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raycarlson wrote:i reccomend an enlistment in the army or navy for two or three years. after sitting knee to knee in the latrine every day with seven other guys all taking a dump and farting you lose any need you may have had for any type of privacy. dumping will become a cherished social event and you will appreciate the good company.

Yeah, already in the Army. I've had my fair share of dumping with lots of soldiers around...my wife? Not so much.

Divecoz wrote: Change the swing on the present door to swing out across that "path" and block off the Main Cabin ..

I'm kind of liking that idea

Y.B.Normal wrote:I modified the head door by shimming the hinges about 1/2". The door now swings out against the quarter berth and still has enough room to close in the normal manner.

Yeap, hadn't thought of that. Simple. I'll probably just do that.

parrothead wrote:josonio,

You may already have located this mod posting, but if not... http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=682

I was looking at that and would like to do it. However, I'm uncomfortable drilling anything into the boat without knowing what I'm doing. Also, do you have to pick out material, cut it to size, and then sew it those little grommets? It looks beautiful, I just don't know if I want to spend that much time doing it.

Yes -- material selection, measuring, cutting & sewing are all essential steps in this approach.
Who does them is a local decision

raycarlson wrote:i reccomend an enlistment in the army or navy for two or three years. after sitting knee to knee in the latrine every day with seven other guys all taking a dump and farting you lose any need you may have had for any type of privacy. dumping will become a cherished social event and you will appreciate the good company.

Brings new meaning to :Male Bonding" lol

parrothead wrote:josonio,

You may already have located this mod posting, but if not... http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=682

Love the manatee shower curtain!

Catigale wrote:Number one and number two functions are nothing. Try being on a boat with 5 tweens and 4 periods...one of them her first...

Okay. Now you're just scaring me....

Knee deep in crap. Get rid of the door and loose 25 lbs of boat weight, than get a curtain.
Dave

Catigale wrote:Number one and number two functions are nothing. Try being on a boat with 5 tweens and 4 periods...one of them her first...

The admiral and I were just discussing this last weekend when we were in the cabin "working on the boat"...(we were finding the best arrangement for the peaches).

For the short term, we're talking about the springy curtain rod with a cheap curtain (the kind you thread the rod through)...as this would only be used when "others" are aboard, seeing as we needn't the privacy when it's just the two of us...

But I'm also really liking the reverse-hinge idea to make the door swing the other way!!
Has anyone with their centerboard-raising cable routed to the top tried this? Interference with that is the only thing I'm thinking would be a drawback.

And just for kicks...has anyone found that a latch of some kind was included on the INSIDE of the head door for you to hold the door shut from the inside??? What do you do about that?

I'm with Dave, ditch the door and make a curtain.

Marc

Ditto what Dave said. I have not done it yet but plan to. I am tired of having my knees in my face.

We decided on door removal vice door mod when we installed the composting head.

Bob

Parrothead,
Like the shirt sported by the seamstress. I live on Isle Of Palms. The One Eyed Parrot is no more thought.

Bob

No seamstress needed privacy curtain.


see this mod on the mods page:
http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/in ... ?view=1579
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