The problem of taking the inlet seacock further away is that the
seacocks must be turned off after use of the toilet, so they have to
be within the heads, which is small. I don't want any tubing between
the skin fitting and the seacock, and no, if the boat is very heeled
on starboard tack one needs to squeeze ones cheeks together or ask the
skipper to tack! Or better still, avoid the eight pints of lager and a
curry the night before!

Pete

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:12:18 GMT, "Roger Derby"
wrote:

I'm not sure of the "proper" spacing (more is better), but the nasty stuff
often floats, so vertical spacing doesn't necessarily help.

18" sounds like very little. Why can't the inlet be taken from a much
greater distance? Will the inlet be submerged on both tacks?

Roger

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"pete" wrote in message
.. .

Hi all, got a little question: I'm fitting a toilet into my boat and I
am finding places to fit the inlet and outlet seacocks difficult.
The best position is with the outlet below the inlet and about 18
inches apart, but should the outlet be above the inlet to help prevent
sucking back in what you have pumped out? The fitting diagram shows
that but there is no mention of it.

Is there a normal spacing apart of these seacocks?