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One word: LAVAC

By comparison, everything else is a toy, IMHO.

Lew

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One word: LAVAC

By comparison, everything else is a toy, IMHO.

Lew

If you must have a marine head, LaVac is, indeed, the way to go. If you in a
large no-discharge zone like the Great Lakes, a porta-potti makes more
sense. Some would say even if you're NOT in a no-discharge zone.

Ummm...folks...if he has a 40' MY and regularly has a gaggle of
landlubbers aboard, a Lavac would be a ridiculous choice...and if the
route from the toilet to the tank and/or thru-hull is something only a
snake could love, hard pipe isn't a good option either.

He hasn't provided enough information yet to allow any of us to make any
recommendations that are right for HIS boat.
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Peggie
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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

"Peggie Hall" wrote in message
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Ummm...folks...if he has a 40' MY and regularly has a gaggle of
landlubbers aboard, a Lavac would be a ridiculous choice...and if the
route from the toilet to the tank and/or thru-hull is something only a
snake could love, hard pipe isn't a good option either.

He hasn't provided enough information yet to allow any of us to make any
recommendations that are right for HIS boat.
--
Peggie
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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


Yes, Peggie, but that's why we have you. :-)

Hi Peggie,

Its an Irwin Citation 38 aft cockpit. The routing
from the head back to the holding tank is not too
bad. The routing from the thru-hull to the
holding tank is not too bad. The routing from the
head to the thru-hull is damn near impossible--a
reason why I'm seriously considering routing
everything through the holding tank.

Primary use of boat is as a liveaboard for two
people while cruising. OTOH there will certainly
be visitors aboard at times, and they will be
landlubbers.

Don W.

Peggie Hall wrote:

Ummm...folks...if he has a 40' MY and regularly has a gaggle of
landlubbers aboard, a Lavac would be a ridiculous choice...and if the
route from the toilet to the tank and/or thru-hull is something only a
snake could love, hard pipe isn't a good option either.

He hasn't provided enough information yet to allow any of us to make any
recommendations that are right for HIS boat.

KLC Lewis wrote:

If you must have a marine head, LaVac is, indeed, the way to go. If you in a
large no-discharge zone like the Great Lakes, a porta-potti makes more
sense. Some would say even if you're NOT in a no-discharge zone.

Our Catalina 27 came with a porta-potty and it has
been a good way to go on that boat.

We own two Raritan Sanipotties right now, and one
is doing duty on the Irwin right now while I'm
working on the sanitation system. The other is on
the Catalina 27.

I thought seriously about just taking out the
electric toilet and holding tank and putting in
the large Sanipotti. It works just fine while we
are in the marina, because we just walk it up to
the bath house and dump it in the toilet.

However... When we are out at anchor, in a
no-discharge zone, the 8 gallon tank of the large
sani-potti is going to be a problem. I know from
experience how long it takes to fill it up, and I
don't want to have to go find a place to dump it
that often. That's why I'm considering a 42
gallon holding tank, and a toilet setup that is
miserly with water.

Thanks for the thoughts,

Don W.