In my opinion and that of my wife, why would one need a phone-booth sized head enclosure, when a private, 12 square foot, portable toilet enclosure surrounding a luxurious Thetford Curve toilet be deployed in less than 3 minutes? Granted, in order to make this work, one needs a camperback. Also, the design of the Marinaut 215 allows the Thetford Curve to be stowed completely under the splashwell. However, this set-up could also be deployed in a C-Dory 22, albeit the toilet would have to be stored in a corner of the cockpit.
When you think about it, one of the great things of Dave's design was to open up the Marinaut's berth, and use the rear dinette seat cushions to extend the berth's length. Using that same line of thought, why not double-up on the use of the cockpit space to use it as a quickly-deployed or stowed portable toilet enclosure? When the curtains are folded back and the toilet is stowed away, the entire cockpit space is freed for normal use. Also, a lot of credit goes to Dave for his vision of saddle tanks that allows such an enormous storage space under the splashwell.
Among the reasons why we bought the Marinaut 215 is its superior fuel economy, simplicity (in the way of maintenance), and creative use of space. This toilet enclosure really works well without compromising the reasons why we bought our boat in the first place.
In my album C-Nile, I just added a folder called "Portable Toilet Enclosure" that shows ample pictures, diagrams and a parts list. There also exists a folder on the Thetford Curve. We like this toilet, because like many of you, we are retired, and we find most portable toilets too low to be comfortable -- particularly when one is arthritic. The Thetford Curve is actually about 1 inch higher than our toilet at home, and is of the same general dimensions. It has a tremendous holding capacity.
Hope this helps some of you,
Rich
When you think about it, one of the great things of Dave's design was to open up the Marinaut's berth, and use the rear dinette seat cushions to extend the berth's length. Using that same line of thought, why not double-up on the use of the cockpit space to use it as a quickly-deployed or stowed portable toilet enclosure? When the curtains are folded back and the toilet is stowed away, the entire cockpit space is freed for normal use. Also, a lot of credit goes to Dave for his vision of saddle tanks that allows such an enormous storage space under the splashwell.
Among the reasons why we bought the Marinaut 215 is its superior fuel economy, simplicity (in the way of maintenance), and creative use of space. This toilet enclosure really works well without compromising the reasons why we bought our boat in the first place.
In my album C-Nile, I just added a folder called "Portable Toilet Enclosure" that shows ample pictures, diagrams and a parts list. There also exists a folder on the Thetford Curve. We like this toilet, because like many of you, we are retired, and we find most portable toilets too low to be comfortable -- particularly when one is arthritic. The Thetford Curve is actually about 1 inch higher than our toilet at home, and is of the same general dimensions. It has a tremendous holding capacity.
Hope this helps some of you,
Rich
