[C38] New head

[William Knowles]

Great idea Tom we don't shower in the head but may solve my problem. I am
not that big but that seat is REAL small. will try B4 replacement.Bill

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Tom T. <tdtron at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> While everyone is talking about heads, I have an idea I want to share with
> the group.
>
> We found that every time we used our shower, the toilet filled with shower
> water which filled our holding tank when we emptied the bowl.  The problem
> was that shower water followed the bottom edge of the toilet seat by
> cohesion like modern gutter guards on our homes.  The seat I had was a very
> nice looking wood seat which looked very nautical and really dressed up the
> head but because of the flat bottom of the seat, this water cohesion was a
> real problem that sent the shower water to our holding tank.
>
> We solved the problem by buying a standard size plastic home toilet seat at
> either Lowe's or Home Depot, i can't remember which.  We found a toilet
> seat which would allow us to reverse the direction of the hinges so the
> larger seat would center over the china bowl.
>
> Now, when we shower, every drop of water goes to the shower sump and not
> into the toilet bowl.  The larger toilet seat is a lot more comfortable
> than the smaller nautical seat also.
>
> I don't remember the brand of the plastic toilet seat we bought but I'm
> sure there are several out there that you can reverse the direction of the
> hinges to center the larger seat.  The plastic seat looks like it came with
> the boat because the offset of the now reversed hinges is exactly the right
> distance to center the seat over the small nautical bowl.
>
> Tom Troncalli
>
>
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Les <hlhowell at pacbell.net>
> > To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
> > Date: 9/9/2009 1:19:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [C38] New head
> >
> > I replaced mine with the same kind.  It was cheap, it does the job, and
> > the suggested vacuum head used quite a bit of current, required fresh
> > water (which is in short supply on our boats) and just seemed overkill
> > to me.
> >
> > I hired it done (I hate those "ugghhh!" type jobs).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Les H
> > On Wed, 2009-09-09 at 12:32 -0400, William Knowles wrote:
> > > I went back and checked the archives and there was some talk about
> > > wanting to change heads. has anyone actually done it.  I have a CW may
> > > be the original It is starting to act up may want to replace. What we
> > > really want is a bigger bowl. Any ideas.
> > >
> > > Thanks Bill Knowles Flying Goose
> > >
> > > PS Was"The Goose" in Annapolis just before last weekend. If so we just
> > > missed each other.
> > >
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