Should You Use a Composting Toilet on a Boat? Build a Boat Bathroom (Ep67)

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I'm rebuilding the bathroom in my boat restoration project. This episode is about the components and systems used in building a bathroom on a boat. What's parts? Composting Toilet vs Electric Toilet? How will the boat shower drain?
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@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

My most controversial episode yet 😳 Who knew? I hope the compositing head enthusiasts don’t loose their minds!!

@reinierrautenberg4146 4 ай бұрын

I got something out of this, namely, using a diaphragm pump for shower! The boat I'm currently renovating has a shower sump. This sump sits in the center of the bilge and because of the lack of space it pumps overboard on the opposite side of the boat from where the head is. The way the factory did this adds at least 20 feet of hoses. Plus they notched out a stinger to make room for these hoses. Your excellent idea of using a diaphragm pump eliminates a lot and lot of hoses and I can terminate a bilge hatch (which makes laying flooring a lot easier too!) And with your diaphragm pump solution, as an extra bonus in my case, all my water (gally, shower, toilet) is then on port side. No more hoses from one side to the other. and because of the oodles of feet of hoses I no longer need, I can invest in that expansive white sanitary hose.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Excellent ! Be sure to include an in-line strainer before the diaphragm pump. This will catch hair mostly and you probably won’t have to clean it but 2-3 times a year with constant liveaboard use 😁👍

@ctndiaye1 4 ай бұрын

I love mine. I have no regrets.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Be sure to subscribe 😁👍 you’re going to love what comes next

@williams.7314 3 ай бұрын

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@motorcityboatwerks 3 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard Williams 😁👍

@davidbauerdorf1324 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoying the breakdown Joe. Good explanation. Looking forward to the next video!

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Thank you David😁👍 be sure to share across social media and spread the word 😎

@vincentdsnt 4 ай бұрын

This video is interesting and will help someone planning out their refit.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Vincent ! 😁 so glad you find it helpful

@mikeyadrick5154 4 ай бұрын

I have used on more than one boat the Raritan PH2 with the household size bowl. Create a holding tank at least 15 gal--you can build your own tank --plywood, glass, epoxy--deck pump out and overboard maserator pump--EASY, peasy-----Mikey

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mikey 👌😎

@907T 4 ай бұрын

Joe, so far you're doing everything the way I would. I put a composting head in my 28 Marinette and the downside for us was my wife's reluctance to use it.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it Joe. I think the composting head crowd fails to really understand the reality of the plumbing choices they’re advocating for. 👌It’s also odd they are so “enthusiastic” about trying to convert people. Seems like they take it personal. 😂😅

@PyeGuySailing 4 ай бұрын

I've been using a natures head on my liveaboard boats for 10 years now...When I switched boats it came with me. I've had some negative experiences over the years like when a guest pee'd in the composting chamber or when it got infected with bugs. But overall, for me it's a much better option. Living aboard in Canada during the winter it's so much easier to empty the toilet once a month then to slug around a portable pumpout (honey bee) through the ice..spend a bunch of time pumping out a tank in the cold and then hauling it to a disposal area. I've never had a natures toilet fail on me but I've had a holding tank dump sewage into my bilge twice. I've had both...I'll never go back to a holding tank system. But that's a personal choice based on my needs and experiences. A composting toilet might not be for everyone..but saying that it's "pooping in a bucket" is disingenuous and you're wrong to steer people away from an option that might be better for them.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for making my points for me. 😂👍What’s disingenuous is to say a composting toilet 1) even composts 2) is anything other than popping in a bucket 🪣 3) implying I’m wrong to provide a truthful account of a hot button topic consistently misrepresented by zealots. 😁We’ve all got your number Gary 🐙 be sure to like and subscribe 👍

@mk-jf1ux 4 ай бұрын

love all of it nit the “blaster sound during nullet points, respect jeadpjone wearing viewers.Gave you like-comment-sub

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! 😁👍

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

I will investigative adjusting the audio for the attention sound bits- I think you can do better 👍👍

@PitolecheUno-d5z 9 күн бұрын

I definitely hate hooking up my travel trailer, to a sewer hookup. I removed the toilet and replaced it with a composting tip so I only store grey water and regular water to run sinks.

