porta-potty vs marine head Re: [Rhodes22-list] thanks for replies

[Mary Lou Troy]

Ron Asked:
>I've used marine head but never have used a porta-potti. Seems there are 
>differences of opinion both about enclosed head and about porta-potti 
>versus marine head.  Why prefer the porta-potti?

To quote from "Sailing Small", "we decided that the cabin seemed roomier in 
the boats with a semi-enclosed head. We chose a portable toilet because it 
was simpler than a marine head. While pumpouts are widely available on the 
Chesapeake, there is always the chance we might want to trailer to places 
where pumpouts are unavailable. The portable toilet is easy enough to bring 
home to clean and we don't have to bother with fixing head problems at the 
marina."

The more time we spend a marina with big boats, the happier I am with the 
portable toilet. People see to be always fixing head problems. We don't 
have any. Most of the time we just bring the head home to empty it. It 
takes only a minute or two to empty it and give it a good rinse. If we are 
out cruising, we generally stop every second or third day to stay at a 
marina, get a shower and empty the head. If we plan to be out longer, we do 
have a bottom with the holding tank for our portable toilet. It doubles the 
length of time we can be out.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD