What stopped people on long term sea voyages from dying of dehydration? Or could they really just take along that much fresh water

by CallMeDelta
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They .. took along fresh water.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/53ft1g/how_does_a_ship_crew_feed_themselves_for_months/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2aos9q/how_large_were_the_daily_rations_of_alcohol_in/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3amzc3/i_keep_reading_about_the_large_amounts_of_alcohol/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3wyzlw/during_the_age_of_sail_would_warships_have/