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

[Mary Lou Troy]

Next to last sentence, second phrase should have read "we do have 'an 
extra' bottom with the holding tank....."

ML

At 10:51 AM 11/20/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>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?
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>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."
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>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.
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>Mary Lou
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD
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