After years and years of fighting head-related problems, I replaced Essie's
marine head wtih a decent-size Porta Potti. No more clogging, no special
instructions on how to flush, and fewer holes in the bottom of the boat.
Emptying the portable holding tank is easy -- take it ashore and flush. It's
no worse than maintaining a traditional marine head, and in so many ways
much more civilised.

Karin Conover-Lewis
Rawson 30 ketch "Escapade"
Marinette, WI

"Cindy" wrote in message
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I use a large, dedicated freshwater tank for manual pump flushing,
which I keep full using a dedicated Spectra watermaker.

Just about every head problem is sal****er related. And by eliminating
the electric pumps too, yet another set of problems vanish.

I rebuilt the entire system anticipating the hundreds of problems I've
had in the past. For example, I now have a short, downhill hose run
with only a slight bend.

I was so happy with this new arrangement, I got rid of the sal****er
hookups and electric pumps in the galley too.

The only problem I have now is getting guests not to flush paper and
other stuff.



On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:31:11 -0400, wrote:

The line from my toilet runs under the bed, through the rear wall
(transom?) of the interior and into a tank in the engine compartment.
Recently I've removed the walls from around the bottom of the bed,
and now the stink from the hose is much more noticable. It's a white
plastic hose and you can see that there is wire reinforcement within.
Is there something I can wrap the hose in, or any other methods to
reduce the amount of smell that gets out through the hose?

Thanks,
David