[C320-list] Raritan head?

[Andrew Santangelo]

Now I have to say I never had a problem with the toilet in the head  
and I have the same one since 1996, however I am now convinced keeping  
a boat in fresh water is a very big plus.  When Dawn Treader arrived  
at KKMI several people thought it was a new boat.

BUT since being in salt water I have quickly seen the problems it  
causes.

When flushing in Lake Michigan it is always fresh water.  The pump for  
the head ONLY comes the sea - I have no option on the boat.  So now I  
flush with salt water.  Yikes!

And my water tanks are kept empty nearly the entire time.  When in the  
slip ALL water comes from the dock - a hose connector through the  
anchor locker.  Undersail we have water in the tanks for cruising, but  
never for racing.  We go with lots of bottled water on the boat too.   
Either way, the water tanks are typically empty on Dawn Treader.

Best Regards,
Andrew
C320 "Dawn Treader"
#333


On Sep 2, 2009, at 6:27 PM, Jack McDonough wrote:

> Question:
>
> Why does Catalina saddle us with the inferior Jabsco in the first  
> place? (Is the $100 difference that important on a boat that goes  
> for something like $100,000?)
>
> Also, you guys who use fresh water for flushing must be the same  
> ones who use a slip and not a mooring and, therefore, fill you water  
> tanks after every sail. Right?
>
> jack