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JimB517
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Response Posted - 08/12/2008 :  19:39:55  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
What's the bottom line here? My porti - potty broke on my trip and I need a new one. Cheap, simple, good value for the $$$.

DOes everyone recommend the Thetford?
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 08/12/2008 :  20:50:13  Show Profile
Yes, several have recommended the Thetford.
However, the best solution is still the one Steve Blackburn has on his C250 - I've been on his boat and tell you that he should have it in the tech tips. I wish I had had a camera when I was there last.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 08/12/2008 :  22:01:00  Show Profile
I like it, do the other side and have a his and hers.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 08/12/2008 :  22:25:34  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Now you got my curiosity, Steve do you have a bidet on your C250!
Steve A
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 08/12/2008 :  23:21:04  Show Profile
We all do our part, for better or worse. I'm on Stampeder's side, or even stern.
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dblitz
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Response Posted - 08/13/2008 :  13:35:14  Show Profile
Dave,
Using fresh water to flush makes sense. Has anyone plumbed their fresh water tank to head or portapotty?
I've never had water in my tank, but think that using it to flush with fresh water may be an idea.
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 08/13/2008 :  20:09:35  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">the best solution is still the one Steve Blackburn has on his C250 - I've been on his boat and tell you <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

[:D]

As Dean Martin once said: 'I just was kidding'

Steve B was kidding when he said it and I'm kidding when I said it. He doesn't hang his bum over the stern.

Sorry kids, just hav'n some fun
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Stardog
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Response Posted - 08/21/2008 :  08:38:14  Show Profile
I plumbed my head intake to the vanity drain. I added a T at the seacock, which is just inside the access door under the V-berth. This has two advantages; first that you don't draw down your own fresh water for flushing and second, you can prime the head pump by closing the seacock and pouring water into the vanity basin. Not that you have to prime the head often, but when you do maintenance it is often required.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/21/2008 :  09:49:28  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Thetford 885 was wonderful for me, I kept an additional gallon of water under the vanity sink in case the flush reservoir ran out. I never filled the top completely because it made it so top heavy. I cannot imagine not peeing in any body of water large enough for a boat, that is just plain silly.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 08/21/2008 :  09:59:54  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
When we pump our it makes a lot of noise, but nothing happens. our freshwater tank is empty, but I am told that the toilet draws raw seawater anyhow. We have taken to keeping a full nalgene by the toilet, and it seems to solve the problem - just dump a little water in before you flush.
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