Toilet technique

[Nostrodamus]

Is there a technique for going to the heads?
Not in a marina but when sailing and you have got all you wet weather gear and life jacket on.
Trying to go over the side in weather can be dangerous for obvious reasons and the chances are you will also get covered in it.
Going to the heads is much the same. You need about six hands.
The zip on the trousers never seems to go down far enough.
The easiest way is to take most of the stuff off but when short handed it is a pain and time consuming.
Holding the trousers down, aiming in approximately the right direction and keeping yourself upright and safe from being thrown around is a technique I have never fully mastered.
Any useful tips.. I must be missing something.. usually the toilet.

 

[bbg]

Pee in a bucket? Or have a bucket of water handy, pee in the cockpit and rinse away.

 

[Nostrodamus]

Pee in a bucket? Or have a bucket of water handy, pee in the cockpit and rinse away.

So that is why it's called a cockpit !!!!

 

[dylanwinter]

So that is why it's called a cockpit !!!!

scoop bailer is good when modesty allows

if going below

sit down man!

D

 

[lustyd]

The zip on the trousers never seems to go down far enough.

I've never had this problem with my trousers, although I guess all the zips are the same so...

 

[lotusman]

drink hot fruit juice instead of diuretic coffee to reduce frequency

have used centre board case on dinghy with success but make sure there is no risk of running aground

otherwise heave to, sit down

 

[dylanwinter]

Pee in a bucket? Or have a bucket of water handy, pee in the cockpit and rinse away.

no, no, no

I would be outraged if a guest on Katie L got his JT out and started peeing in the corner of my lovely cockpit

 

[Baggy]

I use the Highland Spring water bottle.. ( or similar )

when empty converts to the P-pot 1A.

freshly squeezed lemonade anyone...

 

[prv]

I used to use a bucket when things were bouncy on KS, but then on one trip a visiting forumite produced a washed-out plastic milk bottle, and that was much more convenient.

Going below in bouncy weather should be a sit-down job - obviously a time-consuming affair if all togged up, hence the milk bottle.

Pete

 

[Nostrodamus]

I used to use a bucket when things were bouncy on KS, but then on one trip a visiting forumite produced a washed-out plastic milk bottle, and that was much more convenient.

Going below in bouncy weather should be a sit-down job - obviously a time-consuming affair if all togged up, hence the milk bottle.

Pete

I can see you in A and E with it stuck... well nurse, you are not going to believe this!

 

[bbg]

no, no, no

I would be outraged if a guest on Katie L got his JT out and started peeing in the corner of my lovely cockpit

Not in the corner. In the center!

 

[Sandyman]

Since when has a ship/boat/yacht had a toilet onboard ? Its called the bl00dy HEADS

 

[Nostrodamus]

Since when has a ship/boat/yacht had a toilet onboard ? Its called the bl00dy HEADS

A rose is a rose by any other name.
Sailing terms are for sailors.. I am just moving around on a boat.

 

[VicS]

Small bucket is one answer ........ not a 3 gallon builders bucket ..... just a small one that can be held.

Wide necked bottle is another....... I keep one in the car as well now

If using the ship's facilities kneeling is preferable to siting we always found. Does not require removal of so much clothing.

 

[NealB]

Since when has a ship/boat/yacht had a toilet onboard ? Its called the bl00dy HEADS

As you undoubtedly know, it was called the 'heads' only because that's the location where calls of nature were answered ie at the heads (bows) of the ship.

Therefore, if your loo is not situated at the heads, it seems quite reasonable to me (a self-confessed pedantic old git), to refer to it as a loo/ toilet/ bog or whatever!

 

[Nostrodamus]

Small bucket is one answer ........ not a 3 gallon builders bucket ..... just a small one that can be held.

Wide necked bottle is another....... I keep one in the car as well now

If using the ship's facilities kneeling is preferable to siting we always found. Does not require removal of so much clothing.

Looks like bottles are essential kit on a boat then..

 

[Nostrodamus]

we have beds, left and right, kitchen, upstairs and down. does it matter as long as you understand each other.

 

[VicS]

Since when has a ship/boat/yacht had a toilet onboard ? Its called the bl00dy HEADS

Not quite
According to the Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea

heads

the name given to that part of the older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak which was used by the crew as their lavatory. In the US Navy it was simply known as the head, but in the Royal Navy the word was always used in the plural to indicate the weather and lee sides, seamen being expected to use the lee side so that all effluent fell clear into the sea. They were floored with gratings so that the sea could assist in washing them clean.​

 

[Sandyman]

we have beds, left and right, kitchen, upstairs and down. does it matter as long as you understand each other.

That explains a lot.

 

[[10753]]

How about a funnel with hose on the end that can be stuck in the cockpit drain ? Never tried it but it might work.