We installed one this spring. Haven't really used it yet but have used the space where the holding tank was.
On Sun., Jul. 7, 2019, 12:09 p.m. Glenn Henderson via CnC-List, < [email protected]> wrote: > Have any of you had experience with Composting toilets? > > Glenn Henderson > C&C 41 > WeGo > > On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 12:00 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of CnC-List digest..." >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. C&C35-3 spinnakers for sale (Rich) >> 2. Re: Voltage / Amp Hours (Josh Muckley) >> 3. Toilet Replacement (Raymond Macklin) >> 4. Re: Toilet Replacement (Neil E. Andersen) >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Rich <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 21:05:41 -0400 >> Subject: Stus-List C&C35-3 spinnakers for sale >> I have a great 2014 North Sails S2 Airmax 600 all purpose spinnaker that >> needs a new home. I will also throw in an old spinnaker that came with the >> boat that is a great heavy air chute. It probably came with the boat in >> 1988 but never used. It was still crisp when I got my boat in 2011. Anyway, >> we converted to asym 2 years ago so have no more use for them. 2 great >> sails. You won’t be disappointed. Make an offer! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Richard Spitzenberger CPA >> R JMS >> C&C 35-3 >> Phone 631-331-3140 >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> >> To: "C&C List" <[email protected]>, [email protected] >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 21:49:11 -0400 >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Voltage / Amp Hours >> Olivier, >> >> It sounds like you are using solar to charge? Under this situation you >> would have charge current at high noon. While charging (with or without >> any other loads) the battery is nowhere near full charged if it is reading >> 14.01v. While charging, the very lowest voltage reading which you could >> even halfway consider full would be 14.4v which is kinda common for auto >> alternators and some bench type chargers. More likely you haven't come >> close to full charge until 14.6v or 14.7v but as discussed previously this >> is just the end of the bulk charge phase and represents only ~80%. You >> really need a measure of the charge current once 14.7v is reached to know >> better where you are between 80% and 100%. >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 2:37 PM Olivier Chatot via CnC-List < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Edd, >>> >>> I agree with Marek and Gary about the voltage reading not being a >>> reliable indication of the state of charge. Here's an example from my boat. >>> At noon my battery bank is normally back to full charge and the voltmeter >>> shows 14.01V, cool. A second later the fridge starts and the voltage drops >>> to close to 13V. >>> >>> Best, >>> Olivier >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 13:46 Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Edd, >>>> to add to what Gary said... >>>> >>>> any measurement of the remaining capacity of the battery bank is >>>> tricky, because it depends on how accurate your in- and out- meters are, >>>> what the actual (current) total battery bank capacity is (it changes over >>>> time, never up) and at what SoC (state of charge) you started the >>>> measurements. >>>> >>>> I assume that your 450 Ah is a nominal capacity, but you don’t know how >>>> much of that is left. >>>> >>>> The 6 A you mention, is it 6 A over several hours (let’s say 3), i.e. 6 >>>> A times “several (3)” hours = ~18 Ah or just 6 Ah? However, on a 450 Ah >>>> battery bank, even 20 Ah is just under 5%, so if you started with 100% SoC >>>> you should be at 95% (if it was 6 Ah, the SoC should be 98.5%). >>>> >>>> As Gary mentioned, re-synchronisation is a must. >>>> >>>> The voltage you are seeing depends heavily on what is using the battery >>>> at the given time (as you check it). I can almost guarantee that if you >>>> were watching the monitor at the time of starting the motor, the voltage >>>> meter would show some number much lower than 12 V (even if the SoC was >>>> almost 100%). >>>> >>>> I am not sure if it helped you much, though >>>> >>>> Marek >>>> 1994 C270 Legato >>>> Ottawa, ON >>>> >>>> *From:* Gary Russell via CnC-List >>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 5, 2019 13:08 >>>> *To:* C&C List >>>> *Cc:* Gary Russell >>>> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Voltage / Amp Hours >>>> >>>> Hi Edd, >>>> The battery voltage is only an indication of the state of charge of >>>> a lead-acid battery when the battery has been without load (or charge) for >>>> several hours. Otherwise, the voltage is pretty much meaningless. Many >>>> devices measure the state of charge by noting the difference