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How big is your water heater?

Or, how many gallons? I am in the middle of a project (yes, I am installing the generator...) and our water heater had to be removed to gain access to the rear locker area. It is a Raritan 12 gallon heater that has served us well for these past 10 years. I never realized just how big the thing was until I removed it!
Do we need that much hot water? Our last boat had a 6 gallon heater and we were fine.
I have an Iso-Temp 6.5 gallon Slimline on order as this will really free up some valuable real estate in the rear locker. I'm guessing we will be fine but I wonder what people's thoughts are...
Bruce

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