Any thoughts on installing a urinal that will link to the drain pipe and out the starboard drain hole. The 5.2 gal porta-potty tank isn't cutting it. People are getting annoyed with us urinating in public and the chicks aren't that cool with hanging off the swim ladder on cold days. The cold weather also makes the dudes a little shy about pissing in Maccovey Cove, what with the TV cameras and all. Has anyone made this mod. yet? I was thinking of some sort of hanging bucket that could be hung on a hook in the head. Just lift it off the hook, conduct your business and hang it back up. What do you think?
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A few ideas
A few ideas- -use the sink, it has a drain. -use a milk bottle or bucket, like vwjon. -pee in the cockpit near the drain. -get a little john, especially for the chicks. -fill balloons and float em for people to find. -use water rockets- they will never know. -purify it with a watermaker and drink it. pee creatively
A few ideas- -use the sink, it has a drain. -use a milk bottle or bucket, like vwjon. -pee in the cockpit near the drain. -get a little john, especially for the chicks. -fill balloons and float em for people to find. -use water rockets- they will never know. -purify it with a watermaker and drink it. pee creatively
true
Yes. This is true and has worked in the past but, we're trying to get away from transporting buckets of warm urine through the cabin and up the companion way. Accidents tend to happen when you are dealing with less than sober crew. I was thinking the urinal would be a simple fix as long as no one tries to crap in it.
Yes. This is true and has worked in the past but, we're trying to get away from transporting buckets of warm urine through the cabin and up the companion way. Accidents tend to happen when you are dealing with less than sober crew. I was thinking the urinal would be a simple fix as long as no one tries to crap in it.
seriously?
besides the obvious legal issues (dumping untreated waste less than 3 miles offshore). the urinal would have to be higher than the drain hole, when heeled. so you couldnt sit down in the head... and theres not enough room to stand. (right?) so you'd have to either have a shutoff for the urinal so it doesnt back feed, or raise it after use. I guess you could hook up a something like a clorox bottle, (cut open bottom), and fit a large hose to the opening, then put a clamp on the hose, pee in the bottle (sitting on the porta pottie), then raise the bottle open the valve, drain, then lower and close the valve again.... wouldnt it be easier to just get a MSD type of porta pottie and fit in a pumpout hose and valve on the deck? I have a large portapottie that I doubt 6 college guys and a keg could fill up. (gotta be 4 gallons holding.) - or, take the clorox bottle and hose /clamp and drain into sink. -just remember the sink drain has a sump... it'll need to be flushed.. too.
besides the obvious legal issues (dumping untreated waste less than 3 miles offshore). the urinal would have to be higher than the drain hole, when heeled. so you couldnt sit down in the head... and theres not enough room to stand. (right?) so you'd have to either have a shutoff for the urinal so it doesnt back feed, or raise it after use. I guess you could hook up a something like a clorox bottle, (cut open bottom), and fit a large hose to the opening, then put a clamp on the hose, pee in the bottle (sitting on the porta pottie), then raise the bottle open the valve, drain, then lower and close the valve again.... wouldnt it be easier to just get a MSD type of porta pottie and fit in a pumpout hose and valve on the deck? I have a large portapottie that I doubt 6 college guys and a keg could fill up. (gotta be 4 gallons holding.) - or, take the clorox bottle and hose /clamp and drain into sink. -just remember the sink drain has a sump... it'll need to be flushed.. too.
Time to buy a bigger boat
Just a thought, but if you have that many people partying on a 26 ft Mac, might be time for a power boat with a serious head and built-in bar.. the chicks will luv ya for it.
Just a thought, but if you have that many people partying on a 26 ft Mac, might be time for a power boat with a serious head and built-in bar.. the chicks will luv ya for it.
Hey Michael
Yep as if sailing isn't weird enough in these parts, I've been a volkswagen nut since somewhere in the 70's. In fact, I make my bangknuckle living repairing old bugs. About the only thing they won't do is pull the old Mac 25 out of the water.
Yep as if sailing isn't weird enough in these parts, I've been a volkswagen nut since somewhere in the 70's. In fact, I make my bangknuckle living repairing old bugs. About the only thing they won't do is pull the old Mac 25 out of the water.
yes. seriously
I'm not talking about VW's, motorboats or fecal matter here. I'm talking urine. The clorox bottle idea sounds great. I understand the urinal will have to be hung overhead after the deposite has been made. Why the valve if the bucket is raised above the drain? Could you explain MSD port-a-potty? Sounds interesting as long as it doesn't invlolve blowing poop all over the deck of my boat.
I'm not talking about VW's, motorboats or fecal matter here. I'm talking urine. The clorox bottle idea sounds great. I understand the urinal will have to be hung overhead after the deposite has been made. Why the valve if the bucket is raised above the drain? Could you explain MSD port-a-potty? Sounds interesting as long as it doesn't invlolve blowing poop all over the deck of my boat.
