"Matt O'Toole" wrote in message
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bushman wrote:

Need to replace the head in my new boat. Practical Sailor has not
done a review that I can find. So I will let this group of practical
sailors review.
1. Wilcox Crittenden Santa Cruz Electric Head
2. Wilcox Crittenden Newport Electric Head
3. Raritan Sea Era Macerating Electric Toilet
4. Jabsco Electric Toilet
Thank you for your opinion. - Allen

The Raritan is the only one I have extensive experience with, but I've
found it
to be amazingly effective and reliable. It's actually better than a land
toilet. I've never had a clog fail to clear by simply shutting off the
water
intake. (Not that clogs happen very often though.) Normal toilet paper
is no
problem either.

Even in a smaller/cheaper boat this is probably the first upgrade I'd
make.
Manual heads are actually *less* reliable than this one.

Matt O.


I installed one of the Raritan conversions in my first boat as I wanted to
avoid the clogged head syndrome. It does work well but is quite noisy. If
you are going to be getting up in the middle of the night to use the head
you may wake everyone else up. By the way, the vendor instructed me to use
heavy gauge wire, at least 12ga., as the unit draws something like 10 amps.