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No problem. I thought your post may have been tongue in cheek. :)

It's there for 5 months.

I can't tell if the coir gives off any scent, woody, earthly, nothin'. Is that because of the venting on my head? Another friend mentioned this on his C-head with cocoa coir. They switched and are happy with a wood-based cat litter. Their C-head is not vented and they are very pleased with...

The first season with a composting head was a complete success. Not liveaboards, we spend about 40-50 days and nights onboard. I used 5 cocoa coir bricks this season. I changed the medium earlier than I had to (I've learned). I could have gotten by with 4. But being new to this, early seemed...

Yeah, I've done it twice. Could these bricks be further dehydrated to start? I leave the coarse broken brick and water for a couple hours, mix a couple times in a bucket. Here's an account from a happy user: 5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for use in modern composting toilet Reviewed in the United...

They have been discussing that ad nauseum for years on the UK boat and off grid composting toilets. I couldn't possibly read them all but the consensus seems to be 6 months that any harmful bacteria can survive. They seem to be advanced in the UK on this subject and much other info you get on...

No, just bagged, tied and put it in the harbor dumpster which is truck tip-type. That's legal and recommended instead of using any small trash receptacle that may be handled. It's a much smaller bag than I expected and not much bigger than some of dog poop bags stuffed in stations around our...

I've taken advice here and elsewhere and start the coir as dry as is possible to break down into the original product. It's hard to understand the advice of "moist to the touch' thinking. That makes no sense to me. Still, it is an amazingly dried product in that 2 quarts of water is the minimum...

I don't think so, haven't so far. There is a gasket between the tank and the diverter and the diverter tapers and funnels through the neck of the tank.

Coco coir bricks. I bought a pack of 5. Each is individually wrapped. I put one in a bucket, add 2 quarts of water and let it sit. That is on the dry side to start (too dry and it doesn't all break up) but I add a bit of water in the OGO, while mixing, if needed. If there is a failure of the...

It has been a while and I promised to wrap this thread up in case someone finds it in the future. I closed the 'loop' and disposed of the solids bin and 're-set' the system. In short, this installation is life-changing on a boat for us. It's so easy and head-odor free. My partner and I keep...

We won’t launch until June so it be a while before I can judge it. Right now, its the best head I ever owned

Yeah, the toll on mine after 50 years was one broken drift and general looseness. While it was still operable,  I took that apart 10+ years ago.  Alden in 59 designed it to be built more substantially than Pearson in the early 60's. Price of course.    One of the toughest tasks was drilling...

We've changed plans: I checked it thoroughly this am and the wood is not so good. We'll have to make the time, now. I asked a friend that is a wooden boat builder about material choices and waiting for a reply.  It's a 60's Pearson Vanguard. Rudder builders they ain't, but they can sail. We...

As the filler dries on my boat, 2 boats down, my son and partners 5k Pearson sits. The rudder feels sort of like a big al dente' lasagna noodle. The last owner, had continually stuffed the cracks (joints between wood stock) with marine rubbery goop. He had brilliantly packed each drift access...

That's common sense, and I would agree. But West (Epoxyworks, etc). say to do the opposite, starting with the biggest patch filling the whole 8-12/1 recess. Their reasoning is that this ensures a better bond as the first patch bonds to all the layers you've uncovered.  But the reality was that...

The notion to simply cut concentric discs of diminishing size works great on paper or in pixels but it's a different reality in a boatyard, on the tailgate of a PU truck, in 10-15kts.  After the first 10 I sort of lost my order, sort of reversing the rule. It's impossible to cut slightly...

The final step in the composting toilet install, is another un-install task. I've never glassed in a thru hull so I'm just following Wests (or somebody), guidelines. I can put to rest the 'old fiberglass hulls are an inch thick!' hyperbole. I didn't measure it but I'd call it a scant 7/16".  I...

I searched my 10K Compost Toilets for Boats and Off Grid Living group and this is an old subject.  This is the first thread that came up and you can see 42 responses. I've skimmed these and a few others and outside of actual bidets and composting toilet set ups for off grid, there's few clever...

If the preponderance of bidet toilet seats on my feeds is any indication, then you are onto something that is just around the corner in the marine industry. However, I can't see the design light in the tunnel, yet.  We installed a Toto seat in a property a couple seasons back. Very expensive...