Comments on: Head Reboot http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/ Living aboard a Bristol Channel Cutter, voyaging and exploring Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jenny Halteman http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2987 Jenny Halteman Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:46:37 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2987 Ahh...the head. I hope it's fixed by now... Ahh…the head. I hope it’s fixed by now…

]]> By: sabbatical http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2972 sabbatical Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:35:30 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2972 That is one of my favorite jobs. Invest in paper towels, garbage bags and 409. We were on a boat the other day with a Vaccu Flush toilet. It is the shit (pun intented.) Uses a cup of water per flush, but no stink and no pumping. That is one of my favorite jobs. Invest in paper towels, garbage bags and 409. We were on a boat the other day with a Vaccu Flush toilet. It is the shit (pun intented.) Uses a cup of water per flush, but no stink and no pumping.

]]> By: Rosie http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2970 Rosie Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:55:53 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2970 Douglas, have you ever had a failure with the seat-sealing gasket? I suppose the main thing is to keep the sealing surface intact, so a major gouge in the bowl top might be trouble....Whats your feeling? Douglas, have you ever had a failure with the seat-sealing gasket? I suppose the main thing is to keep the sealing surface intact, so a major gouge in the bowl top might be trouble….Whats your feeling?

]]> By: Douglas http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2969 Douglas Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:29:18 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2969 Hey Ben ,,,, Rosie has been your friend, for such a long time,,, is his advice , not important ? Well ,,,, Gosh ,,, I Think that Rosie , has very good advice, and that comes from experience , doesn't it ? The Lavac head on Calliste , has been a very good choice ,,,, I would make that same choice , yet , again , because it works so well . We do have a back - up- system , too , but , that is what you have to determine , what will work for you ! Douglas Hey Ben ,,,, Rosie has been your friend, for such a long time,,, is his advice , not important ?

Well ,,,, Gosh ,,, I Think that Rosie , has very good advice, and that comes from experience , doesn’t it ?

The Lavac head on Calliste , has been a very good choice ,,,, I would make that same choice , yet , again , because it works so well .

We do have a back – up- system , too , but , that is what you have to determine , what will work for you !

Douglas

]]> By: Rick Patton http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2968 Rick Patton Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:43:43 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2968 Ben, your story made me laugh. I want to tell you a real shit story!!!! My wife and I built a house in Derry NH in 1981. The house was almost completed and the only thing that really needed to be done was the attachment of the septic system. Of course all the family was at the house including my 92 year old grandmother. We had a portipoti in the bathroom for everyone. You can guess what happened. As I was connecting the pipes in the basement I heard the FLUSH!!! I turned just in time to get hit in the face with about 5 pounds of shit. I was sure I was going to kill one of my boys that day....but as it turned out it was my 92 year old grandmother who used the portipoti then didn't know what to do with it so she scooped it out put it in the toilet and flushed...Needless to say that is a story that will be told in the Patton family for a long time. The next time the plumber gets to do it... Ben, your story made me laugh. I want to tell you a real shit story!!!! My wife and I built a house in Derry NH in 1981. The house was almost completed and the only thing that really needed to be done was the attachment of the septic system. Of course all the family was at the house including my 92 year old grandmother. We had a portipoti in the bathroom for everyone. You can guess what happened. As I was connecting the pipes in the basement I heard the FLUSH!!! I turned just in time to get hit in the face with about 5 pounds of shit. I was sure I was going to kill one of my boys that day….but as it turned out it was my 92 year old grandmother who used the portipoti then didn’t know what to do with it so she scooped it out put it in the toilet and flushed…Needless to say that is a story that will be told in the Patton family for a long time. The next time the plumber gets to do it…

]]> By: Rick Peterson http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2967 Rick Peterson Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:55:00 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2967 Looks like a perfect place to plumb the head! Right there on deck! haha When I purchased JUNESSA, she had a porta-john up forward that will hold about three days of "honey". Then the fun job of taking the thing apart and carrying it to a dump station or over the rail at sea... NOT A FUN JOB!! I've looked into "upgrading" to a holding tank and man-sized pot, but find it's going to be a major job to install. I did find a larger bottom tank for the porta-john that also has the ability to pump overboard or get sucked out at a station. Good luck with the new project! Rick BCC JUNESSA Looks like a perfect place to plumb the head! Right there on deck! haha

When I purchased JUNESSA, she had a porta-john up forward that will hold about three days of “honey”. Then the fun job of taking the thing apart and carrying it to a dump station or over the rail at sea… NOT A FUN JOB!!

I’ve looked into “upgrading” to a holding tank and man-sized pot, but find it’s going to be a major job to install. I did find a larger bottom tank for the porta-john that also has the ability to pump overboard or get sucked out at a station.

Good luck with the new project!

Rick
BCC JUNESSA

]]> By: Stewart http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2964 Stewart Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:30:51 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2964 Ben I sailed across the Atlantic on a 54 footer, they had a lavac head and that sucker would not suck, they are not all that they say they are. Ben I sailed across the Atlantic on a 54 footer, they had a lavac head and that sucker would not suck, they are not all that they say they are.

]]> By: Rick http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2963 Rick Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:51:34 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2963 Ben, I agree with T, and for God's sake man, take last night's dishes and forks out of the sink before you "use it" would ya? PS, just what exactly did she mean by that by the way???? Ben, I agree with T, and for God’s sake man, take last night’s dishes and forks out of the sink before you “use it” would ya?

PS, just what exactly did she mean by that by the way????

]]> By: SailingSimplicity http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2962 SailingSimplicity Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:16:29 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2962 Benji, This story is gross. I'm not coming over for a visit. Get rid of the head, stop using the sink, and get a bucket. T Benji, This story is gross. I’m not coming over for a visit.
Get rid of the head, stop using the sink, and get a bucket.
T

]]> By: deryk http://bccelizabeth.com/2010/02/04/head-reboot/#comment-2961 deryk Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:44:40 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=107#comment-2961 Bleh, not the best of subjects, but I agree, its a good idea every fw years to replace the whole mess. Last summer on my Morgan 34, well the boat sat on te had for a few years and the y valve couldnt be turned from the ilegal pump out the bottom of the hull so i bought a new y valve. Well naturally the old hoses wouldnt bend to fit on it so had to replace them all. then as I was getting it onto the toilet I noticed the big plastic nut at the bottom was drippin a tiny bit and tried to tighten it and naturally it broke. So I feel your pain of shit all over. I am giving thought about ordering one of these. http://www.natureshead.net/?gclid=CKHAouav3J8CFRKfnAodinRUHg looks interesting and I could deal with the space the holding tank takes up for other shit lol Bleh, not the best of subjects, but I agree, its a good idea every fw years to replace the whole mess. Last summer on my Morgan 34, well the boat sat on te had for a few years and the y valve couldnt be turned from the ilegal pump out the bottom of the hull so i bought a new y valve. Well naturally the old hoses wouldnt bend to fit on it so had to replace them all. then as I was getting it onto the toilet I noticed the big plastic nut at the bottom was drippin a tiny bit and tried to tighten it and naturally it broke. So I feel your pain of shit all over. I am giving thought about ordering one of these.

http://www.natureshead.net/?gclid=CKHAouav3J8CFRKfnAodinRUHg

looks interesting and I could deal with the space the holding tank takes up for other shit lol

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