Shortest 2-headed boat?
- Thread starter BobSail
- Start date
There was a thread along these lines on the Cruiser's Forum
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f9/best-2-cabin-head-sailboat-33330.html
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f9/best-2-cabin-head-sailboat-33330.html
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
- 22,757
Here is a short 2 headed boat. It is light weight. You can paddle in both directions.
They mention a benetueau 393 as maybe the shortest, Our 1977 Islander 41 has 2 heads, 2 cabins, full saloon and galley along with an engine room big enough to move around in. Being a center cockpit boat, it is actually very roomy and with its full keel very seaworthy. Not particularly fast but with its ketch rig it is easy to sail.
Just a thought,
Just a thought,
While it might be nice to not share a head, two heads means it is twice as likely to clog and have problems, not to mention double the maintenance. I don't know about you, however, rebuilding head pumps is not my idea of a good time.
It would probably be a boat built specifically for chartering. Those tend to be designed for multiple couples, etc. My guess is a Beneteau 32ish or something like that that is built specifically for chartering.
I've heard of Portland Weird....@rgranger the OP's profile says he is from Portland OR. The city believes it owns the phrase Portland Weird. With out specifics it could be anything.Perhaps we are both correct.
Oh, come on.... if you have two heads, if one breaks down, you still have another working... or a bucket.
Yep, 2 heads, twice the trouble. This just showed up:
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/holding-tank-filling-up-daily.193443/
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/holding-tank-filling-up-daily.193443/
Here is another way to look at this.
While I can see the advantages of two heads, in smaller cruisers (<40 feet), one of my goals is to minimize the space taken up by non-public spaces. This means as few staterooms as absolutely necessary, and ONE HEAD. I'm not worried at all about the extra plumbing, I just don't want space that could be used as salon or galley cubic feet to be use as space that will be occupied about 2% of the time the boat is in use.
Give me a big salon (and larger stateroom) over an extra head or extra stateroom any day.
While I can see the advantages of two heads, in smaller cruisers (<40 feet), one of my goals is to minimize the space taken up by non-public spaces. This means as few staterooms as absolutely necessary, and ONE HEAD. I'm not worried at all about the extra plumbing, I just don't want space that could be used as salon or galley cubic feet to be use as space that will be occupied about 2% of the time the boat is in use.
Give me a big salon (and larger stateroom) over an extra head or extra stateroom any day.
I lived in the aft cabin of a 56' schooner with two heads. The main salon had one with a toilet and my brother's and I had an old milk jug in the aft cabin. I think that arrangement would work on a much smaller boat.
-Will (Dragonfly)
-Will (Dragonfly)
