Hi all,

My first post after a year of visiting.

This afternoon the toilet motor failed in my forward bathroom. My sailing boat (36 foot) has two identical bathrooms, each with a shower, toilet and vanity.

I am considering whether this is an opportune time to turn the space into storage, something the boat lacks. I would like to seek the view of the forum on what this would do to the resale value of the boat. I typically never have more than four people sleep on the boat, so don't ever use both bathrooms at once.

Thanks,

Nick

Hi Naj,
I agree with Donk, I don't see much reason to have two heads if you only have 4 pob. Storage space on the other hand is always a good thing!

I've never been able to understand why anyone would want 2 heads in any boat less than say 45 feet.....am I missing something?
regards,
allan

cisco said..

Oh come on guys. You have to have both Ladie's and Gentlemen's toilets.

They say two heads are better than one

Thanks all for your thoughts.

Will go with the suggestion of using it as storage but keeping the hardware to convert back if required.

What is the best way to deal with unused seacocks? Is just closing the valve sufficient or should you also blank it off somehow?

Nick

NAJ said..
Thanks all for your thoughts.

Will go with the suggestion of using it as storage but keeping the hardware to convert back if required.

What is the best way to deal with unused seacocks? Is just closing the valve sufficient or should you also blank it off somehow?

Nick

If you are going to remove the hardware, then a screw cap on the sea cock would be a good idea. Depends on the design of the sea cock. If there is a thread on the skin fitting, then the blanking cap could be screwed directly to that. However, of course, that is a slipway job.

If you are removing the head etc I would fit a timber plug just past flush to the skin fittings and next time you are out of the water add a skin of epoxy bog on the outside. easily drilled out and removed if you wanted to refit the plumbing. Once filled it will be less drag and not be a hiding place for barnacles and weeds, one less hole in your boat too, with its potential to leak.

AshleyM said..
I think removing that second head would decimate its resale in Tasmania, but you should be ok on the mainland.

I resemble that remark

Regards Don