The captain of our newly acquired '83 Hunter 22 wishes to replace the porta-potti with a marine head. Any suggestions on where to place the holding tank?
Waste holding tank for marine head
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Benny
Don't worry about the tank just now.
make sure you have head clearance and I mean your head. The advantage of a porta potty in a small boat is that you can center it in the cabin to comfortably do your business and then stow it away. Pick the point where you intend to install the head and see if it is doable. Perhaps center of the cabin may work for you if you single hand.
make sure you have head clearance and I mean your head. The advantage of a porta potty in a small boat is that you can center it in the cabin to comfortably do your business and then stow it away. Pick the point where you intend to install the head and see if it is doable. Perhaps center of the cabin may work for you if you single hand.
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Steve Gully
Head but no holding tank.
We had a porti-pottie on our first boat and found it was way too much work for the little bit it got used. When we purchased out H22, 3 year ago, it had a head that had been plumbed out the side with no holding tank. The valves were closed and the hoses rotted. I disconnected the remaining hose and caped the valves. I had them removed this December when I had the bottom job done. We use our boat about every week, sometimes more but I am usually by mysef and close to port. For longer trips and over nighters we use "wag bags",also known at PETT. Might be a little hard for some to get used to but they are really simple, have the dry chemical in them to breakdown the waste, throw them away in any trash can along with the daily trash off the boat. No lugging and cleaning out a tank, no smell, or hauling water. No pumpout fee. They can be used with a porta-potie too. Here is a link to read more on the PETT system. http://www.sailingislife.com/id22.html
We had a porti-pottie on our first boat and found it was way too much work for the little bit it got used. When we purchased out H22, 3 year ago, it had a head that had been plumbed out the side with no holding tank. The valves were closed and the hoses rotted. I disconnected the remaining hose and caped the valves. I had them removed this December when I had the bottom job done. We use our boat about every week, sometimes more but I am usually by mysef and close to port. For longer trips and over nighters we use "wag bags",also known at PETT. Might be a little hard for some to get used to but they are really simple, have the dry chemical in them to breakdown the waste, throw them away in any trash can along with the daily trash off the boat. No lugging and cleaning out a tank, no smell, or hauling water. No pumpout fee. They can be used with a porta-potie too. Here is a link to read more on the PETT system. http://www.sailingislife.com/id22.html
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alan
You can buy units that have a self contained...
...holding tanks which can be plumbed for pumpout. I have a Hunter 26 and use a Sealand with a 5 gal holding tank plumbed to the deck. They essentially otherwise work/are the same as porta pots which have the advantage of not needing large quantities of water to flush or hoses to stink. In addition, If there is no convenient pumpout around, they can be easily disconnected and emptied like portapots. alan
...holding tanks which can be plumbed for pumpout. I have a Hunter 26 and use a Sealand with a 5 gal holding tank plumbed to the deck. They essentially otherwise work/are the same as porta pots which have the advantage of not needing large quantities of water to flush or hoses to stink. In addition, If there is no convenient pumpout around, they can be easily disconnected and emptied like portapots. alan
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alan
Alan, where did you get your self contained unit? Did it fit in the same space as the portaspotti or did u have to modify?
Alan, where did you get your self contained unit? Did it fit in the same space as the portaspotti or did u have to modify?
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alan
Hi John, the only change besides plumbing...
...neccesary with the larger tank is swapping out the mounting brackets. You will need the larger ones that come with the new unit. Depending on how you plumb it, you may need to move them a few inches foward of the old ones. However, the footprint of all the units by Sealand are the same. These boats came with a non-plumbed 2.5 gal unit by Sealand. The one I have is now 5.1 gal. They also make a non-plumbed 5 gal but for a few bucks more, I would buy the msd version which can be installed without the plumbing and converted later for a few bucks more. There are a number of brands, some with larger tanks and electric flush that will fit, I stuck with the brand I had, as I can use the old tank or other parts if needed. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE LENGTH OF SCREWS USED AS THE BALLAST TANK IS JUST BELOW THE HEAD SOLE. alan
...neccesary with the larger tank is swapping out the mounting brackets. You will need the larger ones that come with the new unit. Depending on how you plumb it, you may need to move them a few inches foward of the old ones. However, the footprint of all the units by Sealand are the same. These boats came with a non-plumbed 2.5 gal unit by Sealand. The one I have is now 5.1 gal. They also make a non-plumbed 5 gal but for a few bucks more, I would buy the msd version which can be installed without the plumbing and converted later for a few bucks more. There are a number of brands, some with larger tanks and electric flush that will fit, I stuck with the brand I had, as I can use the old tank or other parts if needed. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE LENGTH OF SCREWS USED AS THE BALLAST TANK IS JUST BELOW THE HEAD SOLE. alan
I attemped a marine head
in my H26. The holding tank, the “Y” valve, thru hull, the deck fitting. Everything. After getting all the materials, I decided there just wasn’t enough room in the 26 for all the equipment required for a marine head, and stuck with the porti-pottie. I do have the 5 gallon holding tank option.
in my H26. The holding tank, the “Y” valve, thru hull, the deck fitting. Everything. After getting all the materials, I decided there just wasn’t enough room in the 26 for all the equipment required for a marine head, and stuck with the porti-pottie. I do have the 5 gallon holding tank option.
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