Re: P-19's big brother

james nolan (nolan_laboratories@email.msn.com)
Sat, 7 Aug 1999 21:40:45 -0600

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Perry:
Thanks for the info. My previous data on composting toilets was from an
outfit in California (don't recall the name) and Lehman's non electric
catalog (330-857-5757). Lehmans is a good one. Both places specialized in
large house toilets and consumed a bit of electricity. Your reference
included a marine toilet that looks interesting. Some very minor drawbacks
of the unit are: it uses a small heater, it has to vent, you have to add
peat moss to it and the size is slightly large for the Potter. It is
definitely a go for a larger boat. My questions are two: a. If you eat a
high fiber diet do you still have to add peatmoss? b. Since the unit is
larger than a porta potty, I must carefully consider where to install it.
Perhaps the poop deck?

Jim Nolan P-19, P-15, 138T, #6 LGYC

-----Original Message-----
From: Perry W. Phillips <perrywphillips@prayercircle.org>
To: james nolan <nolan_laboratories@email.msn.com>; potter mail list
<wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Friday, August 06, 1999 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: P-19's big brother

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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>Jim,
>
>I can never tell when your joking or serious, so I'll cautiously wade in
and try
>to answer just the following three questions. If your spoofing, then you
got
>me...
>
>>Are composting toilets made for sailboats or are they custom?
>
>SunMar makes a composting toilet for sailboats see http://www.sun-mar.com/
>
>>Is methane a by product of composting?
>
>If so, it would be in such minute amounts as to be impractical for use.
Mother
>Earth News magazine has run some interesting but complicated methane
production
>septic systems in years past. It requires an airtight and anti-static
capture
>system since methane is extremely volatile.
>
>>Can I use the compost to grow bean sprouts?
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>All you need is water and a container for growing bean sprouts, but you can
use
>the composted soil for growing wheatgrass, onions, and other healthy
shallow
>soil foods. Check out Kenneth Neumeyers book "Sailing the Farm". Very
good
>reading.
>
>Perry
>
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