composting toilet

[Wefings]

Oh and BTW , your a fun guy to go "head to head" with .
You can really "pump em out".
Marc

[Captains Cat]

[Pat Anderson]

Can you boys say "scatological"?
Definitions of scatological on the Web:
* dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions; "scatological literature"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* In medicine and biology, scatology or coprology is the study of faeces. Scatological studies allow one to determine a wide range of biological information about a creature, including its diet (and thus where it has been), healthiness, and diseases such as tapeworms. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatological

* related to the research area of scatology, the particulate study of biological excrement, feces or dung; an interest in obscenity or things considered obscene, particularly literature
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scatological

[Captains Cat]

HERE is something that we all may need!

Charlie

[Pete in NY]

I wonder if there is an outboard version of this:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7929191/Bio-Bug-Car-run-on-human-waste-is-launched.html

[Captains Cat]

Something like this might work if the plumbing could be worked out.... Oh, and don't forget to

[jhayes1068]

I can see from the last few post: the first comedian doesn't stand a chance, and I'm so confused about potti or no-potti that I might just hold everything in for 5 days and watch the explosion!!! Is it time to change the subject yet??? Thanks, Jim

[DaveS]

I knew a plumber that you to say....."it may be sxxx to you, but to me it is bread and butter".

[hardee]

Theory of plumbing: If the outflow don't equal the inflow, the upshot will be an outblow

Harvey
SleepyC

[bill j]

To those of you who have had time to experience the airhead toilets, what is the verdict? Has anyone had problems and switched back to the flush toilet with macerator and holding tank? Am considering which toilet system to have installed in a new boat and any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks - bill j

[Will-C]

I use a porty potty, but friends are Tugnuts and have a composting toliet. It's like the guys baby, I would never use it. Guests have to get the instructions of flipping the liquid diverter to prevent the urine from getting on the compost pile. I'm mean don't people sometimes do a one and a #2 at the same time hows that work? Anyway I have heard discussions after strangers used their composting toliet and wondered what they would say if I ever really abused it. Porta Potty users are like plumbers, you only need to know two things, pay day is on Friday and don't chew your finger nails. Pat's boat leaves bubble trails.
D.D.

[Sea Wolf]

[hardee]

In all sincerity, This is a really deep topic, and a unnecessary and functional one too. I would really like to install an Airhead on my 22. It seems like that would be the best solution to long term, remote, and sanitary cruising. Wonder if there are any others in the 22 size bracket that have thought about doing the same, and what their pros and cons have been? Where on the 22 Cruiser would you place it? I have thought that maybe (hang on here) under the galley table, port side might work. The table would need to be modified to fold or swing out of the way, and there is storage space below that could be "lost" if needed. Not the most convenient, but there is going to be some space requirement to be met, and V-birth does not seem like a good option in that regard.

Harvey
SleepyC

[jep111]

Offering up another choice...

Both of my Bertrams have Lectra-Sans, which use salt water (or a salt tank) and electricity to kill all of the biologic components of waste and sterilize the output. The result is pumpable overboard legally almost everywhere, although in my boats the effluent goes to a holding tank for pumpout unless I am far offshore. Raritan makes a variety of Type 1 MSDs. With the holding tank I have what they now call a Hold-n-Treat system (mine are both from the late 70's when their only product was the Lectra-San. Have only had to replace the electrodes in one of the two units, so I'd say they have been pretty reliable for salt-water only devices).

I don't know how much room is available on your boats, so I don't know if it's an option (my C-Dory is only a 16). But I'm very happy with my toilet system, and I'm happy that the waste is sterilized. Lot less stink...

[Sea Wolf]

A permanent head on a CD-22 is a real problem to install because of the space issue.

We saw a custom CD-22 being built at the factory 4-5 years ago with a head compartment built built on the starboard side behind the helm where the galley ordinarily goes.

There was also one for sale here within the past few weeks with a similar set up.

Tough choice! Head or galley!!!

Complex systems that pump overboard, with or without treatment, are just that, and can become unpleasant nightmares when they go haywire. And their placement down in the bowels of the boat, exacerbates the problems!

Many have concluded that the simple Porta Potti, or even a disposable bag system, is preferable to some of the alternatives.

The Airhead, it would seem, becomes a viable alternative, once a commitment can be made for an available space.

Can't see giving up the galley for it, though, and don't think it'll fit under the dinette.

Back to square one, I guess!

Joe.