Nope that handles it !...Dale

 

That's what I was thinking. Probably put up a sign that says "Alcohol Recycling Station-Liquids Only"

 

Actually I never understood the problem with PP either. If you use the chemicals even #2 is tolerable... but then we can dump our PP at our marina pretty easy.

Gotta get the proper chemicals for the PP, and they are a great option for a day sailor or weekender.

 

I always let crew know if you #1 I'll take care of it. If you #2 your taking care of it.

 

Some health nuts drink it, the fish do it, and so do I, over the stern.

 

just remember not to let stuff sit and stew... you will be sorry. So after a weekend of sailing, put some real consideration towards dumping and cleaning it out before locking the boat up for the week

 

Yep - the fact that they're disgusting. Luckily I'm a guy so the world is my urinal. There's nothing like flying a private signal off the stern.

 

Nothing at all wrong with one, especially if you do not have a pumpout readily available.

 

A bucket? For a girl is just wrong. Try a nice proper object for the function and things will work better. We used one for years.

 

Personally, I find the Pett bag system better than pp's. Works well for #2 also.

The dumping and cleaning of pp's are disgusting IMHO. True, if #1 it's not so bad but I like to just walk down the pier and drop the bag in the closest trash can/dumpster.

Since there are very few pump outs in these parts and most trailer sailers find it hard to install a real toilet... we find the bag system the best alternative.

 

Has anyone tried the Round Hassock Toilet?

 

We use our Catalina 309 for daysailing and the occasional weekend or 2 week trip. We took out the smelly, troublesome head that came with the boat and put in a porta potti. For the way we use our boat, the porta is superior to a head and holding tank in just about every way.

It's important that you use the chemicals in it, and empty it at least every two weeks. Smell is not an issue. Less than with the stock system.

Emptying is very easy with our Thetford brand porta. Just dump the lower portion of the porta into a toilet. There's a large pipe that swings out for emptying, making it clean and easy.

Anyone using the stock toilet on a 309 (a typical marine toilet), is going to be very sad when they or a guest takes a substantial dump. Hey, captain, have fun cleaning that up. The porta will take anything you throw at it.

Worst case scenario is that you have to dump it overboard when nobody's around. I hear fish bypass the porta and poop directly into the environment. Imagine that

 

We have a Dometic PP on ours. With two adults and two children more than adequate for day and weekend sailing. No stink as I always use the chemicals with it (aqua kem green) - I actually quite like the smell of it. We use special toilet paper that will dissolve quickly in the holding tank. The tank is easily carried to the next public toilet and emptied out there. I find that cleaning is nowhere worse than that of a normal toilet at home.

 

I second the Thetford, and that makes one less reason my wife has to say "no" to an extended day or two on the boat. We also will frequently have female crew and it's a whole lot better for them to use it than ye ol' bucket... that's a guy/racer thing.

 

rh, maybe she's afraid you'll do a drug test. (G)

I suppose a bedpan would really traumatize her. Do you have a "real" seat on your bucket, or just a real bucket? Maybe something with a seat would pacify her? They do make snap-on lids for plain buckets, that have a real seat. Not very expensive, adds a little civilization.

Or you can line it with a plastic bag, throw in a handful of kitty litter (half to what you think you'll need) and absorb the pee. Then just pick it up and throw it out ashore, no washing needing, no pee to splash around.

Maybe if you just promise her that you won't do the drug test. (G)

 

It really helps if the Porta-Potti can be used behind a door or curtain. Perhaps the girls shy away from using it in the open saloon.

 

I remember one day after a lovely sail, sitting dockside, having a cold libation, waiting for the sunset. Then - five guys came down the dock, carrying their little briefcases full of - well, full of whatever they were full of.
Ruined the entire evening.
Sorry, but if you have to carry your bodily fluids about, carry them inside your body, not in a translucent 'briefcase' for all the world to see. A properly functioning head isn't all that big a deal to install and it simply reeks of civilization - and nothing else if you do the job right.

 

We have a PP that is plumbed for pump out. Only got the boat last fall and will be launching it in May so stay tuned for PP updates.

 

We use a PP in our 25 footer. Mostly we go over the weekend. Two days is fine for 2 or 3 of us. Some trips are longer. It's a bit of a pain, but we'll take it out for 6 days at a time. We dump at a marina and once or twice, made sure we were out far enough and over the side. We use the biodegradable, non-toxic chemicals. Paper is not an issue. The effluence is a choco-slurry . . . no solids. Gross but good to know.

So . . . use the PP. Not a big deal and there when you need it.

 

ukeOK boys and girls... enough of this potty talk!

 

When I remodeled I built a 5 gallon bucket into the head with a toilet seat over top of it. Then made a fastening system so the bag wouldnt fall in. At your local plumbing outlet they sell a product used to deal with the water in a toilet when replacing. It is a powder that absorbs the liquid and turns to gel. This works great for #1 and takes care of any odor for a few days. Sometimes I come back the next day to straighten up the boat if we were out late. If someone needs to #2 the bag removal and disposal is on them. it helps to have another 5 gallon bucket with a lid for a holding tank on that unfortunate day when someone needs it. When I was using a porta potty it didnt matter what I did. There was always a spill somewhere between the head and the dumping station. The bag just makes more sense for the day/weekend sailer. Drop it in the trash can at the ned of the pier.

 

Thank you all for your input. I am anxiously awaiting the UPS guy (or girl) to deliver the goods.

 

We are going to leave our marine head installed in case a subsequent owner finds value in it. But, this upcoming season we will be doing the wag bags fitted into the head. Hey, if the Pardeys can do it, so can we.

Sailing with Lin & Larry Pardey

 

The biggest challenge with a PP is capacity. Which is why larger boats have built in systems offering holding, pump out and overboard discharge and usually 10+ gallons. For lite use PPs are perfect and I used one for two years on my sailboat. They can get quite heavy when full so keep that in mind.

Also DO NOT get the type with the screw on cap on the bottom - these WILL leak. All the of the new ones have a solid bottom with a swiveling pipe to dump.

Heads are Heads and well ... they're nasty! There's no getting around it.

 

The original post seemed to imply that a bucket is the same as a porta potti. Not. A bucket's a bucket. At least a PP hides the excrement in the chamber.

I'd have problems with a bucket, too (unless every other system on board failed). I had no problem with the PP on our 22 footer.