I have perfected the art of keeping a sea toilet clean and fragrant
watch carefully and do as I say.
Or make a film of your own procedure
Absolutely fascinating stuff. This is by far the most riviting segment you have put up. I even called the wife to show her how it should be done. I am now wearing the Bog Brush around my head!
Thanks Dylan.
Hey Dylan
Did the Centaur have a holding tank or was it direct discharge?
No-one, not even the Norse Gods themselves, understand the arcane rules here in the States governing marine toilets and their safe and LEGAL operation. Most jurisdictions now require you to physically-lock your seacocks closed at-all-times, or face massive fines. You spend half your journey being at the mercy of your holding-tank’s capacity and where is the next available pump-out station.
With your skillset D, you would be welcome crew on my boat anytime. You are indeed a clever multi skilled Mob…
What happens when you in a mud-berth or on the mud and the thru-hulls are in the air?
Just dump water into the bowl and pump?
A fragrant puddle (or is that a piddle) under the boat until the tide comes in?
That was my suspicion. Marine heads are a pain. When you find you permanent Centaur in a few years, perhaps a modern holding-tank head is not such a bad idea.
Here in the States we don’t have much choice, even with older boats. If I wind-up withe a larger two-person semi-liveaboard boat, I might consider one of the composting heads. They eliminate a lot of the smell issues, and there’s no pump-outs required. Even the portable porti-potties now have to be emptied at a pump-out station, and you have to keep the receipts or keep a logbook.