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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 20:19:07 GMT
No you can't chuck it down the elsan because it causes blockages. I think that CRT have told people not to do this and additionally they may have told people not to place it in the domestic waste systems either. Not sure on these points but it's not as simple as it seems. Well that's a blow, and no mistake. I have heard of some motorhomers using their cassette mostly for toilet activity no 2, and using an alternative method for the collection and storage of the no 1 toileting activity. Suffice to say its Sunday evening, stomachs may not be at their strongest, and I don't want to gross anyone out with gory details (least of all myself) - but it does appear that a cassette based system need not require a visit to the elsan as frequently as every 3 days..... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 20:20:28 GMT
Pyrex jug.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 20:22:53 GMT
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 19, 2020 20:34:12 GMT
No you can't chuck it down the elsan because it causes blockages. I think that CRT have told people not to do this and additionally they may have told people not to place it in the domestic waste systems either. Not sure on these points but it's not as simple as it seems. a visit to the elsan as frequently as every 3 days..... I'd estimate that if you are living on your own, once every 2 weeks would do, for emptying a 'Thetford' ('elsan') toilet. I wouldn't even consider anything else: 1. Compost toilets - yeah, yeah - but it has to go somewhere, right? Where? We have never had an honest answer on this forum about this. Probably put into plastic bags and chucked into a Biffa bin. 2. Pump-outs. Sounds vile to me. Out and about use toilets in pubs, restaurants, cafes, etc. I walked past Enterprise in Newbury on our last trip and used theirs. Why not - we have rented cars from them a few times. Airports also have relatively clean toilets. |
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Post by Telemachus on Apr 19, 2020 20:38:47 GMT
Boat in question is raw water cooled. Fine for rivers but I wouldn’t want it on canals.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 20:43:12 GMT
a visit to the elsan as frequently as every 3 days..... I'd estimate that if you are living on your own, once every 2 weeks would do, for emptying a 'Thetford' ('elsan') toilet. I wouldn't even consider anything else: 1. Compost toilets - yeah, yeah - but it has to go somewhere, right? Where? We have never had an honest answer on this forum about this. Probably put into plastic bags and chucked into a Biffa bin. 2. Pump-outs. Sounds vile to me. Out and about use toilets in pubs, restaurants, cafes, etc. I walked past Enterprise in Newbury on our last trip and used theirs. Why not - we have rented cars from them a few times. Airports also have relatively clean toilets. I've watched videos by a few very popular youtubers about their experiences installing and living with a compost toilet, but now you mention it, I dont recollect them mentioned where they empty the 'solids'.... I could handle a pump out, right up until it finally malfunctions. A chap called Joel Sanders used to do a great narrowboat podcast called 'does it get cold in the winter?', and his experiences trying to sort out his ageing pumpout toilet were truly harrowing. I've heard a few similar tales since. When they work, I love them. When they stop working, they are the work of the devil. |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Apr 19, 2020 20:45:07 GMT
a visit to the elsan as frequently as every 3 days..... I'd estimate that if you are living on your own, once every 2 weeks would do, for emptying a 'Thetford' ('elsan') toilet. I wouldn't even consider anything else: I reckon once a week for mine. But then I do drink a lot. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 20:46:54 GMT
Boat in question is raw water cooled. Fine for rivers but I wouldn’t want it on canals. Telemachus, that is well spotted. But do you not think a strainer of some sort could be fitted, to make sure it doesn't get clogged? Or is raw water cooling just never worth it on canals? Could it be adapted to use a sealed internal/skin tank? I'm guessing as that is just steelwork, it might not be too expensive? |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Apr 19, 2020 20:49:12 GMT
Yes photos of the 4' bed and how you fit on it will be good  I think it might be a good boat you have there. Despite the worrying name. Quick snap of back cabin. It's fairly "bijou", the bed takes up pretty much all of the space. There's storage underneath it, obviously. It does look a bit like a coffin, but nothing a 5 litre can of Wickes white emulsion paint couldn't fix.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 20:50:26 GMT
Boat in question is raw water cooled. Fine for rivers but I wouldn’t want it on canals. Good point. One of my boats is raw water cooled and used on the cut and yes it is a nuisance. Just adds an extra bit to potentially clog up and cause problems. Skin tanks definitely better no question. They can cause overheating problems if not done right but if well designed it's the correct solution for narrow boats. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 20:51:30 GMT
Yes photos of the 4' bed and how you fit on it will be good I think it might be a good boat you have there. Despite the worrying name. Quick snap of back cabin. It's fairly "bijou", the bed takes up pretty much all of the space. There's storage underneath it, obviously. It does look a bit like a coffin, but nothing a 5 litre can of Wickes white emulsion paint couldn't fix. You must be chuffed to bits with the signage. |
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Post by Trina on Apr 19, 2020 20:56:11 GMT
We have a 55ft boat which we don't live on,but would usually spend about 6 months moving on it plus time as a floating cottage.It's right for us.We've seen bigger boats where the layout is so bad,we would go mental on there.We've also seen smaller boats where the layout is so good,we could live on there quite happily.As the old saying goes,it's not what you've got-it's how you use it !😆
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Post by thebfg on Apr 20, 2020 1:00:58 GMT
he hasn't got a cat, the lady friend is somewhat allergic. |
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Post by patty on Apr 20, 2020 5:10:33 GMT
Space wise I rarely used my bedroom less folks visited then they got it.
I preferred sleeping on the settee..Im small enough not to have to make it up as a bed.
I wasn't live aboard ..wish I could have now but things didn't work out as I wanted them to.
I didn't like the cassette toilet as they were heavy to carry..I would have preferred pump out
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Post by JohnV on Apr 20, 2020 5:48:57 GMT
well ..... I don't know if this is the same boat but the engine worked very well when I saw it ....... it gave a helping hand with getting the "Bartholomew" down the canal when the steering went for a burton (The Bartholomew is a 60 foot crane barge ) towed us quite well !!!  SAM_1976 by mudlarker2, on Flickr Just to add the bits you can see are the side pontoons of the crane barge .... about 40 plus foot long so with the barge as well total length of tow was maybe 120 foot Also I've heard there's a guy in London who powers his 50 footer with...wait for it...a British Seagull 40+... but I haven't seen this with my own eyes. back in the 70's I met a group of students on the GU near Brum who here camping in an old 72 foot butty while taking it back to London. They had a plank strapped to it with a Seagull (I think a lightweight it certainly wasn't a barge pusher) fitted.to get it moving a couple had to pull it along until it was moving then leap on. Like with you stopping was alarming, ram the bank or wildly leap for the shore with a rope  |
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