A. Personally I thought it to be a marine type toilet and that removal would leave him with a large hole in the hull. Any other ideas? Contact me.
"Yes it is a marine toilet made by BHN Inc USA. To use it firstly you open the bottom valve slightly at the same time drawing the rubber dome head up into the cabin. Cover the hole in the middle of the handle to create a vacuum, this will pull water into the toilet. Unclip the dome head to use. To flush re-clip the dome head into position. With the dome head extended into the cabin. Open the bottom valve at the same time pushing the dome down. At the bottom of the stroke close bottom valve."
A: Ian Harvey from Vaaldam RSA with his Viv20 "Dreamone" wrote:
"Yes it is fact that I did capsize my Vivacity. When I first got the boat she only had a main and a jib and after sailing for a while I felt the need for a bit more speed especially in the light winds. Anyway I went off and bought a Genoa for the boat and the first time out with it during a race we started with no wind at all and then it started to pick up and I was keeping up with the fleet very well but then tore the Genoa on the spreader so had to drop sail and go back to the normal jib. After having had the sail repaired I was once again in a race coming out of Rose Bay on the final leg to LDYC and the finish beating very close to the wind which was quite strong but also a bit gusty I was caught unawares and over we went. I was left standing on the boom and scrambling up and over the boat. I was standing on the one keel wondering what I should be doing. Should I get in the cabin to try and retrieve the car keys, cell phone or what. The boat had by this time turned slightly and the sail was lying in the water pointing to the wind and the wind caught the sail and up she came very quickly I missed my footing and landed up in the water hanging on to the boat. A speed boat that was in the area came to my assistance and they commented on how quickly the boat came up. I must tell you for me it was like an eternity. Anyway once my heart rate got back to normal I started clean up operations. She had taken on a fair amount of water as the hatch was open but it was all in the bilge with various other items like my false teeth. Anyway I must have thrown out about thirty litres of water and made my way back to SPYC. Not finishing the race needless to say. Most people are quite amazed that I managed to tip her over but it was a case of to much wind to much sail and not enough hands."