The Head, To Use Or Not To Use, That Is The Question?

I love my separate shower stall so much that I take almost as many showers on the boat during the season as I do at home.
If I’m puttering around on the boat and get sweaty, I jump in the shower before heading home. If I go straight to the boat from the gym in the morning, I jump in the shower.
Great way to keep using up the 100 gallons in the fresh water tank so it stays fresh.
I use the heads on the boat all the time, but I have to admit that if I have the opportunity to drop the bomb in a clean place other than on the boat I take it. The heads get used for that only if no other clean option is available.
Makes no sense at all, but being a bit OCD, neither do a lot of things I do.
My wife tells me all the time that they make medication for people like me.
 
If you've got it - use it. On my 3rd cruiser now - first with a separate shower stall. We showered on both other ones with the full "wet" heads - but very nice now to not have to dry it out after showering before continuing on with the day. Pump out anytime I want for free at the fuel dock or for $30 they will pump me out on Tuesdays...
 
hottoddie said:
Don't me started on the red wine thing! :(
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HEY! I resemble that remark. Ain't nobody gonna drink no red wine on my boat, no how, no way. The red wine consumption section is the same as the smoking section--they're both 25' aft of the swim platform. Unless we're on plane, then it's only 20'.
 
ASH said:
If you were shopping for a boat and the advertisement said 15 year old boat that has never been cooked on, slept on, never started the microwave, never started the water heater, never used in salt water, always stored under a roof on a lift, never been rained on, never used the head....Would that not add value to you???? It does me and for that reason I have a boat that meets all those criteria....It adds a "premium" in some buyers minds.


Also where we boat we mostly tie up with "go fast" boats that do not have a head...A "public restroom" scenario is soon to follow.


We are on an inland lake and very few would sleep on boats at Lake of the Ozarks.
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I didn’t buy a $300,000 dollar boat to not use it. Mine will bring top dollar because I use it regularly and maintain it to a very high standard. I know people that have those no number two rules and that’s not the only thing that makes them peculiar.
 
Guess I'm a bit on the other side of the coin. Our new to us boat has a great head and separate shower...but if at the slip, I much rather us to walk to the facility for using the head. Clean, air-conditioned facility helps a lot. On the water it's a different story, at least for the gals - if they gotta go, they gotta go. I guess I just don't like the idea of carrying around a bunch of #1 and #2 if it's not necessary.
 
ASH said:
If you were shopping for a boat and the advertisement said 15 year old boat that has never been cooked on, slept on, never started the microwave, never started the water heater, never used in salt water, always stored under a roof on a lift, never been rained on, never used the head....Would that not add value to you???? It does me and for that reason I have a boat that meets all those criteria....It adds a "premium" in some buyers minds.


Also where we boat we mostly tie up with "go fast" boats that do not have a head...A "public restroom" scenario is soon to follow.


We are on an inland lake and very few would sleep on boats at Lake of the Ozarks.
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We to are on a inland lake, We spend more than half our time in a cove for the weekend as most all cruiser folks do. What would be the reason you do not sleep over night in the Ozarks? Just curios.
 
We have never thought twice about not using our own head.... What is wrong with you people???
 
We use the crap out of ours. There are folks that will only pee in them - they have the stinkiest boats too. Gotta poop if you're going to pee in them as the poop actually helps break down stuff.
 
Woody said:
In a lot of cases I think people just don't know how to use their toilet properly, they're afraid of messy bowls and system clogs.
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Close but in my case I have a fear of plumbing repair.... I hate and despise plumbing to the point of throwing up a bit in my mouth coupled with small convulsions .... The only thing worse than doing it myself is paying a plumber to do it. :)

So to minimize an opportunity for a #2 repair... we use the toilet primarily for #1 and we walk to use facilities for #2 unless there aren't any or there is an urgent need.
 
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Gofirstclass said:
HEY! I resemble that remark. Ain't nobody gonna drink no red wine on my boat, no how, no way. The red wine consumption section is the same as the smoking section--they're both 25' aft of the swim platform. Unless we're on plane, then it's only 20'.
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What if I promise to use a Sippy Cup :D
 
We use ours like we are at home and besides the initial hassle of de bugging the system, I’ve never had a problem.

We use Scott brand RV paper as sparingly as possible and never had a clog.

The shower is excellent as well, but I have to say that if it were a wet head, usage would be rare.
 
My head has never been used. Our primary lake is a mile across, and there are no pump out facilities available. I would have to slurp it out with a shop vac at home. We go to shore and used the flusher on land.
We are always doing water sports, and we don't allow alcohol on board. It's not compatible with the higher alertness level needed for towing people. If we were hanging out on a cruiser, everything would be different.
 
We use our head as necessary. I use Noflex and have had zero odor or clogging issues.
Keeping systems on a boat unused to enhance resale makes no sense to me. I look for proper maintenance and timley upgrades in a potential boat purchase.
 
On my 290 we used it just like home, never an issue. Most people think #2 is bad, but actually #1 will smell worse. We always ended the weekend with two full bowls of freshwater flushed down it and pumped out every 2 weeks or so. Primary reason for me to look for a new boat is to get one with a head - a real head, not a porta potty. The fleet command (wife / daughter) would keel haul me if I told them the head was not to be used!
 
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[QUOTE="Soulshine, post: 1088498, member: 42862]
We use Scott brand RV paper as sparingly as possible and never had a clog.[/QUOTE]

Do you have users declare their intentions and requisition two sheets of paper before entering the room?
 
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