Passage peeing

[Beelzebub]

Is it worse to pee down a cockpit drain or pick up the mainsheet only to find one's loved one has vomited over it?

Ha Ha! I remember one race when we were near the Casquets at about 02.00, beating into a force 4 wind against tide, sea quite confused. One of our guys took to copious vomiting in he cockpit. Mugsy here on mainsheet, not wearing gloves, found the mainsheet to become extremely slippery all of a sudden. I could feel chunks of goodness -knows-what passing between my fingers and splattering me in the face (I had a beard then, so the pieces stuck) and generally all over. As dawn approached somebody suggested that I looked as if I'd spilled minestrone all over myself.

 

[LadyInBed]

Or a plastic pop bottle with the top cut off. ?

Milk containers have a handle ?

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Milk containers have a handle ?

But they don't fit in my cockpit cubby ;-)

In rough weather I kneel on the cockpit floor facing aft. I've often though it must look like I'm praying ????

 

[Poignard]

Ha Ha! I remember one race when we were near the Casquets at about 02.00, beating into a force 4 wind against tide, sea quite confused. One of our guys took to copious vomiting in he cockpit. Mugsy here on mainsheet, not wearing gloves, found the mainsheet to become extremely slippery all of a sudden. I could feel chunks of goodness -knows-what passing between my fingers and splattering me in the face (I had a beard then, so the pieces stuck) and generally all over. As dawn approached somebody suggested that I looked as if I'd spilled minestrone all over myself.

An unnecessarily graphic account.

 

[Poignard]

Milk containers have a handle ?

. . . . and sharp edges . . . .

 

[38mess]

Just pee in the sink.

Richard

Like at home? ?

 

[Trickyh]

How is Mr foxes rule enforced? Does the head door also have to left open to ensure the directive is adhered to?

 

[RichardS]

Like at home? ?

Shower.

Richard

 

[johnalison]

How is Mr foxes rule enforced? Does the head door also have to left open to ensure the directive is adhered to?

He has CCTV in all the cabins.

 

[John the kiwi]

Human bodies are a terrible piece of product design.

Agreed. Must have been a civil engineer. Who else would route a sewer through an amusement
park?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

That's impressive - is that battery operated or wired into the 12v system? & where have you placed the actual LED light?

Better hope it's not wired up to a genes could have electrifying and startling results.

 

[Gary Fox]

How is Mr foxes rule enforced? Does the head door also have to left open to ensure the directive is adhered to?

My experienced crew have common sense and good manners, so if the chaps piss in the heads, they sit down without even being asked.
Your peeping-tom fantasy, plus John Alison's CCTV comment, hint at sordid fetishes best kept to yourselves

 

[Gary Fox]

Shower.

Richard

Golden?

 

[Poignard]

Golden?

Trump

(I assume this has become a word association game)

 

[Trickyh]

"Did you remember to pee sitting down ?" Enquires Mr fox with a stern glare.. "of course skip!" Replies Rodger, hastily avoiding eye contact and wishing to God the trip would end at the next marina.

 

[RupertW]

Yes HissyFit it's a good point;

For starters, one hand is needed to hold on.

If you are wearing oilskins, lifejacket, HBC and the usual clobber, it all needs unzipping, unbuttoning, pulling down and holding clear of the impending golden stream. That's two hands.

The heads lid and seat probably need holding up. Another hand required.

The organ in question needs a firm but accurate grip. Four hands so far, or is it five?

Remind me again: why is someone insisting that standing up is a good idea?

Not really. In most heads including ours you can brace yourself with your legs and a shoulder so no hands needed even in rough weather. Then just one hand to pull the zip up on your oilies trousers and sort yourself out. If you heads are in the right position then the seat will rest far back and can’t fall - if not a simple catch can be fitted.

So we’ve never gone for the “sit down” rule and those who have failed tend to choose to sit down next time. As said above the heads can be cleaned quickly with the shower hose and a spray of Jif there is a problem.

 

[Sandy]

Is it just me who thinks that sailing salopettes are poorly designed? That front zip with the big flap of material just does not make using the heads easy.

 

[LadyInBed]

. . . . and sharp edges . . . .

Never found it an issue, decent scissors help.

 

[DanTribe]

I used to sail with a skipper who used a length of 32mm pvc waste pipe to pee overside. Then a crew member brought his own 50mm pipe.
"Sorry Alan, your pipe is too tight for me".

 

[johnphilip]

Anyone remember the RNLI reports on the DOWF syndrome?