[C320-list] Replacing TOILET RELATED!

[mseyler at cox.net]

I replaced my toilet years ago when I first bought the boat.  Two suggestions: 

Get a hose pick to release the old hoses.  It's a tool with a thin spike like an ice pick, but with a right angle bend an inch from the end. You slide the end in between the hose and the fitting, and then push or pull the handle to slide it around the circumstance of the hose to release the hose from the fitting.  It also helps with coolant hoses as well.

When it's time to install the new hose, either use a heat gun or a bucket or pot of hot water to soften the end of the hose before you try to jam it on the fitting.  And be sure you have the hose lined up the way you want it, as twisting it once it's on the tank or the toilet won't be easy.

Goof Luck,

Mark Seyler
S/V Reality,
Catalina 320, #232
New Orleans, LA



-----Original Message-----
From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of David Wellerstein
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 7:17 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Replacing TOILET RELATED!

Well, as it turns out, if you are going to replace the toilet with another Jabsco you NEED to get the compact one.  After fighting, and I mean fighting, to remove the hoses I cleaned up and went to install the new toilet.  It does not fit as there is not enough clearance from the back of the toilet to the head wall.  Dang.  So it’s not just an elongated bowl to the front as I had assumed.  It needs more clearance behind it as well.  

So speaking of hoses, that was ridiculously hard.  I’m going to do some searching on the YouTubes but happy hear of any tips on that.

New compact toilet ordered.  Installing next week.  Thanks again!

—David, #118


> On Aug 10, 2022, at 5:58 AM, Joe M <smith.blazer.72 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You need the old line. Anti siphon goes up to medicine cabinet.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 4:48 PM David Prudden <dprudden at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>> Feel free to build a new discussion list….
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Aug 9, 2022, at 4:24 PM, Greg Arnold <greg-arnold at gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>    It is easier to read old threads if you don't suddenly change the
>> topic
>>>  in the middle of the thread.  Could you start a new thread?
>>>  Greg
>>>  2005 #1054
>>> 
>>>  On 8/9/2022 12:51 PM, David Wellerstein wrote:
>>> 
>>> And now that I have everyone’s attention…. :)
>>> 
>>> I am planning to replace the toilet on my C320.  The current toilet 
>>> has
>> a leak i
>>> n the pump and for an extra $100 I thought I would just replace the
>> whole thing
>>> rather than just the pump assembly.  Also, I can now get a standard 
>>> size
>> bowl vs
>>> . a compact sized toilet currently installed.
>>> 
>>> There seems to be a hose running from the flushing pump outlet tail 
>>> to
>> the toile
>>> t that goes through the back of the head rather than straight across
>> like the on
>>> e supplied with the new toilet.  Can I just use the new line or 
>>> should I
>> connect
>>> the existing lines that run behind the head wall?  Is there a reason 
>>> for
>> that c
>>> onfiguration that I’m missing?  This is a standard Jabsco marine toilet.
>>> 
>>> Are there any other gotchas to doing this seemingly simple swap (I 
>>> know,
>> famous
>>> last words…the easiest of jobs always turn into complications of the
>> unexpected
>>> variety when it comes to boat maintenance).
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> David
>>> “Dream Catcher” #118
>>> 
>>> David Wellerstein | [1]dwellers at mac.com | 925.301.6581 (m)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Aug 9, 2022, at 11:40 AM, David Wellerstein [2]<dwellers at mac.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Full agreement here.
>>> 
>>> #118
>>> 
>>> David Wellerstein | [3]dwellers at mac.com | 925.301.6581 (m)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Aug 9, 2022, at 11:33 AM, Graeme Clark [4]<cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:
>>> 
>>> About 11 years ago, when I joined this list, I got well and truly 
>>> flamed
>> for dar
>>> ing to suggest that we migrate to something  a little more modern!  
>>> To
>> be fair,
>>> eleven years ago cellphone coverage and smartphones weren't what 
>>> they
>> are today,
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>>> roblem whilst upside down in the aft lazarette locker, using a Nokia
>> 3220 phone
>>> whilst ten miles offshore.
>>> 
>>> AT the risk of being flamed again; is it time to revisit this?
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Graeme Clark
>>> #366, 1996
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
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