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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 →

scoobscobie Uncategorized November 9, 2019November 12, 2019 3 Minutes

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A year and eight days ago I moved onto SWALLOW from my 17' Montgomery 17 SWEET PEA. In the past year I've started to learn about what works and doesn't living aboard a 25'on-deck wooden sailboat (SWALLOW'S overall length is 29' including bowsprit and boomkin). My bed is aft port quarterberth. After some fiddling with … Continue reading 373 →

scoobscobie Uncategorized Leave a comment July 25, 2019July 29, 2019 2 Minutes

The poop fairy

On a boat, like on land for our dogs, there is no poop fairy. What goes in must be handled responsibility when it comes out. On SWALLOW I have a Thetford 550 portable potti. This has a five gallon holding tank which stores a week to nine days of 'used' coffee and food. I'm not … Continue reading The poop fairy →

scoobscobie Uncategorized 4 Comments September 20, 2018August 20, 2019 1 Minute

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ADVENTURES IN A TRUCK SLIDE-IN POP-UP CAMPER

Besides owning a sailboat Dave has a truck camper. See how Dave travels overland: Dave’s Camper Site.

My general ramblings

General talk and writings not about sailing, boating or truck camping: Scoob’s ramblings

M17 #375 – SWEET PEA

Before Dave owned SWALLOW he lived on a Montgomery 17. Here is the link to SWEET PEA’s www-site.

Montgomery 15 Named SCRED

Before Dave owned SWALLOW and SWEET PEA he owned an Montgomery 15. Here is the link to SCRED’s www-site.

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