Does my 20' boat have a head?

Arminius

Arminius

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Oct 30, 2019
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Seattle
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Bowrider 200 Select, 2003
Engines
5.0L MPI, 260 hp w/Alpha 1 Drive
There's also 2' of swim platform with a covered port that I thought was for winching the drive but it's a ways back for that. I'll leave the port open on some pretext and see what transpires. Last week the water was "too cold to tinkle" and "not in my wet suit." We returned to the Club, as required.
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That "port" is just a grab handle for slothing yourself back up on the boat using the swim ladder. That said, I don't see why you couldn't pee in it.
 
Arminius said:
There's also 2' of swim platform with a covered port that I thought was for winching the drive but it's a ways back for that. I'll leave the port open on some pretext and see what transpires. Last week the water was "too cold to tinkle" and "not in my wet suit." We returned to the Club, as required.View attachment 84644 View attachment 84645
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Here ya go, shame that oval isn't round. https://www.amazon.com/Reliance-Pro...et&qid=1588815262&sprefix=Loo+,aps,212&sr=8-1
 
So 2d Chance is a "two-holer",that's afflatuance!
 
The hole in the platform is a pressure relief device. If you are in heavy seas or waves, seawater can move through the port instead of building enough wave pressure to rip off the platform. It’s also a hand hold.

The idea of it being to winch a drive is a new one...can’t really picture that scenario.
 
Could be, except that the little slots are not going to have enough emergency flow to protect the swim platform from a radical upswelling under it. However, the port cover was only held in by four Phillips screws. The cover could well be designed to strip the screwholds and pop out as an emergency relief valve. Think "Perfect Storm."
 
b_arrington said:
The hole in the platform is a pressure relief device. If you are in heavy seas or waves, seawater can move through the port instead of building enough wave pressure to rip off the platform. It’s also a hand hold.

The idea of it being to winch a drive is a new one...can’t really picture that scenario.
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I SeaDek'ed mine.
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Arminius said:
Could be, except that the little slots are not going to have enough emergency flow to protect the swim platform from a radical upswelling under it. However, the port cover was only held in by four Phillips screws. The cover could well be designed to strip the screwholds and pop out as an emergency relief valve. Think "Perfect Storm."
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Its not for water it’s for air pressure. It helps reduce sound from waves at anchor a bit too.
 
Luggable Loos are intended as an accessory for a tent when camping in the wild.

No boat should ever go out without a "I can't believe its not butter" plastic container.
 
This is why we have a cuddy cabin. The least my wife will use is a porta potti.
 
b_arrington said:
The hole in the platform is a pressure relief device. If you are in heavy seas or waves, seawater can move through the port instead of building enough wave pressure to rip off the platform. It’s also a hand hold.

The idea of it being to winch a drive is a new one...can’t really picture that scenario.
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Come on, don’t be a party “pooper!”
I was having fun with the head ideas for hole!
 
First thing a modded on my 2006 280 was epoxy those holes shut. We get annoying short period chop in Nantucket Sound. Waves would get under the platform and the spray would hit me at the helm. No, the platform didn't ripoff.
 
There once was a young lady from Nantucket whose jewel was lighted till she plugged it. When she sat on the loo, the sea turned blue, till the Coast Guard said, "Stop it!"
 
Yea, yea, everyone makes fun of us till your standing on your keel!
:)
 
She thought it was an insulting idea. My timing may have been off. I replaced the decorative cover.
 
Creekwood said:
Its not for water it’s for air pressure. It helps reduce sound from waves at anchor a bit too.
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This is the correct answer... although not as much fun as some of the other ones...
 
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