[Rhodes22-list] Philip -- Ice Box

[Philip]

The houses are on Aquilla Road in Stamford.  I am not sure of the spelling.
I'll have to find the lat/long.

Philip


 -----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bill Effros
Sent:	Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:03 AM
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Subject:	Re: [Rhodes22-list] Philip -- Ice Box

Philip,

Everyone has a holding tank these days.

If you flush it with chlorinated tap water nothing starts to grow in the
tank, and the head will stay clean forever and will not smell.  Stan can
plumb this in for you, and I may do this myself, but for now I just put
bottles of water taken from the sink in the boat and let people squirt
away to clean the bowl and then flush everything into the holding tank.

It is easy to explain to people who have never used a marine head, easy
to maintain, and always works perfectly.  I keep the bottles on the
floor next to the head on a shelf that Stan build into the boat.

I sail off Stamford all the time.  Give me Lat/Long coordinates and I'll
take a look.

Bill Effros

Philip wrote:
> Bill,
>
>     Absolutely.  The loaner doesn't have the hatch over the porto-pottie
and
> it is impossible to use.  I think you wrote once before that you have a
> marine head but you use the holding tank because you sail LI Sound..  Is
> that right?
>
> By the way, when you sail next season, if you are anywhere near the
Stamford
> shore, many of the houses there, the little late 1940's and early 1950's
> cracker-boxes there were built by my wife's late grandfather and her
father.
>
> Philip
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org,
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bill Effros
> Sent:	Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:39 PM
> To:	The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject:	Re: [Rhodes22-list] Philip -- Ice Box
>
> Philip,
>
> I don't know if I weighed in on the marine head issue lately, but I'm a
> strong advocate of the marine head as opposed to the bucket or
> porto-potty--and I've used them all on this boat.
>
> Get an opening port over the head so you can pee standing up--one of the
> most important safety features of this boat, as far as I'm
> concerned--and a feature not available on many boats twice our size.
>
> Bill Effros
>
> Philip wrote:
>
>> We still plan on the new boat.  The loaner is still in the water, but I
>> haven't been able to get to the marina in a few weeks.  I just started a
>>
> new
>
>> assignment closer to home (I now live there instead of visiting on
>> weekends).  I am on leave next week and my brother visits from CT.  We
>>
> will
>
>> go out in it a couple of times, weather permitting then I plan to pull it
>> out for the winter or until I can take it back to Edenton.  I owe Stan
>> another payment and expect to have the new one sometime next spring? or
>> summer?  Anyway, my wife wants the marine head.  I hadn't put much
thought
>> into the ice box.  The loaner has one of the plastic 12v upright coolers,
>> but we haven't used it.  I'll have to consider your idea.  You may be
>>
> right,
>
>> and if I wanted one later, I know there are several options or I could
>> always go back and get one from Stan.  Of course, my wife has the final
>>
> word
>
>> on that too.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Philip
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>> From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bill Effros
>> Sent:	Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:11 AM
>> To:	R22 List
>> Subject:	[Rhodes22-list] Philip -- Ice Box
>>
>> Philip,
>>
>> What is the status of your new boat?
>>
>> What did you decide about the head?
>>
>> A change I would recommend if Stan can do it is taking all the extra
>> stuff out of the ice box, leaving you with just an easily accessible
>> rectangular space.
>>
>> The Ice box is in an excellent location.
>>
>> Modern insulated bags are so good that you can put one or many into the
>> ice box, and they will hold ice for more than 24 hours without doing
>> anything fancy.  I like the 6-pack size, and I can jam quite a few of
>> them into the ice box.  Each insulated bag acts as insulation for the
>> others.  I put some food or drinks into each bag, along with
>> refrigerator ice cubes, and I can always hold more than I need for
>> coastal cruising.  It's easy to pick up more ice cubes along waterfronts
>> around here.
>>
>> If you have more people on board, the first to be used insulated bags
>> can be stored under the cockpit seats until ready for use.  This is no
>> different than if you were taking them on a picnic.
>>
>> Bill Effros
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