Composting heads seem like a cool option, as long as you can find peat moss. The reasons I decided not to use a composting toilet are 1: you have to empty the liquid/urine container by hand ,,, also not sure how you do this legally in a nice marina / anchorage without getting in trouble.... 2: the vent fan has to be on 24hours a day to keep bugs out of your bowl which means a constant, however small, draw on the batteries and 3: not sure I could find peat moss on far flung islands and anchorages. If a boat will mostly be doing coastal cruising It seems like a perfect solution if it does get rid of the head smell as everyone says it will !!!
@@SailorJames One guy told me: 1. you can carry the urine in a old plastic antifreeze jug and empty into the marina toilet; 2. you can install a Nico solar vent in the deck and only turn on an electric muffin fan during night-time; 3. when cruising overseas, you can replace peat moss w/coconut husks, kitty litter or even 'beach' sand, if you can find it!!! How much to 'completely' replace your head/holding tank issues? I just found a 1974 A30 with that same issue...
add a jabsco pump screen in line to the sea water will stop any grass from getting stuck in valve
thanks ! I will look that up now!
Great episode.
I am replacing a similar toilet with a diy composting head just to have no trough holes. Hope it works as well as all internet sources are saying.
Composting heads seem like a cool option, as long as you can find peat moss. The reasons I decided not to use a composting toilet are 1: you have to empty the liquid/urine container by hand ,,, also not sure how you do this legally in a nice marina / anchorage without getting in trouble.... 2: the vent fan has to be on 24hours a day to keep bugs out of your bowl which means a constant, however small, draw on the batteries and 3: not sure I could find peat moss on far flung islands and anchorages. If a boat will mostly be doing coastal cruising It seems like a perfect solution if it does get rid of the head smell as everyone says it will !!!
@@SailorJames One guy told me: 1. you can carry the urine in a old plastic antifreeze jug and empty into the marina toilet; 2. you can install a Nico solar vent in the deck and only turn on an electric muffin fan during night-time; 3. when cruising overseas, you can replace peat moss w/coconut husks, kitty litter or even 'beach' sand, if you can find it!!! How much to 'completely' replace your head/holding tank issues? I just found a 1974 A30 with that same issue...
I think that head will have the same valve! you need a anti syphon valve! But best to Always shut off the thru hull.
How best to retrieve things that fall onto the head of a sailboat ?
Oh dear!!!
INTO the head on a sailboat!!
Great job
James a reminder anything that you do get rid of off your boat maybe I might need it or can use it so just keep that in mind anyway talk to you later.
I have a 30 gallon black water tank if you want it.
Don't use seawater. It smells anyway.
You need a cameraman