[C320-list] Jabsco Compact Electric Head

[T. Scott Thompson]

I've only used the electric kind a few times, but had one very bad 
experience on a charter boat 20 years ago.  At least with a manual pump 
I have some idea how to fix it when it breaks and I'm a day away from 
the nearest chandelery.  Not to mention the battery drain.  Buy a good 
manual head instead and carry a spare parts kit.  I replaced the head on 
my last boat with a Raritan PHII and was very happy with it.  Will do 
the same on Surprise one of these days.

Scott Thompson
Surprise, 653

K L wrote:
> I had a rather unpleasant experience sailing on July 4th. One of my 
> guests managed to break the head while pumping. On the up-stroke he 
> completely separated the top of the pump assembly tearing out six 
> screws in the process. Since the price of a new pump is only a few 
> dollars less than the price of a new toilet I decided to replace. I 
> removed the old Jabsco compact manual toilet and went to West Marine 
> where a sales person highly recommended the Jabsco Compact Electric 
> Toilet. This is an extra $400 over the manual model but I started to 
> think that it might not be a bad idea. To be honest, I am getting 
> tired of explaining the workings of a marine toilet to guests. 
> Everyone knows how to push a button. I certainly don't want a repeat 
> of the July 4th fiasco. So here are my questions, has anyone installed 
> this electric toilet on their 320? If so, are you happy with it? I 
> notice that all the photos of this toilet show the motor on the back 
> of the toilet, is it adjustable so that it will work to the right 
> (while facing the toilet) where there is more room on my boat? Any and 
> all advice will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ken Danko
> Grace, #802
> San Francisco
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