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26-11-2007, 12:03
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Raleigh, NC
Boat: 1974 Columbia 41
Posts: 91
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Looking for a good head....Any sugestions?
Hey guys, my current head is in need of a rebuild, though I decided I just want to replace it insted. Its fairly jacked up looking and is a el-cheapo anyays. Im looking for a compact non-electrical flusher that is reliable and around $200. Any I should stay away from? Any that are excellent (even if they are slightly out of my price range)? Thanks as always for your help.
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26-11-2007, 12:26
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cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,525
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Well, I know this one girl in your area...
HEY! Wait a minute! This is a family board!
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26-11-2007, 12:43
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ssullivan
Well, I know this one girl in your area...
HEY! Wait a minute! This is a family board!
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I just read his thread title and understood your response.
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26-11-2007, 13:05
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Raleigh, NC
Boat: 1974 Columbia 41
Posts: 91
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haha, I saw the title after I posted it. Oh well. Ill look into Lavac. Thanks for the recomendation rebel. You have a dirty mind ssullivan, though what can be expected from a sailor......
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26-11-2007, 13:30
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
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The ITT-Jabsco model 29090-2000 compact manual toilet (formerly the Par “Bydon-Boy”) is an excellent VALUE, at under $150. Manual Toilets > Manual Toilets > Toilet Waste Systems > Jabsco - ITT
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26-11-2007, 13:57
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore"
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I like the Jabsco, you can pick them up on sale for about $100 and they work pretty good. I have two on my boat and it stands up to six months solid use a year. Just have to replace a joker valve now and then. If the pump packs up, buy a new one because the repair kit is about $70.
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Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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26-11-2007, 14:03
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Building a Bateau TW28
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Iroquois, Ontario
Boat: Bateau TW28 Long Cabin
Posts: 3,585
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ssullivan
Well, I know this one girl in your area...
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Not even I would touch that one! Although it did cross my mind!
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Yours Aye! Rick
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26-11-2007, 14:41
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CF Adviser Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Montrose, Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vasco
. . . I have two [Jabsco toilets] on my boat and it stands up to six months solid use a year. . .
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And how many months of liquid use per year?
TaoJones
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26-11-2007, 15:22
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore"
Posts: 7,557
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TaoJones,
Very perceptive, also "stands up". My subtlety is not wasted.
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Rick I
Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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26-11-2007, 15:28
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Ohio
Boat: Now boatless :-(
Posts: 11,580
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We installed the cheapest Jabsco at around $120. 3 kids and two wives regularly use it on the weekends. It's holding up well.
I'm also in the buy it cheap and replace it when it gives trouble camp.
On a fancier boat I might be tempted by a fancier head, but probably not...
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26-11-2007, 15:38
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW FL
Boat: Gulfstar 44 Motor Cruiser
Posts: 93
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vasco
I like the Jabsco, you can pick them up on sale for about $100 and they work pretty good. I have two on my boat and it stands up to six months solid use a year. Just have to replace a joker valve now and then. If the pump packs up, buy a new one because the repair kit is about $70.
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I'll second that!! I used the same head on our sailboat....and when it came time to service it...the difference between the "rebuild kit" and an entire new pump...just a couple of dollars. The difference comes out in the wash when it only takes about 10 minutes to replace the pump versus....much more time to do the rebuild.
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26-11-2007, 15:51
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore"
Posts: 7,557
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One other point about Jabsco. Good service. A few of them were hard to pump (wouldn't draw water) because of defective flapper valves. One e-mail to itt.com brought two new valves in the mail a couple of days later. Excellent service.
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Rick I
Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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26-11-2007, 15:54
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore"
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[quote=Ex-Calif;113842]We installed the cheapest Jabsco at around $120. 3 kids and two wives regularly use it on the weekends.
Dan,
How do you get away with having two wives. I realize you're in Singapore but thought you were an ex-pat.
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Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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