
Available production rate, pressure, product-water quality, water temperature, voltage, and run-state measurements enter BoatKit’s shared data model. They can be reviewed later in history and placed beside tank level, batteries, and charging sources in a custom dashboard—useful context for deciding when to run and for understanding how a completed cycle performed.
A Watermaker card shows Off and the next observed fresh-water flush in a small dashboard corner. During a run, it shows remaining time and adds target, progress, quality, pressure, and production readings as space allows. Details opens the complete set of readings. The Watermaker tool uses that same card for operating controls above its detailed Spectra display. A live administrator can select a bounded run target and start or stop the connected equipment; the public demo remains read-only. A Winterized unit stays on the card with its history retained, while expected connection warnings and remote controls pause during seasonal storage.