Perfect garbage can for H31

[SFS]

I seem to remember reading about serious issues finding replacement garbage cans on older Catalinas, so I'm posting this in case it helps an H31 owner.

I don't know the original purpose of "the hole" that is just forward of the stove, but we found a perfectly sized Rubbermaid 3.5 gallon can at Walmart. Picked it up today:

The original cover for the hole was beyond repair, so I cut and re-radiused a cutting board to fit. Now we don't have to find a place to store the cutting board!

 

[SFS]

The stock number for the black version (it comes in other colors):

 

[kloudie1]

Thanks.. The 34 has that same hole .. I still have the original can but it is getting old.. We store plastic shopping bags (can liners) and paper towel rolls in the space around the can..

 

[SFS]

This can is not very deep, so you still have room below. It's a perfect size for the free liners that are everywhere today (aka plastic grocery bags).

 

[Manly]

@SFS , thanks for sharing. That's a really good idea. We'll have to pick one of those up and try it out. Right now we do have that cupboard full of kitchen things, but we could move them. We also generally have something on top of that cupboard (right now it is the crockpot, but earlier it was our coffee maker). However, I think it's still worth a try!

Here is a picture of our current trash situation. It is crude, but has worked well since we moved aboard. My wife doesn't really like it there though...

 

[plenny7]

That's exactly what we use on our H33.5. I recently bought another one as the old one started cracking.

 

[jssailem]

Having a garbage container is a mixed blessing. Small means frequent removal. A good thing. Large able to handle several days of stuff means smells and opportunities for critters. A bad thing.
It’s the Goldilocks goal. Just right.

 

[HMT2]

On my H31 I use a five gallon bucket with a kitchen bag liner under the dinette table tied with a short line on the leg for trash. It can also double as a bailer. I use the built in garbage can for galley stuff.

 

[SFS]

I like that idea Mike, but as you may recall, I don't have the permanent table you do, because I don't have the u-shaped dinette. There have been a few days lately that I would have traded. When we fold our table down, the person on the port settee is too far from the table.

 

[jssailem]

A good reason to have a Sailboat dog aboard. Can clean up the scrapes dropped by the person sitting on the port side.

 

[HMT2]

I like that idea Mike, but as you may recall, I don't have the permanent table you do, because I don't have the u-shaped dinette. There have been a few days lately that I would have traded. When we fold our table down, the person on the port settee is too far from the table.

Ray, I am green with envy at your latest venture. Keep posting about your adventure and I will live vicariously through you!

 

[Will Gilmore]

6.5 gal bucket with handle and screw on lid for $22.

This should handle plenty and keep it secured from spills while underway.
https://freundcontainer.com/1006-6-...MIk_aknrmg2gIVBrjACh25aQRcEAQYDCABEgKidPD_BwE

- Will (Dragonfly)

 

[pateco]

My H31 had this can already in place when we got it

This can is not very deep, so you still have room below. It's a perfect size for the free liners that are everywhere today (aka plastic grocery bags).

This is what we use this small can for as well. I also store all of my extra rolls of paper towels in the cabinet space left under this small can.

On my H31 I use a five gallon bucket with a kitchen bag liner under the dinette table tied with a short line on the leg for trash. It can also double as a bailer. I use the built in garbage can for galley stuff.

Having a garbage container is a mixed blessing. Small means frequent removal. A good thing. Large able to handle several days of stuff means smells and opportunities for critters. A bad thing.
It’s the Goldilocks goal. Just right.

For our actual trash, I put a bigger kitchen sized can with a tilt/flip lid under the nav station secured with a length of bungee cord to keep it from tipping over. It seems to fill up with empty bottles cans and paper plates during every sail. I store the extra kitchen bags in the bottom of that can so that when I empty it, I can instantly grab a new liner.

 

[jeepbluetj]

6.5 gal bucket with handle and screw on lid for $22....

And you can save $22 by asking any pool guy for an empty - with the bonus of that your new bucket/rubbishbin smells nicely of chlorine.

 

[SFS]

...For our actual trash, I put a bigger kitchen sized can with a tilt/flip lid under the nav station secured with a length of bungee cord to keep it from tipping over.

I don't have any space left under the nav station. There are two 6.5 gallon Jerry cans of water there, plus two more 1-gallon jugs behind those. We do all our chart work on the dining table, which is how I know that the port settee is too far from the table.

 

[HMT2]

I don't have any space left under the nav station.

I have no space under my nav table as the PO added some framing and plywood to it and it is where my two house batteries live. You can see it under the nave table on the right of this picture. So I do charts on the dining table too.

 

[pateco]

I don't have any space left under the nav station. There are two 6.5 gallon Jerry cans of water there, plus two more 1-gallon jugs behind those. We do all our chart work on the dining table, which is how I know that the port settee is too far from the table.

I have no space under my nav table as the PO added some framing and plywood to it and it is where my two house batteries live. You can see it under the nave table on the right of this picture. So I do charts on the dining table too.

I don't have a great picture, but you can see it on the bottom right of this photo.