@motorcityboatwerks 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment

@richreilly554 4 ай бұрын

Was conseriding a composting toilet on my sailboat. Not anymore. Thank you! I now have an extra $1200 to spend on electronics. Or an electric winch. Or underwater lights. Never met a sailor that didn't sing composting toilets praises, but then again they spent alot to change and no one wants to admit the expense wasn't worth it. I have an old school pump toilet. Works just fine, and if you maintain well there's it no smell. Easy to empty, either pumped or overboard. If it aint broke...

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard Rich! Hope you enjoy the channel 😁👍

@Bimmertech4u 8 күн бұрын

I mean yeah, if you just sit on anchor you could be limited by your holding tank... But how hard is it to get 3 miles off the beach, and just empty it when you aren't by the dock? But I think you're onto something, about the composting toilet.

@motorcityboatwerks 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment 😁

@scottrandle1997 4 ай бұрын

Hi we replaced the head in our albin 27 fc with an Ogo composting toilet it fit perfectly in the old spot . We're doing the great loop it's been excellent 6 months straight yes it needs to be cleaned once and awhile but don't they all do a little white vinegar in the urine tank keeps it from smelling at all. Also opened up a lot of space storage in the engine room 👍.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Who dumps the pee bottle every day or so ? 😂😅😂😅🤣 BTW the original Albin 27 had less than 17” of shoulder space in the throne and a 16-18” wide door. I’m too much man for that kind of space. 👍😁 Be sure to like and subscribe Scott and join the new Albin 27 Owners Club

@mr.e7022 4 ай бұрын

Installed one on or last boat, Nor'sea 27. Smell was like damp earth, liquids get ripe after a few days. Had it vented to the on deck solar fan. No flies. Present boat has an electric head, 20 feet of stinking hose, holding tank, macerator, thru hull but head is flushed with fresh water.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for making my point. 👍😁Sounds like it’s time for you to repair or replace your electric head- 20 feet of hose is way too much no wonder you have problems. 😂🤣😂🤣

@oldwillie313 4 ай бұрын

Very professional video!

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Old Willie 😁 and Welcome Aboard 👍

@rswaim7607 4 ай бұрын

Went to a Natures Head composting toilet on our ODay 322 and would never go back to one with a pump.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Welcome Aboard ! 😁👍Please think about me every time you pour out your pee bottle and please don’t feel like I’m laughing at you. 😂Thanks for the comment

@rswaim7607 4 ай бұрын

@@motorcityboatwerks If we are well out from shore the pee just goes over the side. You can imagine me shaking my head every time you need to wait & pay as you pull up at a pump-out dock.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Sure you do 😂 When I’m off shore I pump over board. Who knows what you’re really doing 😏

@dalebasinger1290 4 ай бұрын

People evaluating a composting head, who have obviously never used them is so ridiculous. They are cheaper long term. They smell way way less than sea heads. Near zero maintenance. As a long term user as a live aboard, I would never, ever use anything but a composting toilet.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Now you know that’s now true 🐙Dale,but I still appreciate your comment. 🫤We all know there’s a reason composting heads are not typically outfitted inside new luxury model pocket or long term cruisers. To say a composting head has no smell is to be untruthful at face value. To ignore the practical requirements and limitations is to be deceptive. Dialing in the litter requirements takes effort and maintenance not to mention the daily trips to pour out the pee bottle! 😳oh you left that out Dale- shame on you. 👎 There is a smell. Where as a properly plumbed marine toilet and waste tank will give years of near house quality experience. Be sure to like and subscribe 😁👍