ONE WEIRD BUCKET TOILET 🪣 Sailboat Story 225
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- Опубликовано: 22 янв 2023
- We needed a cheap, temporary toilet that would work on a sailboat. We considered an existing product called 'The Luggable Loo", but it's not compatible for use while sailing, so we created a sailor-friendly alternative: THE SAILABLE LOO! It's important to note that our sailboat-friendly-bucket-toilet is only compatible with "number 1s". Any devient "number 2s" that find their way into the Sailable Loo will thenceforth be confined without any convenient method of abdication other than hands-on extraction of the aforementioned excrement by the offending party. Even despite this minor limitation, we feel that the Sailable Loo represents the highest possible functionality of which any 5 gallon bucket can aspire to attain. With that said, we will eventually install a proper composting toilet, but until that day arrives the Sailable Loo will tirelessly perform it's doodiless duty.
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We needed a cheap, temporary toilet that would work on a sailboat. We considered an existing product called 'The Luggable Loo", but it's not compatible for use while sailing, so we created a sailor-friendly alternative: THE SAILABLE LOO! It's important to note that our sailboat-friendly-bucket-toilet is only compatible with "number 1s". Any devient "number 2s" that find their way into the Sailable Loo will thenceforth be confined without any convenient method of abdication other than hands-on extraction of the aforementioned excrement by the offending party. Even despite this minor limitation, we feel that the Sailable Loo represents the highest possible functionality of which any 5 gallon bucket can aspire to attain. With that said, we will eventually install a proper composting toilet, but until that day arrives the Sailable Loo will tirelessly perform it's doodiless duty.
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Sounds good
I have read all of this and still find myself asking “just why”?🥴
hi ben ! i have the same 5 gal head as you , and i put a double doodie bag in the poop area. my funnel isnt as good as yours or the urine collection bottle. you can add 'bloxygen' to the paint can , but the sealing lid needs to be really clean. helps prevent skin s/v blondie
You got me with Madam Butterfly 👍👍
Likely the first time opera has been used on a sailing channel, I'd say.
😂 My daughter (8yrs old) loved the dramatic music for installing a toilet. Your humor was not lost on her. Then, all my boys came running to see what was so dramatic on the TV.... It was a toilet. 😂😂😂😎 Perfect.
Your children have discerning taste in RUclips videos.
“We have stools.”
(rimshot)
I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since your first adventure. So happy for you!
I'm incapable of hearing the word stool with a toilet in close proximity without my mind going there.
Aren't you concerned about that single hope clamp on that through hull?!? ;-)
You two are the best, a great team. Love the opera music too.
Say Hi to Molly, missed seeing her this episode.
Sssshhh. I'm not, but there are a large number of people out there that will FLIP THEIR FREAKIN' LID if they saw any hose, anywhere with a single hose clamp.
Will be good to see you all on the water!
Toilets and Puccini. Hmm. Unusual combination 😍
Glad Tambi (and Molly) get to do work too. My wife is the same way. I have her do lots of the home and boat repair. How about with boat running (being captain)? When we got our 34 footer, I sent wife to sailing school for woman. I think it was called Womanship in Annapolis. Best thing I ever did. It took that fear of the monster boat away. Thanks for another great, fun, silly, and bizarre video. Glad Molly has a place to take a pee now.
You two are too funny! Excited to see you on adventures again.
Us too!
Dude, you have out kicked your coverage with that woman! She is a trooper to let you film her on the pooper! haha.
Looking forward to the last on the hard videos. It seem like an eternity since the RV days. You guys are unique and I will bet once you are on the water, you will hit that coveted 100k subscriber mark. Thanks for staying true to yourselves and not selling out the content of your site. Keep doing what you're doing. Hope to meet up some day on the water. Thanks for another fun video.
Paul & Linda
S/V The Friendly Confines
This winter it just seems that all the sailboat shows I watch it must just be work time and year they all seem to be doing major projects. I would rather see them safe on the water anyways for sure!
yay, moving forwards, good stuff
So exciting
And the Oscar goes to .... Tambi in Bens production of "Interlude on a loo" 👏 Btw loved your episode description!
Ah yes, the 1918 classic which was sung by a beautiful woman while perch on a toilet taking a leak.
Hey Ben as always a great video. I am probably late with this but here goes. An old painters trick is to store the half used paint can upside down in between uses. This will often eliminate the tendency for the paint to skin over. If it does the skin will be on the bottom and paint will be on the top. Might give it a try if your can seals up good. Keep up the good work and enjoy your sailing season with your wonderful ladies.
Grandpa used to put some thinner on top of the paint to avoid the skin. I have also seen saran wrap used.
Number two!!! Love your channel and family!
Thanks so much
Love the content, not the bucket content, the video content.
LOL,, anyway we use a similar setup when day sailing, instead of filling up the tanks,, we have buck o Lou, and it works great not having to go by the dump dock when we get in. Just a trip past the potties on shore to dump the bucket. The composter is the. Best thing to ever be made for a sailboat. No more smelly # 2.
