Self Designed Large Capacity Compost Head

[jkindredpdx]

Originally Posted by belizesailor

Looking down into compost bin.

Looks good. I was basing mine on the C-head... Now you're making me rethink adding internal riser vents. Is your lid a simple solid screw or snap on, or does it have a vent connector? Are you pushing the air through actively with your fan?

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by jkindredpdx

Looks good. I was basing mine on the C-head... Now you're making me rethink adding internal riser vents. Is your lid a simple solid screw or snap on, or does it have a vent connector? Are you pushing the air through actively with your fan?

Bin is a repurposed plastic barrel with snap on lid. Lid snaps on and has a metal band that clamps around it. Vent risers end near lid (compost never gets anywhere near that high). Fan drafts (not pushes) via "y" in tube that passes thru lid. All a bit big for a boat system but maybe some ideas you can use.

Batch type system. Bins are exchaged about every 6 months and left to finish for a few months...that part could be a challenge on a boat.

Pic attached, but vent system not visible in pic.

[jkindredpdx]

Have y'all taken Ocean Girls Poll?

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ed-116616.html

[Ocean Girl]

:-) I've got the link in my signature :-)

[Ocean Girl]

Epoxied all the head wood. Will start the initial install tomorrow.

My epoxy cup, and it's clone

[jkindredpdx]

Originally Posted by Ocean Girl

Epoxied all the head wood. Will start the initial install tomorrow.

My epoxy cup, and it's clone

Have fun and good luck! Take lotsa PICs.

[ElGatoGordo]

Originally Posted by Ocean Girl

Epoxied all the head wood. Will start the initial install tomorrow.

My epoxy cup, and it's clone

Ummmmm drink out of the right cup

[Ocean Girl]

ok, still needs tweaking but here is what we ended up with...

gotta post one picture at a time, sorry

[Ocean Girl]

here is what the inside looks like. I just have a 3+ gal bucket with a wag bag(cause I had some handy) and the urine diverter goes to a one gallon water jug.

I will try to find a 2+ gal jug, the long refrigerator kind, for the pee. If this is too small, will plumb a hose from diverter to a portable 5 gal tank stationed in the bilge, below the shower sump. This current set p works so well that it may just stay like this. I put a drop of Simple Solution urine odor destroyer in the diverter after each use.

Head smells fresh and holding tanks free

[Ocean Girl]

diverter mounted underneath. still have some tweaking.

[Ocean Girl]

looking down into the nether regions, unchristened BTW

[Ocean Girl]

using my fisheye lens.

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by ElGatoGordo

Ummmmm drink out of the right cup

And mind the pee jug, mates.

[magentawave]

Ocean Girl - Looks good! What kind of ply and paint did you use? Did you make your own pee diverter?

[Cotemar]

Originally Posted by Ocean Girl

looking down into the nether regions, unchristened BTW

Excellent build job.
Keep us posted as you use it and if it is doing all that you need it to do.