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A cruiser who once lived with his family for 14 months without spending a night ashore talks about head and shower design and location, controlling leaks and smells, and stowage within the head.
[Boats.com, January 1992]
A yachting writer speaks out against No Discharge Zones and in favor of the proposed Recreational Waters Protection Act permitting Type 1 MSD′s (like Lecrtra-San) in these areas.
[SailNet, 16 August 2002]
How to resurface the walls of your head compartment with Formica-like material. Also thoughts on improving ventilation, installing a separate shower, installing new hoses, adding a holding tank, and choosing fittings.
[SailNet, 26 December 2002]
Plastic soap tray, shower basked, and shower caddy held in place by suction cups.
[BoatMates Marine, Westlake, OH, USA]
Custom floor gratings or slatted floors in solid teak. For cockpit, head, galley or other wet floors.
[Teakflex Products, Pawcatuck, CT, USA]
Stonwurks cuts natural stone to a quarter-inch thickness and laminates it with aluminum honeycomb panels to make lightweight marble, granite or other stone tables or counters.
[Stonwurks, Sylvan Grove, KS, USA]
Ozone oxidizes, or chemically destroys, the bonds that hold together the molecules in the air from mold, cigarette smoke, pet, cooking, paint and other odors. Quantum ozone air purifiers have miniature, corrosion-free, self-cleaning plates that produce ozone. The Headbuster for toilet and odors incorporates a quiet fan.
[Quantum Pure Aire Corporation, Warwick, RI, USA]
Blowers, ventilators, air hose (3" or 4"), and collector boxes for engine compartments, galleys, bilges, and heads.
[Attwood Corporation, USA]
Towel bars and rings, coat hooks, toilet roll holder, soap dish, and other bathroom fittings in gold or brushed nickel.
[ABI / Precision Lighting, Petaluma, CA, USA]
To reduce the pain of toilet maintenance and repair, the author recommends a Lavac. It uses a simple pump which can do double duty as a back-up bilge pump. How to place the toilet in a watertight bulkhead for safety from flooding. Diagram and photos.
[SailNet, 18 July 2002]
Two heads on a 38-footer makes sense for a charter yacht, but it seems unnecessary to me. The aft head could easily become a spacious navigation station.
Bob Perry
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