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Posted by member Eric Pearson on Monday 4 October 2010

My Hardy Pilot SE has the Jabsco sea toilet mounted athwartships ie pointing out into the cabin so that the door can not be closed while the facilities are in use. I've seen several photographs of Hardy Pilots for sale with the sea toilet mounted fore and aft (usually facing for'ard)which seems to allow occupancy with the door closed. It looks to me as if the pipes can be relocated, but the raised floor seems to present some problems which I haven't figured out how to get round yet - the deck curves up at edges preventing toilet going completely back along the bulkhead. I'm not sure what the significance of the raised area is and don't want to compromise any buoyancy tanks or strengthening fillets. Has anyone got any experience in this area?

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Posted by member Stephen Pickthall on Wednesday 26 March 2008

Fitting a toilet is not impossible , take a look at the Vetus website , download their catalouge and take a look at pages 78 /79 there are some good diagrams there that will show you what is involved. You will need to decide wheteher to have sea pump out or tank deck pump out or both that of course means the boat will need to be out of the water to fit the skin fitting through the hull. Everything else is straightforward except that the sanitation hose can be a devil to bend handle, unless you put it into a bucket of hot water first, same goes for when you need to attach the ends to joints. Tec tanks is another company that may be able to help you source a made to size waste tank and all the bits you may need.

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Posted by member Andy Mcmullan on Saturday 22 March 2008

Hi Kerry Practical boat owner magazine a few months back had an article about a guy fitting a holding tank and toilet into an old 19 foot cruiser. What he did was well executed and good value and would be ideal for the pilot. The holding tank would fit under the starboard bunk. If you look on the YBW.com website you should be able to look back at the article list and buy the copy. If I come across the article I'll repost with the copy date. I have sat on the toilet of pilots with the toilet oriented both ways. I think I prefered the bow/stern way as I could get the toilet door closed and still sit down. A bit of a squeeze but managable.The other way you have to keep the door open. Cheers Andy

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