Patrick Childress talks about almost falling overboard while peeing off a boat when he was younger, and about what other professionals feel about peeing off a boat, and what they practice and teach in regards to peeing over the side of a sailboat, particularly when offshore sailing.

Hank Schmitt from Offshore Passage Opportunities then gives a brief lesson on how to use a marine head or how to use a marine toilet on a boat so it doesn’t leave any smell or mess in the head, and why he calls the “head” the “gym”. He discusses when to dry pump, and then when to wet pump, and when flushing the marine toilet, how many pumps on a marine toilet, for when you pee or poop while underway, on an offshore passage. Learning how to properly use a marine head is Important to learn when you need to use a marine toilet for every day boat life!

A quick sailing how to video, another in the series of The Sailing Tips from the Pros, so you can hear how the pros feel about peeing off the side of the sail boat, and if real men should sit down on a marine head or not. And how many times you should flush a marine toilet to keep it all clean and smelling like roses! When the call of duty on a sailboat happens next time, what will you do? Will you pee over the side...or will you practice what you learn in this video about how to use a marine head, or sailboat toilet?

Hank Schmitt runs a company that matches crews to sailboats for offshore passages. He is actually the #1 crew networking service in North America for Offshore passages. He also runs the NARC rally...the North American Rally to the Caribbean. This is the sailing trip that Rebecca took in 2001, to learn more about offshore sailing after several years of owning her boat and dreaming of cruising, or possibly sailing around the world. Patrick was the Teacher/Captain on that boat, and 2 years later they got together, and have been sailing around the world on SV Brick House for more than 12 years, slowly circumnavigating.
To learn more about SailOPO, and how to find crew, be crew or sign up for an offshore Passage to learn offshore sailing, enhance your sailing skills and get a sailing resume, go to https://www.sailopo.

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We have nothing to say about composting toilets/heads, fresh water toilets/heads, electric toilets/heads, or other modern developments. Jabsco marine heads have been around for a long time, are tried and true and easy to maintain and repair. This is just about how to flush the toilet on a sailboat.

All videography/photography of Hank Schmitt, and Use Of Head is by Will Hogan with permission. Will is an accomplished Videographer and offshore sailor himself. Patrick Childress did other scenes and all editing.

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