[C320-list] Using salt water for the head

[John Brennan]

On my previous boat, I rigged the plumbing so the head sink drained into the head. Makes a lot of sense, as long as people wash their hands after doing their deeds. Freshwater seemed to stop the smell.

The through hull could then be used exclusively for the shower drain. Of course, if the water pump gives out, you’re back to using the oak bucket of old …

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528
Tierra Verde, Fl.

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From: Joe Geiger
Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 6:48 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Using salt water for the head

I fill a gallon jug with a little blue head treatment and then fill it the rest of the way with fresh water. I keep the head valve on dry as Greg noted and use the water in the jug to flush the toilet. Keeps everything smelling nice. I used this method for years on my previous boat, a C25, and never had any odor problems. 

Joe
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Joe Geiger
Rough Draft #722
East Greenwich, RI



> On Nov 6, 2018, at 10:26 PM, Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> My nickel’s worth (the cent is gone in Canada):  We flush the head using my ‘shower’ sink tap when in a port where I can fill my water tanks and my waste tank is generally empty. Anchoring, and under way I use seawater. The only thing necessary when using fresh (sink valve) water is not turn the valve on the head to water (keep it on dry). This method means I don’t have to open and close any seacocks. And yes in my experience a holding tank with seawater creates much more odour than one with fresh water. 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Greg Flanagan
> Hoop Dancer #1076
> Sidney, BC 
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2018, at 7:03 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> You should never plumb your potable water tank to the head for health reasons. Either sacrifice one of your tanks or add one. 
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> Chris Burti
>> Commitment #867
>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2018, at 7:48 PM, Jeffrey Brown <oceanblues at mac.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Everyone,
>>> I was told when I first bought my boat from the previous owner that he never used salt water to flush the head, always kept the valves closed because thats what causes the head to have a bad smell. So we’ve always just used the shower head from the sink to flush the toilet using fresh water. Is this true or urban legend?
>>> 
>>> If true, has anyone plumbed fresh water from the tanks to the head?
>>> 
>>> Jeff Brown
>>> "Out of the blue" Dana Point, CA
>>> Catalina 320, Hull 78
>>> (949) 350-5123
>>> oceanblues at mac.com
>>> 
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