![]() I told him I needed 1/2 down to start and the balance on completion. I told him the cost, which he was quite surprised how high it was, as he only paid $55.00 or so dollars for the kit. He wanted it waterlined, the sails made with an old bedsheet he provided with his dad's monogram on it, the registration hull number, etc. There were more specifics he wanted included. said I wanted to look the job over so I could give him a price and we could meet again in a couple weeks. ![]() We had quite a discussion about the rigging, (terminology was part of the issue), but that was seemingly resolved. We met, he had specific ideas about color, and other stuff he remembered about the boat. It was more than he wanted to tackle though. His father owned a lightning, so when he found a kit of one he bought it. The fella apparently was a model railroader and wanted a boat to put in his setup. And the best part is, you have all the advantages of a toilet and holding tank without giving up a single square foot of storage space.This build started as a commission build, a little over 3 years ago. Total cost including the pumpout hose, vent line and a deck pumpout fitting is about $200-a fraction of what you'd spend for toilet, tank and all the related plumbing needed. ![]() No plumbing needed except a vent line and pumpout hose-so no new holes in the boat.and -0- maintenance needed except for rinsing out the tank-which you can do with a bucket while it's being pumped out. The "MSD" designation in the model name/number means it has fittings for a pumpout line and vent line, and is designed to be permanently installed (actually just sturdier brackets than portables, so you could still take it off the boat if you absolutely have to), which means that although it's still called a PORTApotty, you don't have to carry anything off the boat to empty it.Ī 5-6 gallon model holds 50-60 flushes.you'd need at least a 30 gal tank to hold that many from a manual marine toilet. Replace the portable portapotty with an "MSD" portapotty. All that will eat up at least 1/3 of your storage space, cost you several hundred $$ and require a lot of maintenance. A marine toilet and holding tank will require adding at least one below-waterline thru-hull for the flush water inlet line, several feet of hose from the toilet to the tank and at least a 15-18 gal tank to have one that will last two people longer than 24 hours. ![]()
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