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"JimB" wrote
Ah. I can tell you all about that. Got airborne when butting through the wake of a high speed ferry. Landed off centre. Pedestal broke off at the base . . . need I say more? Four stitches. I bet the embarassment hurt even worse. The real answer is two heads, one each side of the vessel, each set athwartships. For serious work, you can then inhabit the downhill one, and rest in peace with your back against the bulkhead. Much better than being pitched nose forward from the uphill one, pants around your ankles . . . need I say more? Broken nose and dignity. -- Makes heaving-to for a potty break sound very sensible! Not an option when racing though, it's bad enough when you are taking a desperately needed break from the spinnaker and the skipper keeps yelling 'Hurry up, dammit!' KLC Lewis wrote: Say no more. This brings to mind my ultimate head installation idea: The Gimballed Head. I've never seen it done, and it would have significant problems to overcome for hose connections, but it could make for a very peaceful "pause that refreshes." It would have to be fairly well aft, near the center of rotation of the hull, and you'd want it lockable at a selected angle. Otherwise the contents of the potty would slosh out... more embarassment... Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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"DSK" wrote in message .. . KLC Lewis wrote: Say no more. This brings to mind my ultimate head installation idea: The Gimballed Head. I've never seen it done, and it would have significant problems to overcome for hose connections, but it could make for a very peaceful "pause that refreshes." It would have to be fairly well aft, near the center of rotation of the hull, and you'd want it lockable at a selected angle. Otherwise the contents of the potty would slosh out... more embarassment... Fresh Breezes- Doug King Yeah...very embarassing indeed. lol And again, the best possible location for the perfect head (gimballed, of course) would be on the centerline right smack dab in the middle of the pivot point -- which is usually right in the middle of the saloon and/or galley area. Perhaps hidden under the dinette table, which would hoist up to the overhead for those private moments? Think of the added living and storage space if we don't have to dedicate a whole compartment to that bucket! And it could maybe even double as a compost bin for our produce trimmings and coffee grounds. MMMMmmmmmmmm...I can smell it now. Nearly as good as being on the Mayflower. |
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chuck wrote in news:1164640131_31999
@sp6iad.superfeed.net: Pitching and rolling are factors, but what of an ocean-going sailboat heeled to port or stbd for days or weeks at a time? Isn't that what the lee rail is for?.....(c; DOWNWIND, DAMMIT, DOWNWIND!! Larry -- If we eliminate religion, will they stop murdering each other? |
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On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:58:49 -0600, KLC Lewis wrote:
I too have always thought that centerline orientation is best for the head. Unfortunately, I've never seen a smaller-to-moderately sized boat where this works. Of course, one could always make the head the focal point of the boat, but most visitors would find it odd. In many smaller sailboats, the V-berth is practically unusable anyway, so why not just make it into a head/lazarette compartment? Notable examples would be the Morse Bristol Channel Cutter, and a whole bunch of trailer sailors (which have it under the middle of the V-berth). Matt O. |
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Matt O'Toole wrote:
In many smaller sailboats, the V-berth is practically unusable anyway, so why not just make it into a head/lazarette compartment? Notable examples would be the Morse Bristol Channel Cutter, and a whole bunch of trailer sailors (which have it under the middle of the V-berth). Matt O. Sounds like my Sandpiper 565 with an MSD c/w deck pumpout. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/Hpim0171.jpg |
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in
: MMMMmmmmmmmm...I can smell it now. Nearly as good as being on the Mayflower. See? I told ya....OVER THE LEE HANDRAIL! Problem solves itself...(c; Larry -- If we eliminate religion, will they stop murdering each other? |
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Matt O'Toole wrote in
news In many smaller sailboats, the V-berth is practically unusable anyway, so why not just make it into a head/lazarette compartment? Tell you what, Matt. Take any boat under 30' out to sea under sail. Take a pan about the size of a toilet bowl into the V-berth with 4" of water in the bottom of it and see if you can hold it without getting wet. Question answers itself.... Anyways, the V-berth is never "practically unusable", in port or at sea. After you've cleaned up the mess from the pan experiment, let some sweet young thing take you up in the V-berth for a couple of hours of R&R....then come back aft and tell us how "practically unusable" it was....with all that vertical motion... AND WIPE THAT SMILE OFF YOUR FACE! V-berths are the most wonderful places on the boat....in the right circumstances, of course....(c; Larry -- |
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Don White wrote in news:feHah.25690$cz.390868
@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/Hpim0171.jpg No paper?! |
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KLC Lewis wrote:
I too have always thought that centerline orientation is best for the head. Unfortunately, I've never seen a smaller-to-moderately sized boat where this works. Of course, one could always make the head the focal point of the boat, but most visitors would find it odd. LOL Perhaps not if it were a portapotty with a "dropleaf" lid panels that would allow it to double as a coffee table....?? (sorry...but the mental images were just irresistable) -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://shop.sailboatowners.com/books...ku=90&cat=1304 |
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"Peggie Hall" wrote in message . .. KLC Lewis wrote: I too have always thought that centerline orientation is best for the head. Unfortunately, I've never seen a smaller-to-moderately sized boat where this works. Of course, one could always make the head the focal point of the boat, but most visitors would find it odd. LOL Perhaps not if it were a portapotty with a "dropleaf" lid panels that would allow it to double as a coffee table....?? (sorry...but the mental images were just irresistable) -- Peggie ---------- Hmmm...maybe this is doable after all! lol It just occured to me that right smack in the middle of my saloon/galley area is a removable bilge cover. Maybe if I chiseled-out some of that concrete I could set the porta-potti down there... OOps -- I forgot. The Bilge Beaver wouldn't take kindly to my intruding into his living space. |
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