You might want to try asking Peggy Hall on rec.boats.cruising.

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"Ken" wrote in message
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I had a rather unpleasant experience sailing on July 4th. One of my
guests managed to break the head while pumping. On the up-stroke he
completely separated the top of the pump assembly tearing out six
screws in the process. Since the price of a new pump is only a few
dollars less than the price of a new toilet I decided to replace. I
removed the old Jabsco compact manual toilet and went to West Marine
where a sales person highly recommended the Jabsco Compact Electric
Toilet. This is an extra $400 over the manual model but I started to
think that it might not be a bad idea. To be honest, I am getting
tired of explaining the workings of a marine toilet to guests who
manage to forget everything you told them when they actually go to use
the head. Everyone knows how to push a button. I certainly don't want
a repeat of the July 4th fiasco. So here are my questions for anyone
who has installed this electric toilet. Are you happy with it? I
notice that all the photos of this toilet show the motor on the back
of the toilet, is it adjustable so that it will work to the right
(while facing the toilet) where there is more room on my boat? Any and
all advice will be greatly appreciated.

Ken

Everyone knows how to push a button. I certainly don't want
a repeat of the July 4th fiasco.


We had an electric head on our C&C 32 and it was 100% reliable and no
problem for anyone. On our current Beneteau we have the conventional
pump head and it's a PIA to explain it's workings to people and simply
less effective. We're converting to the electric before next season. If
you have a lot of guests, it's VERY worthwhile.
Ours had no provision for pumping if power failed. We never drained our
batteries flat, but I could see how a manual backup is not a bad idea.
If you own a boat with two heads, I'd keep one as a manual, which is
what my friend did on his Tayana. Good luck!


RB
35s5
NY

"Swab Rob" the racist wrote

On our current Beneteau we have the conventional
pump head and it's a PIA to explain it's workings
to dumb white people.
We're converting to the electric before next season. If
you have a lot of black guests, it's VERY worthwhile.

RB
35s5 ...''Soultrain''
NYC Bro !