It is hard to believe that all but one members of UKMOA use
this sophisticated method of toileting or are members of the take it home
brigade.
I am about to drill a 51 mm hole in the bottom of my hull.
I want to drill one hole in the right place.
Do not fit it when I have just bought it does not help,
As fellow members please help,
Mon, 18/01/2010 - 9:31pm
#1
Bucket and Chuck it
It's a worry innit! putting holes through the liners n hull.
Wish I could be more helpful.. I use a 400mm sharpened masonary drill, 10mm diam to poke my hole through so at least I know they'll line up. If it's a really awkward one, I use a digital level to sort of line up the angle on the drill as it goes in, like for the heater exhaust through the extra thick bit behind the transom.
My boat sits 8degrees down on the aft in my drive, and I needed an extra few degrees up for the lengthy exhoust to slope down to drain combustion condensation.
I got the digi level for a tenner.. bleedin well handy! Hope this is useful.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is.
Bjorn...
Why don't you tell him about the red bucket MOD....
:)
Jose
Cheers
Jose
http://arianeoveleiro.blogspot.com
What is the red bucket
A his and hers or just over the side
We use our heads as a wardrobe for bulky foulies n woolies. The red bucket with a technical bit of string and shackle sits behind the helm set ready for any ablutions when underway.
I've got a baby blake in the shed that I thought of installing, but as we like to go out for generally a week at a time we're pretty set on keeping the heads as our wet locker. Unless I put a hot shower in...
Good luck with your instal. Wish I could be more helpful on that one. Sorry!
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is.
With all these members sitting on their buckets perhaps that should be the emblem on the UKMOA pendant It could be based on Our Wullie
I think that the majority of MOA owners use a chemical cassette system which is vastly more convenient than a sea toilet. There was a sea toilet with holding tank on Danser when I bought her. The flushing mechanism never worked properly. The pump-out to sea is not allowed in harbour. So I bought a new toilet and fitted a deck pump-out that would operate to a carry container or could be used for vacuum pump out. The carry container was never as clean and hygienic as I would have liked, and the vacuum pump out, which is free of charge on Windermere, costs £20 a time on the Thames and on the canals. And the flush still didn't work.
I took out the sea toilet, and installed a cassette system. The space freed up by the holding tank is now a good place for the fenders and mooring ropes.
So my strong advice is, even though you have bought the sea toilet, don't fit it. You will be sorry.
The heads is a must,how on earth do you manage to get your wife to use a bucket on the deck?and in the middle of the night in the rain?
we have had about 15 overnights last year and at first the porta potty seems like a complete nightmare,but by the end of the season we had got used to using and emptying,its just mind over matter,i do feel a bit guilty about emptying into the sea,but it is fairly naturel as long as you use a green disinfectant.
like the idea of a shower though
best wishes will
On the deck? She is not forced to do that at all!
We're just not bothered by ablutions. The wet locker is an absolute must. We've got the portaturdi for canal use, though not looking forward to it!
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is.
I have used a cassette toilet for the last 10 years. We live
on the boat for 2 or 3 months in the summer. While living onboard we normally
lie at anchor at night. I hate to think
how many hundreds of litres of …… I have carried over the years.
Before leaving this delicate subject for ever and my
apologies to Restless but I have these images in my head and I must get them out
out
The augmented burgee would warn other members to approach
with caution
The modification I made to my gas locker could be done to the
captains seat giving must more comfort when under way or on a quiet mooring.
I can see your apprehension to using a bucket, as with willie up there. May I suggest you turn the bucket the other way up... the practicality will be alot clearer and a lot less messy too...
;-)
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is.