Can't wait to see the splash, good luck
lookin good !!!
5:28 LOL
Whew! It's been a long year but you're almost finished and on the water. Really enjoy all the videos but I suspect most of us think its always better with Molly along. The best of the best nuclear family...Good on you.;)
Your music choice for the pee pot install was purrrfectooo. You two are a hoot. Tambi's demonstration cracked me up LOL. Can't wait to see ya back out there on the water.
I loved the moving music for installing the "Throne for #1 only"!!
The distance between your home and the boatyard and all the driving involved would have broken most people. But just imagine if it was $10 a gallon ( like it is in the UK ) ..now that would have broken you .....maybe it's too late now could you have gone through the boat inside and out, before and after all the work you have done.....I said right at the very beginning this westsail was the kind of boat that was worth all the hard work tears time and money.........🏖🏖🏝🏝
If gas was $10/gal here, no this would not have worked, at least not with the extent of travel we've done thus far. Shoot, even when gas was $5/gal, the travel was strainingly expensive, even with our little Yaris that gets 40mpg. Our next refit stage will be less labor intensive, but more expensive as we need to replace our standing rigging, chainplates, and at least a couple through-hulls.
I've often wondered if you couldn't have found a marina/yard closer to home in GA ?
Good luck with splashing in. :)
FW&FS
Unfortunately not. That'd be soooooo nice.
Hilarious episode!!!
The choice in music during the drilling had me chuckling !
Thanks !!!
you guys are awesome people i am glad that i subscribed to your channel please be safe and best wish's to you all.... love you guys...
Thanks very much. Stay tuned - lots of interesting videos right around the corner.
'Twill be nice to see you all sailing instead of just working.
I've forgotten what that's like.
I would put a bag with sawdust in that bucket. That is what I have been using for the last 5 years (installed in a solid teak bench for comfort an class) Composting toilets are as easy as taking a s.... :-)
Cover paint with clear plastic food wrap before sealing the can. This stops that paint skin issue. Create a vapor proof barrier by tearing off 10” and gently laying it on the surface of the paint. My wife uses more and makes sure it is also captured by the lid so that it doesn’t slide around, but she’s smarter than I am. Just remember this should be removed before shaking or stirring the paint before next use.
C- Head Is less expensive than the Nature's head and it works phenomenal love it, I would encourage you to look into it
Thanks, but we're sold on the Nature's Head. The one in our aft cabin is our 3rd. Happy to hear that you enjoy the C-Head. Many of the composting toilets are so similar that it really comes down to the details and personal preference.
@@Sailboatstory - What I've found in my search for the "perfect" composting toilet is... every single make out there has features I like, and features I don't like, and there is not one of them that combines all the features I like into a single unit.
@@Garryck-1 Yep, that's about it.
I will enjoy the next one I've enjoyed all of your videos. all of you are a lot of fun to watch and follow so hats off to you all can't wait to see the new boat floating upon the salt water
Getting exciting , can't wait to see launch day 😁
The last guy that used a funnel on a rim job ended up in the ER with some explaining to do.
I am totally stoked to see you "Splash" your beautiful boat . Love you guys like blood family (better actually) .
I look forward to your next couple videos.
There are a couple good ones headed your way shortly.
You might want to ook at some toilets that use a bag for solids before going with a nature head. Example. "Separret Villa" So much cleaner than a system that needs peat for mixing with solid waste, and no stirring.
I currently have a one with a urine diverter, but there are also ones with jugs that may be better on boats.
Your temporary solution could be outfitted with a bag for solids in about 1 minute I suspect.
We're on our 3rd Nature's Head, currently. Love them. I do like checking out composting toilets I haven't heard of. I'll look into the one you mentioned.
I truly feel your pain on the travel back-and-forth from home to boat. I bought my boat this past summer, 2022, in Kemah, Texas and I currently live in Iowa. More-or-less that is 18 hours of driving just one way. What we do for our lovevof sailing.
Sheesh. That's a long haul! It'll feel good when we get the bulk of the to-do list sorted. I think after 1 more Summer of work, once the standing rigging, chainplates, and through hulls are new, we'll be able to relax on the projects.
Ben, tell me how you gain so much knowledge on your diesel engine. I have fair knowledge of raw water system, and the heat exchanger.. but still trying to figure the rest. Any advice on good RUclips channels or books I should reference?
@@SMM-Mystery Definitely not our's. 😂 Everything you see me do, it's out of necessity. With that said, I've always been fairly comfortable with mechanical things. Do you have a Yanmar? I don't know about any particular RUclips channels to reference, but on Facebook there's a Yanmar Owners Group that has been very handy. Load of helpful people (and few who even know what they're talking about), and a great library of downloadable materials. If you have an engine other than a Yanmar, most of them also have FB groups as well. Nigel Calder also has a great book on diesel engines that covers many aspects of diesels in a very general way, but it's still a fantastic book. I hope that helps.
