Is having a marine toilet on a 22 a good idea

[usana]

Thanks for the great info and ideas, we will be following this post carefully. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Sign me looking for a boat...

[ffheap]

Hi Folks,

This is one of those topics that keeps coming back.

The Porta-potti is the best invention since sliced bread. I have a 15" Tetford, with a way to pump it out on the back of it.

Why I like it.

1. Very few moving parts, which means very few things can break.
2. Portable. You can put it out in the cockpit during the evening so it can be used without disturbing your boating partner.
3. Does not smell, if you use a good toilet chemical.
4. Except for the Providence of Ottawa in Canada, the government likes them.
5. When you are five miles out, you can dump it overboard.
6. You can dump it in any toilet you can find, but check if the chemical you are using will screw up the sewerage. (On the banks of lower Lake Champlain there is a little boating place with signs up all over the place. "DO NOT DUMP PORTI-POTI'S IN THE TOILET. IT WILL SCREW UP THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM.)
7. They are cheap.

There is not one reason I can think of for us in our small "yachts" to use anything else.

Happy Sailing

Fred