The coronavirus status around the Salish Sea has is only marginally improved. Mask wearing has increased but folks are doing poorly at staying socially distanced. Case numbers are up from where they were in early May ... worse than when everything was shut down in March and April. Since moving back onto SWALLOW back in … Continue reading Covid marina life
Tag: Porta potti
Toilet tips
SWALLOW has no fixed head. I use a Thetford 550 porta potti that sits in the forepeak. The 5 gallon holding tank has enough capacity, one person usage, for a week to 10 days. The challenge is finding a location to dump the potti. Dumping locations are rare in comparison to fixed holding tank pumpout … Continue reading Toilet tips
Weaning
From mid-November till a few weeks ago I've mostly been living an easy boater's life being tied to a dock, or on land in a boat yard, and therefore connected to AC power and having little worry about conserving electric power. As I finally back to a nomadic lifestyle I must regulate how much electricity … Continue reading Weaning