Rotordude
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The time has come to fit a new loo fitted to our boat..now John Bone has retired any body got any Chichester Harbour recommendations? (the boat is at Northney)
Are you changing model of loo or replacing like for like? Pipes changed as well?The time has come to fit a new loo fitted to our boat..now John Bone has retired any body got any Chichester Harbour recommendations? (the boat is at Northney)
Or better, use a heat gun and make them hotter than you think is sensible and they just slide on. I've not found hot water very effective and it doesn't get the plastic malleable enough whereas the heat gun gets it nice and pliable once up to temperature and makes the job very easy indeed.To get 'em on, dunk the end of the pipe in hot water for a minute and slather the fitting with washing up liquid, and they'll go on, though it might still take a bit of swearing to persuade them.
changing the whole shebang Lavac to Jabsco.....(I hate Lavacs but have been putting it off until now)Are you changing model of loo or replacing like for like? Pipes changed as well?
A bit unusual that you don't like the lavac.changing the whole shebang Lavac to Jabsco.....(I hate Lavacs but have been putting it off until now)
You think? Never seen one for sale or on a boat so it would seem to me that it's unusual to want one rather than the other way around.A bit unusual that you don't like the lavac.
changing the whole shebang Lavac to Jabsco.....(I hate Lavacs but have been putting it off until now)
That is perhaps because it is over twice the price of a Jabsco and the latter is perfectly adequate for most people - just not as simple well made and trouble free. If you go back to the days before Jabsco came on the market Lavac dominated the OE market in the UK as the alternatives were either poorly designed and made or very expensive.You think? Never seen one for sale or on a boat so it would seem to me that it's unusual to want one rather than the other way around.
changing the whole shebang Lavac to Jabsco.....(I hate Lavacs but have been putting it off until now)
Perhaps, or perhaps most people prefer Jabsco. Whatever the reason, Jabsco is clearly the massively more popular choice so my point stands that it's not unusual to prefer a Jabsco.That is perhaps because it is over twice the price of a Jabsco
Got one on my boat and my parents first boat in the 60's had one. I suspect they aren't fitted as they cost a bit more than the jabsco.You think? Never seen one for sale or on a boat so it would seem to me that it's unusual to want one rather than the other way around.
People prefer a jabsco as it is all they are used to. No one has ever complained about the lavac on my boat, even those used to a jabsco.Perhaps, or perhaps most people prefer Jabsco. Whatever the reason, Jabsco is clearly the massively more popular choice so my point stands that it's not unusual to prefer a Jabsco.
I don't agree money is a big factor here. The lavac costs less than a halyard. It's less than I spend on a meal out. The difference between the two is probably less than filling our fridge with food for a weekend.I suspect they aren't fitted as they cost a bit more than the jabsco
My own view is they Jabsco are easier to maintain and for whenyou have guests aboard more idiot proof....when it comes to your final point I suspect the answer is found in thensytlings of the bard of Woking who observed "the public wants what the public gets"I don't agree money is a big factor here. The lavac costs less than a halyard. It's less than I spend on a meal out. The difference between the two is probably less than filling our fridge with food for a weekend.
In the grand scheme of boating, the difference in cost here is irrelevant. Far more likely is that Jabsco are common and parts are everywhere. I suspect it also helps that the toilet lid isn't a part of the flushing mechanism.
In any case, my comment was only that with the simple fact that Jabsco are the most common and successful it's clearly not unusual for a given person to feel that way. Just because you prefer something and see additional value in its design doesn't mean everyone else will even if you are right. Many people here are convinced that long keels and CQRs are the very best, but the market would suggest most people disagree.