Does anyone out there with a 77-83 H33 have a raritan PHII toilet installed in their boat? My boat is shrink wrapped for the winter and I can't get in to measure to see if it will fit. I'd rather not change the original platform if I can avoid it. Any help is greatly appreciated. If you have another type of toilet I'd like to hear what it is and how well it fits. I'm finally ready to ditch the Mongram recirculating unit that came with the boat... it's only taken 15 years to get around to it.
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PHII on H33
Yes Bob, I have a 79 H33 with a Raritan PH II installed. I have had the boat 6 years and it was installed when I bought it though I have rebuilt the toilet once. Kept lubricated it is pretty much trouble free. It was mounted right on the original flooring Hunter installed.
Yes Bob, I have a 79 H33 with a Raritan PH II installed. I have had the boat 6 years and it was installed when I bought it though I have rebuilt the toilet once. Kept lubricated it is pretty much trouble free. It was mounted right on the original flooring Hunter installed.
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I beleive the base and overal size of the phII is listed in the West Marine, Defender, Fawcett catalog....(didn't want to be accused of favoritism..
) I do know that I have checked the overall size of the phII against the standard Groco head, and it will fit the same area..The biggest difference is the pump handle sticks out in front... Ed
I beleive the base and overal size of the phII is listed in the West Marine, Defender, Fawcett catalog....(didn't want to be accused of favoritism..
) I do know that I have checked the overall size of the phII against the standard Groco head, and it will fit the same area..The biggest difference is the pump handle sticks out in front... EdGot It, Like it
I installed Raritan PH II "High Boy" in my 1983 Hunter 33 a few years ago. This is the full size bowl version, same size as a domestic toilet. Much more comfortable than the normal , undersized marine offering. If I had mounted it directly to the "floor" in the head the flush lever would have been through the engine box wall. It is possible that the "floor" in the head differs between the early and later 33, that is the sloped deck vs. the boxed deck. The entire deck and cockpit are similar but slightly different so it's possible the pan molding for the head is different also. I made up a spacer from thick (about 1 1/4") high density poly ethylene which can not rot, that was cut at multiple angles which allowed the toilet to sit centered between the engine wall and the vanity. (One of the things I like about my 33 is that you can sit on the toilet while under way in a seaway without being pitched off and thrown out into the saloon with your pants at your ankles. But what would I know about that?) I can't remember clearly exactly how I mounted the spacer plate, but it seems to me I cut a hole in the deck about 4" diameter, made up threaded plates which I glued to the underside of the deck to act as captive nuts, then bolted the plate down with a good gob of silicone forming a gasket to seal up the hole and bolt holes. The base of the head was then lag bolted down to the spacer plate. In approximately three to four years it hasn't moved. I also had a holding tank made up that is fitted into the dead space inder the sail locker floor which puts it directlu behind the head and almost on the same level. The hose is barely a foot and a half long. If it would help I can shoot some pictures for you to post. Let me know.
I installed Raritan PH II "High Boy" in my 1983 Hunter 33 a few years ago. This is the full size bowl version, same size as a domestic toilet. Much more comfortable than the normal , undersized marine offering. If I had mounted it directly to the "floor" in the head the flush lever would have been through the engine box wall. It is possible that the "floor" in the head differs between the early and later 33, that is the sloped deck vs. the boxed deck. The entire deck and cockpit are similar but slightly different so it's possible the pan molding for the head is different also. I made up a spacer from thick (about 1 1/4") high density poly ethylene which can not rot, that was cut at multiple angles which allowed the toilet to sit centered between the engine wall and the vanity. (One of the things I like about my 33 is that you can sit on the toilet while under way in a seaway without being pitched off and thrown out into the saloon with your pants at your ankles. But what would I know about that?) I can't remember clearly exactly how I mounted the spacer plate, but it seems to me I cut a hole in the deck about 4" diameter, made up threaded plates which I glued to the underside of the deck to act as captive nuts, then bolted the plate down with a good gob of silicone forming a gasket to seal up the hole and bolt holes. The base of the head was then lag bolted down to the spacer plate. In approximately three to four years it hasn't moved. I also had a holding tank made up that is fitted into the dead space inder the sail locker floor which puts it directlu behind the head and almost on the same level. The hose is barely a foot and a half long. If it would help I can shoot some pictures for you to post. Let me know.
Measurements and specs are on the Raritan site
Start here http://www.raritaneng.com/products/toilets/manual/ph_2.html and work your way through the promo sheet and manual in pdf format.
Start here http://www.raritaneng.com/products/toilets/manual/ph_2.html and work your way through the promo sheet and manual in pdf format.
Pictures are great
Sam, I would appreciate any pictures you have. I'm also going to install a holding tank and have been concidering an installation like Terry Arnold's from the forums. I'm always interested in how other people have done it. Thanks.
Sam, I would appreciate any pictures you have. I'm also going to install a holding tank and have been concidering an installation like Terry Arnold's from the forums. I'm always interested in how other people have done it. Thanks.
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