The toilets of many ships used to be built into the decorations at the
bow under the bowsprit so you were going to the "head". This was a
good location because they whole area got constantly washed by spray.
Going to the heads must have been really tough in bad weather though.

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Roger Long



"Lars Johansson" wrote in message
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Hi all speaker of nautical english
Can somone explain to an ignorant furriner:
Why is the toilet on a boat called "head"

/Lars J