Head
The head is situated between the salon and the Master Cabin. It comprises a deep sink, Lavac Head, propane instant hot water heater, a shower and loads of storage. There are two lights a window and an opening hatch providing ample light.
The shower is situated behind the door with a shower curtain to stop the counter top and cabinets from getting wet. The waste water drains into a shower tray below a teak grid, then into a shower sump from where it is pumped over board. The benefits of the instant hot water cannot be stressed enough, the ability to take long piping hot showers without having to run the engine and wait 45 mins was wonderful.
The Lavac head is an incredibly simple design and seemingly impervious to blockage. It works by having a seal on the seat and lid so that the action of pumping away the waste causes a vacuum that sucks in flushing water from overboard. The pump itself is a bilge pump, identical to the one in the cockpit and thus sharing the same re-build kit for which we have two on board. There is an anti siphon loop on the input that goes up to the top cabinet, there is a valve on the top of the loop. By adjusting the valve you can set how much water remains in the bowl after a flush. Open the valve for less water (siphon breaks faster) close for more.
There are two 2-way valves situated by the head. The first chooses the destination, overboard or into the 60 Gallon holding tank. The second chooses the place the pump will suck from, either the head or the holding tank. Note, with incorrect setting of these valves it is possible to suck and blow into the holding tank, you will be pumping for a long time! There are 3 through hulls in the head, the main being the head itself. The second is no-longer in use, it was the input to the head, but we found that on a port tack this hole was out of the water and hence the head could not be flushed. The head input was moved to a manifold under the cabin sole in the master cabin. The last through hull is the self draining sink.
There are 9 lockers, 4 drawers and ample storage in the head: the under counter locker quite easily large enough to fit a person (if he could get in the opening!) The head door contains a full length teak framed mirror.
The shower is situated behind the door with a shower curtain to stop the counter top and cabinets from getting wet. The waste water drains into a shower tray below a teak grid, then into a shower sump from where it is pumped over board. The benefits of the instant hot water cannot be stressed enough, the ability to take long piping hot showers without having to run the engine and wait 45 mins was wonderful.
The Lavac head is an incredibly simple design and seemingly impervious to blockage. It works by having a seal on the seat and lid so that the action of pumping away the waste causes a vacuum that sucks in flushing water from overboard. The pump itself is a bilge pump, identical to the one in the cockpit and thus sharing the same re-build kit for which we have two on board. There is an anti siphon loop on the input that goes up to the top cabinet, there is a valve on the top of the loop. By adjusting the valve you can set how much water remains in the bowl after a flush. Open the valve for less water (siphon breaks faster) close for more.
There are two 2-way valves situated by the head. The first chooses the destination, overboard or into the 60 Gallon holding tank. The second chooses the place the pump will suck from, either the head or the holding tank. Note, with incorrect setting of these valves it is possible to suck and blow into the holding tank, you will be pumping for a long time! There are 3 through hulls in the head, the main being the head itself. The second is no-longer in use, it was the input to the head, but we found that on a port tack this hole was out of the water and hence the head could not be flushed. The head input was moved to a manifold under the cabin sole in the master cabin. The last through hull is the self draining sink.
There are 9 lockers, 4 drawers and ample storage in the head: the under counter locker quite easily large enough to fit a person (if he could get in the opening!) The head door contains a full length teak framed mirror.
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"The book candidly relates many of the problems facing first time ocean sailors with more enthusiasm than experience. I enjoyed reading their descriptions of some neat places that I have also visited. Numerous opportunities for tragedy were safely avoided and the book had a satisfyingly happy ending." - Jerry on Amazon.com
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