For a conventional head I recommend the Wilcox Crittenden "Skipper". It is solid bronze and well built. New it probably retails for about $1000 but you can find them used for much less. The main part that wears out is where the end of the operating shaft opposite to the pumping handle fits into the main body casting. Mine is loose, and has been for years. I imagine some day I will have to drill out the two holes where the shaft fits and bush them with bronze bushings. Using this head will require using a holding tank in most places. If you go this route I suggest a large holding tank, at least 30 gallons.
A new option is the composting head. This head has separate holes for the poop and the pee. The pee is collected in a container for disposal ashore. It is legal to pee over the side, but illegal to pee into a container and then dump the container overboard. The poop goes into a chamber where it is mixed with a inert media such as choir or peat moss where the bacteria eat everything they can then die. There is a small vent fan that runs continuously to help remove moisture and odor. Another option is the electric incinerating head but I am told they stink fiercely when operated. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Gloucester MA > Dear List, > > I am building a new steel trawler and if will have one head. My > Admiral and me will be full time cruisers as we are selling our house. > > MIght your recommend a head that is electric that is somewhat > tolerate of a guest or two?. We had a vacuum head on board our last > boat, but it was a PITA to maintain. > > TIA > > Lee > > ___ _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