between the >>>> number of amp-hours drawn and the number of amp-hours charged into the >>>> battery. It is a more accurate indication of the state of charge but has >>>> it's limitations as well. Any inaccuracy in measuring the current into or >>>> out of the battery will accumulate over time requiring the device to be >>>> "re-synchronized". >>>> >>>> Gary >>>> S/V Kaylarah >>>> '90 C&C 37+ >>>> East Greenwich, RI, USA >>>> ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 12:23 PM Edd Schillay via CnC-List < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Listers, >>>>> >>>>> Last year, I installed a Blue Sea battery monitor and I’m a little >>>>> perplexed about the readings I am seeing. >>>>> >>>>> Last night, before an amazing fireworks display at Hempstead Harbor >>>>> (thanks to fellow Lister Neal Gallagher for the guest mooring), I looked >>>>> at >>>>> the display. Out of the 450 amp hours in the House bank, we had used >>>>> around >>>>> 6 amps between using the electric head, cell phone charging, etc. for >>>>> several hours — with the display showing 99% capacity. But the voltage >>>>> was >>>>> showing 12.38, which I understand to mean closer to 75%. >>>>> >>>>> Someone on a YouTube video said that the Voltage reading is not really >>>>> the one to go by, as the voltage will increase when you start switching >>>>> things off. >>>>> >>>>> Is that all true? Is what I’m seeing normal? Can one of you Amperage >>>>> Aces or Voltage Vixens explain this to me? (Please keep it simple - way >>>>> too >>>>> much Romulan Ale and Klingon Blood Wine flowing last night.) >>>>> >>>>> - Confused on City Island >>>>> >>>>> All the best, >>>>> >>>>> Edd >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------—- >>>>> Edd M. Schillay >>>>> Captain of the “Starship Enterprise” >>>>> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B >>>>> Venice Yacht Club | Venice, FL >>>>> www.StarshipSailing.com >>>>> ----------------------------------- >>>>> 914.774.9767 | Mobile >>>>> ----------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent via iPhone X >>>>> iPhone. iTypos. iApologize >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. >>>>> Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the >>>>> list >>>>> - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >>>> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >>>> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >>> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >>> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> >>> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Raymond Macklin <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 10:25:05 -0500 >> Subject: Stus-List Toilet Replacement >> Hello: >> >> I have a 1985 C&C 33 and i am looking to replace the manual toilet. I >> want to replace it with one that has the same foot print for fastening it. >> Does anyone know what i can replace it with to match and where could locate >> one? The old paperwork indicates it might have been a W.C Marin Marine >> Toilet >> >> Thanks >> Ray >> LakeHouse >> Milwaukee, WI >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Neil E. Andersen" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Cc: "'Raymond Macklin'" <[email protected]> >> Bcc: >> Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 11:31:38 -0400 >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Toilet Replacement >> >> Ray, >> >> >> >> I’m sure it was a Wilcox-Critten. I had the same issue and the Jabsco >> doesn’t work with the way the studs are on a #@. Luckily I still had the >> old toilet and was able to clean it up, get a new seat (West Marine for >> $66-YIKES) and re-build kits are still available. >> >> >> >> If the old toilet is gone or beyond rebuild, you may have to resort to >> eBay, or other Internet places that have “used” ones. >> >> >> >> Neil Andersen >> >> 1982 C&C 32, FoxFire >> >> Rock Hall, MD >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Raymond >> Macklin via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 7, 2019 11:25 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Cc:* Raymond Macklin <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Stus-List Toilet Replacement >> >> >> >> Hello: >> >> >> >> I have a 1985 C&C 33 and i am looking to replace the manual toilet. I >> want to replace it with one that has the same foot print for fastening it. >> Does anyone know what i can replace it with to match and where could locate >> one? The old paperwork indicates it might have been a W.C Marin Marine >> Toilet >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> Ray >> >> LakeHouse >> >> Milwaukee, WI >> _______________________________________________ >> CnC-List mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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