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[bilbobaggins]

This may be more relevant to those who sail Classic Boats....

Many owner/skippers provide a rubber bucket in the cockpit, at night, for piddling in without activating the 'wake-up-the-dead' Jabsco/Blake or swinging precariously from a backstay.

How do peeps, concerned both about the proprieties and the hygiene, feel about this? Should there be more than one bucket? His and hers, perhaps, with symbols? Should there be another one reserved for washing up the coffee mugs? What protocols do forumeers adopt on passage, say, to Cherbourg? And on the way back? Does Johnny Foreigner do it different.....?

Neither Cunliffe nor Coles offers us any guidance, in any of their publications. There's nothing in the RYA Day Skipper Practical syllabus, nor in the Competent Crew booklet. The RNLI are silent on this subject. What's a boy to do.....?

 

[sarabande]

ummm, I sailed on a certain boat last year, and was introduced to "Phil the Funnel".

A large plastic fuel funnel, complete with an extension delivery tube inserted into the sternmost cockpit drain. Use of Phil was part of Standing Orders at night.

Mark you, the sight of the eighteen stone skipper "praying" on his knees drew a round of applause from the off-watch crew from the companionway....

 

[Pete7]

How do peeps, concerned both about the proprieties and the hygiene, feel about this? Should there be more than one bucket? His and hers, perhaps, with symbols? Should there be another one reserved for washing up the coffee mugs?

I was under the impression that urine is sterile, so assuming the bucket is clean then its okay to use it to wash the coffee mugs up in the morning after a night sail

Pete

 

[DaveS]

I find a 2 litre plastic milk bottle quite convenient.

 

[machurley22]

The milk bottle sounded like a good idea but the problem, when I tried it, was that I had to cut away so much of the neck that the bit left was too small to safely contain a significant leak.

 

[Neddie_Seagoon]

One bucket on rope. Chuck it and flush it.

 

[Searush]

There really is no reason not to just pee in the cockpit if you can't leave the tiller. The drains will carry it away & a bucket of seawater at some convenient time later will keep everything clean & sanitised. If it is rough, or raining there will be enough clean water passing thro' the drains anyway.

 

[srm]

See no problem with using a bucket and have been doing so for years. My standing orders are no peeing over the side and if feeling sick use the side deck or bucket DO NOT lean over rail. Its easy enough to clean any fairly fresh discharge off the deck or cockpit with a bucket or two of sea water. I prefer cleaning the deck once or twice a season to searching for someone who went over the side.
On one occasion there was a police diver in the crew - he agreed with me as about 50% of the male bodies her recovers have their trousers around their ankles.

 

[puddock]

The milk bottle sounded like a good idea but the problem, when I tried it, was that I had to cut away so much of the neck that the bit left was too small to safely contain a significant leak.

Maybe, you should splash out and buy a 2litre carton rather than the 1/2 litre version.