I like the simple pee place! I always thought a simple cheap pump from the tank would work well but they do crude up easily with that sort of liquid. ( I worry about carrying the full tank to dump….and disconnecting the pipe each time but I’m sure you have it figured out)
FYI, Regular ‘marine grade’ body filler above water cures fast and is not effected by solvent compared to glazing compound.
Cheers Warren
I have some actual 2 part bondo that I use here and there on things. It's not the marine grade stuff though. I wouldn't use it outside, but it's been handy on a few cosmetic interior projects.
@@Sailboatstory I was joking about the marina grade …. But good quality product I is fine outdoors , just protect from uv. I use some white stuff for quick repairs and paint over later….. people so afraid of polyester based products but is what 99% of all boats are made of!
Oh, ha. I gotcha. I was wondering if there really was a marine grade bondo.
Awesomesauce! Excited for you! If you're amateurs, then what does that make me? I'm always impressed with you're ingenuity and execution of boat projects!
Congrats on almost splash time! Will you keep your car there or have someone take it back to Georgia?
I admire your DIY save-some-bucks Loo, but wonder if a, for example, $71 Coleman Porta Potty at Walmart with holdown straps and can takes #1 and #2, might have worked and given you a true double duty toilet. Love the use of auto Bondo used on boat, and in the end, project looked great. Good to hear you finally be sailing S to FL and Bahamas.
Sure. Always multiple ways to solve a problem. We're wrapping up sewing projects, packing up, and will be headed back to the boat ASAP to load up and head out.
All spruced up 👌..good job A fine looking vessel . Will there be a christening launch ceremony & video ? Looking forward to it..😊😊
Nah. Drop her in, slap her on the transom, and say "good luck, boat".
That's about the extent of our ceremony.
In my experience those single pack fillers all shrink over time and end up showing low spots, not so much a issue where you used it but just something to keep in mind
Great. But shouldn't the music for that first segment have been Peechini instead of Puchini?
I believe you’re right!
How about that !...Bondo glazing is still around. I used that stuff on a 1953 Dodge back in 1959 !...
Works like a charm as long as it's not laid on too thick, in which case it never dries underneath. Great for simple cosmetic stuff, but this application was pushing the limits of what it should be used for.
So that would be the stool stool?🤣
The no-stool stool. The stool stool is in the other head.
You tit I love the tune 😅just love your video how dos tambe put up with you 😊 and sound affects 😮👍💕💋🇬🇧👍
I've been called many things, but "tit" is a new one. Kinda like it. Heck, just today, on a different video, apparently I'm a "gringy guy with a dream of living aboard a sailboat who is dragging his family along with him at all costs". I've taken no offense to your comment as I truly know your being playful, but I'll tell ya - for people who are easily offended, RUclips ain't for them.
A #1 toilet only with a mandatory stool. HA!
Did I say it was mandatory? I don't sit or otherwise use the stool when going #1. For a female though - yeah that's be a different story. Of course, the stool still isn't mandatory or otherwise required, but it does make the ascent to the throne require a bit less athleticism. It is a bit comical that there is a "stool" involved though. Maybe I can refer to it as a single-step-ladder.
i work on my boat as i go
I know it's too late but could you role the hose to the back and put the hose down the nick and then attach it to not move behind the bucket?
Did you say that you travelled 6.5 hours round trip? Or 6.5 hours one way! 😳
It takes about 6.5 hours 1 way. 13 hours or so, round trip. We've made the round trip around 11 or 12 times this year. It's been challenging.
@@Sailboatstory that's an amazing commitment to your sailing adventures. I'm a similar distance to my boat so can appreciate the determination you have to get back on the water! 👍
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Okay, talking about toilets . . . . and 'splash time' in the same video . . . . . .
In a composting toilet, it's more of a muffled "clunk", but yeah, I know what you mean.
If you turn your paint bucket upside down the skin will be on the bottom of the paint
Explains a lot. Wait until you get those bugs flying up your crack. Lmao! It's inevitable! Watch Salt and Tar more recent video on composting toilets. We had a dock neighbor with the same issue. Although your used to bugs in Florida.
We had a bug problem once before when we were just learning how to use a composting toilet, but now that we're seasoned veterans on our 3rd Natures Head, we've learned the simple tricks to keep the bugs at bay and they haven't been an issue for years.
@@Sailboatstory I tend to wonder if the composting had eggs in it when they bought it.
I think that's a very real possibility. I seem to recall hearing a story about a bug infestation occurring in un-used, fresh dirt. All it takes is a couple to get them going.
Hopefully there is future video with the bug free toilet hacks.
Just watch for the video that has a flamethrower for the thumbnail.
If you really loved Molly you'd get her a horse, though on the boat it would need to be a small one 🐎🏴☠️
A seahorse is a rather small creature. Molly might accidently harm it trying to ride it. Best she stay with her current pet.
Potty is real
You did well
Real life
It's easier for males, of course
Compost is the best way for so many reasons
You guys are a team
Please forgive me for pointing this out but is your head arrangement pee in the front and poop in the back?
Don’t like opera songs
Me neither.