Toilet paper down the loo?

[Hunterlees]

One of my pals worked on a VLCC some time ago. Whilst at the bow he felt the urgent need to defecate, so lowered his overalls and proceeded. When he pulled up his overalls something hot and steamy smacked him on the back of his head……..?

 

[PabloPicasso]

You had us all keyed-up for an Andex-based final line.

Presumably one could keep a bucket handy (with a close-fitting lid), in the wheelhouse of an LM, for relief at the wheel with something approaching privacy?

It's another huge benefit of motorsailing that I'd not considered. ? This must have been before your current boat.

Combining the heads with the nav seat. Brilliant idea, do you think it'll catch on?

 

[Greenheart]

As Homer said, "every man in America will want one".

It'd save all that perilous moving around during boisterous weather.
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[Hermit]

I buy the special stuff that disintegrates quickly and stuff it in a paper bag with stones if within 12 miles and it goes overboard. Over 12 miles and flush.

So you walk along the beach and collect stones to weigh down your paper bag full of poo-covered paper at some indeterminate time in the future? That is a level of planning that goes well beyond anything I have ever thought of.

 

[Dellquay13]

So you walk along the beach and collect stones to weigh down your paper bag full of poo-covered paper at some indeterminate time in the future? That is a level of planning that goes well beyond anything I have ever thought of.

Is that why my missus has made a little display of grey pebbles on the bathroom window ledge?

 

[Sailingsaves]

Some years ago I was once sailing along single-handed one afternoon when I had a sudden urgent need to open my bowels. Being a weekend and in the Solent there were quite a lot of boats about, but at that moment none near me nor on my intended path for some distance, so I engaged the autopilot and dashed below.

Once on the toilet it became immediately apparent this was no ordinary event, my guts felt like they were turning themselves inside out, and a distressing amount of time, and other stuff, passed with no end in sight. I was starting to get very nervous about the risk of a collision, but was greatly conflicted by the thought of the appalling mess that would be created if I dashed back to the cockpit mid-flow.

Fortunately, despite initially seeming to the contrary, it turned out the capacity of my digestive system was not infinite; the horrendous crash I was gritting my teeth in anticipation of never came; and I got back to the cockpit to find the boat jilling along nicely among, but not too close to, other boats.

proper plsnning

So you walk along the beach and collect stones to weigh down your paper bag full of poo-covered paper at some indeterminate time in the future? That is a level of planning that goes well beyond anything I have ever thought of.

Proper planning prevents p---- poor performance. I bought the paper bags on ebay

 

[Bilgediver]

For Dyno-Rodding the pipes, or for cleaning oneself? ?

Depends which size brush is fitted.

 

[KeelsonGraham]

I'm surprised we've yet to hear mention of the reputed old-time cruising tradition that cuts out all risk of blocked heads , i.e. attending to one's business while hanging over the side of the boat.

I did this once on a crossing of the North Sea years ago, just for the experience. Having none of the old-time maritime indifference to privacy in such matters I did this while I was on watch in the cockpit and everyone else was safely tucked up below. I found it quite difficult to relax sufficiently for the intended operation while hanging on, literally, for dear life to the solid guardrails, toes hooked over the lee gunwhale, as the boat rushed and rolled along, and the waves and wake rushed by just below my bottom.

It's an experience I'm glad I've had, and one I've catalogued as a solution to potential future problems that I hope not to have need to resort to.

If you're planning to have this as a routine, I'd recommend a knee high bulwark around the deck to sit on, and (very) solid guardrails to hang on to.

Isn’t that why they invented sugar scoops with ladders?