Sorry bout the post hijack
vwJon, I too am a VW nut... well sort of..just only been into racing them lately.... I've wondered how many more Mac owners are old school vw owners? Seems the simplicity of both the MAC and the VW sort of go hand in hand...
vwJon, I too am a VW nut... well sort of..just only been into racing them lately.... I've wondered how many more Mac owners are old school vw owners? Seems the simplicity of both the MAC and the VW sort of go hand in hand...
Serious head stuff
Pretty funny stuff. I'd say you have two options. Get a larger Porta Potty as mentioned before. They work just fine. Or, put in a head and holding tank, don't get caught dumping, the fines are stiff and you could end up not being a sailor anymore. I think the chicks would love you for a real head. Lots cheaper than the fine. Steve
Pretty funny stuff. I'd say you have two options. Get a larger Porta Potty as mentioned before. They work just fine. Or, put in a head and holding tank, don't get caught dumping, the fines are stiff and you could end up not being a sailor anymore. I think the chicks would love you for a real head. Lots cheaper than the fine. Steve
no poop
OK. The poop is not the problem. My objective is to be able to transfer pee pee from our bladders to the body of water we happened to be floating in at the time. My goal is to complete this task in privacy, at the same time, not having to handle buckets of urine. A 5 gal. holding tank should be sufficient to handle the crews poop for a few days if I don't need to store urine to boot. I'm talking about seperating the feces from the urine. So, if the average piss is 12oz, than I figure my tank will hold around 50 pisses. 5 adults consuming an average of 12oz of alcoholic beverages per hour for lets say 6 hours, I estimate a minimum of 5 pisses per adult within a 24hr period. That gives me 2.13 days of holding capacity. Not bad really but, you throw a couple turds in there and "Houston, we have a problem". Let me specify once more that I'm not talking about poluting the drink with feces. Nobody wants to see a bunch of Baby Ruth bars floating around them while relaxing on the deck of a boat but a little urine here and there isn't going to kill anyone.
OK. The poop is not the problem. My objective is to be able to transfer pee pee from our bladders to the body of water we happened to be floating in at the time. My goal is to complete this task in privacy, at the same time, not having to handle buckets of urine. A 5 gal. holding tank should be sufficient to handle the crews poop for a few days if I don't need to store urine to boot. I'm talking about seperating the feces from the urine. So, if the average piss is 12oz, than I figure my tank will hold around 50 pisses. 5 adults consuming an average of 12oz of alcoholic beverages per hour for lets say 6 hours, I estimate a minimum of 5 pisses per adult within a 24hr period. That gives me 2.13 days of holding capacity. Not bad really but, you throw a couple turds in there and "Houston, we have a problem". Let me specify once more that I'm not talking about poluting the drink with feces. Nobody wants to see a bunch of Baby Ruth bars floating around them while relaxing on the deck of a boat but a little urine here and there isn't going to kill anyone.
msd
a porta potty can be fitted with a pump out fitting, the're are called MSD's get a bigger tank, and you should be fine.
a porta potty can be fitted with a pump out fitting, the're are called MSD's get a bigger tank, and you should be fine.
Urinal answer
The answer is simple a large necked beer bottle or a "Little John" from West Marine for the boys, and a "SHENIS" for the girls. For those who have not heard of the "SHENIS" go to the link below..... if not the answer, you might find it amusing!
The answer is simple a large necked beer bottle or a "Little John" from West Marine for the boys, and a "SHENIS" for the girls. For those who have not heard of the "SHENIS" go to the link below..... if not the answer, you might find it amusing!
Drink Canadian Beer -More Alcohol/less pee
The reason Canadians make and drink stronger beer is that we live in a colder climate - plain and simple. Historically, the pisser was located outside the home in a small "biffy" in the back yard. Well, for 6 months of the year, the trip to the biffy would be a deterant to the heavy consumption of liquid. The saolution - increase the alcohol content and reduce the volume of liquid ingested = fewer trips to the john. Further research on my part has indicated that the newer micro brewery beers here in Canada are far superior to the "national brands". Try Big Rock Traditional or Alexander Keiths or Rickards Red. These are all full bodied beers that will keep the crowd happy and reduce the trips below deck.
The reason Canadians make and drink stronger beer is that we live in a colder climate - plain and simple. Historically, the pisser was located outside the home in a small "biffy" in the back yard. Well, for 6 months of the year, the trip to the biffy would be a deterant to the heavy consumption of liquid. The saolution - increase the alcohol content and reduce the volume of liquid ingested = fewer trips to the john. Further research on my part has indicated that the newer micro brewery beers here in Canada are far superior to the "national brands". Try Big Rock Traditional or Alexander Keiths or Rickards Red. These are all full bodied beers that will keep the crowd happy and reduce the trips below deck.
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