Sitting down to pee..

Not sure about sitting down . . . .

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We have the rule that everyone sits down to use the heads - I happily pee over the stern when there is no one else around - but we always wear life jackets and I clip on first.
 
The terminology in USA actually OFS ( open fly syndrome ) accounting for more boatng deaths than any other cause.
The other euphermisum 'Gentlemen over the side after dark' Probably helps OFS. The very best over the side story. Friends with a Nicholson 42 were heard to comment when a party member wanted to pee over the side was 'it will stain the tumblehome'. Now Gentleman over the side after dark has become ' Just going to stain the tumblehome'!!! Sorry to Wild Irish Rose for this. Our printed message in the heads is 'Gentlemen should be seated at all times'!!!
 
The heads in my boat are right next to the bunk, so I ask gents on my boat to sit, and have to accept that I will have to replace the toilet seats more often.
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Problem with sitting down on a standard, smaller than domestic size marine loo is squashing one's tackle thru the gap. And on a 26 footer I recommend that people strip in the cabin and revese in..........it's what I do.

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I understand this is referred to as a sniper attack, where one pees through the gap between the lid and the bowl, wetting ones lowered trollies. Courtesy of Rogers profanasaurus.
 
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FDFO - I have googled it and come up with nothing. So I have sent two messages - one to the USCG and one to Snopes to try to find out if there is any truth to this rumour. I'll report back if I get any response.

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Just to follow up on my earlier post - here is the answer I got from the USCG:

Dear Sir,

The Coast Guard does NOT use such an acronym. Although we do know that people have fallen overboard in this manner, it is not something on which we keep statistics.

Regard,

Commander Steven Stilleke
U.S. Coast Guard
Office of Search & Rescue
Washington, DC
 
*confession*

In a rather nasty gale I accidentally weed over someone's electric flushing mechanism, shorted the circuit and couldn't turn the thing off! I've always sat down since then, though sniper attacking ones oilies isn't very pleasant.
 
I have seen a good sign on a yacht that reads:-

"Gentlemen please be seated
Ladies please remain seated for the entire performance"

Seems to work
 
The best and cheapest accessory I bought for our boat in recent years is a rough weather pee bucket, namely a kiddies beach bucket which I adapted by replacing the flimsy plastic handle with a spliced line and lanyard. Mine is in a very tasteful shade of pale blue and sits tied to the pushpit rail ready for use when required. I bought a good quality medium sized one from the tourist shop at the bottom of Lymington Quay hill for £1.50. This is infinitely better IMO to clambering down below in a blow and trying to hit a moving target or risking falling overboard.

I bought SWMBO a 'ladies adapter' (see here) for Christmas in case she wished to use my blue bucket but apparently she would have preferred something in gold, I can't think why.
 
I was always told the golden rule was never to pee into the wind.

I was also told there are only two sorts of submariners, those who pee in the washbasins, and those who admit to peeing in the washbasins.

I'm firmly in the 'bucket and chuck it' tendency myself

Tim
 
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Then you are not Googling properly.


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Your Google must work differently to mine. When I Google FDFO the first relevant hit is this thread. I haven't checked every single hit, but there is nothing relevant in the first few pages.

Not surprising, really, as the USCG confirmed to me that they don't use that acronym.
 
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Your Google must work differently to mine......

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No, they all work the same way.

My search was broader than yours i.e. coastguard flies undone

A bit like Biggles
 
I can\'t believe

no one has mentioned the bailer... dinghy or tender bailers are absolutely custom size for your average pee. Peeing into a bailer stops you hitting your head in the heads, wobbling about on the toerail or whatever other method you use. With a bit of string you can tow it in your wash, just the same way as you can wash frying pans. Use separate bits of string of course.
 
I was looking specifically for the acronym FDFO. If I had intended to do a broader search, I would have done it.

So, by doing a broader search, you weren't "googling properly" .
 
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