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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 8:00:07 GMT
Hi ormeliteeve Stuart Turner engines are lovely. Not been an owner but I like the look of them anyway. two stroke. Presumably everyone knows this but it could be worth mentioning it. What would the mix be for one of these ? 25:1 perhaps?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 8:02:15 GMT
Hello and welcome... What I know about Ormelites and sea toilets can be written on a stamp.. However I'll read n learn... The best Ormelites are made with fresh eggs and no milk. The best pancakes always use milk. The best sea toilets are always Crêpe.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 8:26:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 8:58:31 GMT
I fitted a Lavac on the barge and made a little self filling flush water tank for it. Discharges to a polyprop holding tank. There is a dedicated pumpout for each boat at the mooring which does help.
Next boat I put on the mooring I will fit a domestic toilet with high level flush and a chain. Sitting on a holding tank with a u-bend and a big vent tube as well as the pumpout tube. Tubes to be stainless with wet exhaust hose for elbows with pairs of t bolt clamps.
That should be luxurious enough.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 9:03:27 GMT
Very tempted by something like this Rather like the idea of a bog being called "The Revolver". It is rather an elegant throne I find. The soil pipe needs some stone disc work but probably doable. Nice mahogany lid hand crafted by Amazon rainforest tribal slave infants. Apologies to ormeliteeve I hope this wandering off topic doesn't put you off
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Post by quaysider on Oct 5, 2021 10:08:41 GMT
Hi there and welcome aboard. All are welcome here - even the odd ginger beer like me. I know bugger all about omelettes ... although I believe eggs might be involved - in fact, come to think of it I know bugger all about anything but I'll read and learn and come along for the ride.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 10:32:17 GMT
JohnV put a photo up of his Ormelite on a wooden frame recently. Centre cockpit splitter (GRP) narrow beam cruisers. actually very nice despite being splitters. Quality items I didn't know the name came from Mr Orme. I suppose it makes sense just an odd sounding surname.
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Post by ormeliteeve on Oct 5, 2021 18:47:27 GMT
Sadly not a Baby Blake, the pan has the same oval shape but mine lacks the handlebar moustache style hinge. I’m going to investigate it further when I get a chance. When I press the foot pedal, a trapdoor opens but when I poured a bucket of water in, the water was going down nearly as fast as I was pouring it in. Maybe more seals required there.
Funny how when boaters get chatting, the subject of toilets never fails to crop up!
The Stuart is indeed a two stroke, 20/1 mixture. I have the engine manual so I’ve had a good read through that. In fact, in the manual, it says the Stuart will run on paraffin. Must start and finish on the regular petrol mix though. Not something I want to implement but interesting to know nonetheless.
There’s a bit of woodwork to be done on her, always more to do than meets the eye anyway. Luckily I’ve been spending my evenings checking out the scarfing tutorials on YouTube. It helps my husband is a competent carpenter so I have moral support in case of woodwork related catastrophes.
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Post by JohnV on Oct 5, 2021 18:54:44 GMT
Sadly not a Baby Blake, the pan has the same oval shape but mine lacks the handlebar moustache style hinge. I’m going to investigate it further when I get a chance. When I press the foot pedal, a trapdoor opens but when I poured a bucket of water in, the water was going down nearly as fast as I was pouring it in. Maybe more seals required there. Funny how when boaters get chatting, the subject of toilets never fails to crop up! That sounds intriguing ..... does it flow straight overboard through a skin fitting ? or could it be going into a storage tank ?
Which ever, it sounds like the bowl and the flush mechanism are more like a dump through mechanism even if it is just straight overboard.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 18:58:15 GMT
Hi ormeliteeve Stuart Turner engines are lovely. Not been an owner but I like the look of them anyway. two stroke. Presumably everyone knows this but it could be worth mentioning it. What would the mix be for one of these ? 25:1 perhaps? No way. 10:1 for sure. And even if it was designed with a higher ratio, it would be very wise to add extra. ETA I know it's a bit nerdy but what type spark plug does it use?
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Post by ormeliteeve on Oct 5, 2021 19:26:46 GMT
Sadly not a Baby Blake, the pan has the same oval shape but mine lacks the handlebar moustache style hinge. I’m going to investigate it further when I get a chance. When I press the foot pedal, a trapdoor opens but when I poured a bucket of water in, the water was going down nearly as fast as I was pouring it in. Maybe more seals required there. Funny how when boaters get chatting, the subject of toilets never fails to crop up! That sounds intriguing ..... does it flow straight overboard through a skin fitting ? or could it be going into a storage tank ?
Which ever, it sounds like the bowl and the flush mechanism are more like a dump through mechanism even if it is just straight overboard.
No storage tank, just straight overboard although I haven’t found exactly where yet which is worrying. I was hoping someone would know the type of toilet I meant and would be able to fill me in on the ins and outs of how it works. There’s a pipe with a tap in the bottom of the boat in the toilet when you take off the engine side panel, which leads to the toilet so I think the loo is flushed with river water although I’m not complete sure about this. Need to have a proper look at the weekend.
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Post by ormeliteeve on Oct 5, 2021 19:30:27 GMT
Hi ormeliteeve Stuart Turner engines are lovely. Not been an owner but I like the look of them anyway. two stroke. Presumably everyone knows this but it could be worth mentioning it. What would the mix be for one of these ? 25:1 perhaps? No way. 10:1 for sure. And even if it was designed with a higher ratio, it would be very wise to add extra. ETA I know it's a bit nerdy but what type spark plug does it use? What makes you think it should be using 10:1 mixture? It says 20:1 in the manual but maybe it’s wise to increase oil ratio now the engine is 56 years old? As for the spark plug, I haven’t yet removed it because it’s been working well. In the manual, it says it’s either a 14mm or 18mm. I’ll check tomorrow and get back to you on that. 😊
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 19:33:28 GMT
Our sea toilet (on a sailing boat) has two sea cocks. The sea cocks need to be in the open position for the toilet to operate. One is for flushing out the waste, the other for pulling in sea water. It works on a vacuum principle.
If you post a pic of yours with the connections, some smart people on here may be able to figure it out for you (not me, I am thick)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 19:36:08 GMT
Simpson Lawrence.
SL will be written on it somewhere if it is.
They did some really compact sea toilets and the pump was a horizontal lever beside the bowl.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 19:40:46 GMT
When I press the foot pedal, a trapdoor opens but when I poured a bucket of water in, the water was going down nearly as fast as I was pouring it in. Maybe more seals required there.. Interesting. One wonders what would happen while filling locks and how one would ensure that the byproducts had been successfully ejected after use.
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