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09-28-2016, 08:08 PM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,759
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Toilet Tissue
Came across this on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Scott-Rapid-D...e+toilet+paper
Gave it a try and am quite pleased. Much less expensive than the marine labeled stuff.
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Howard
Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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09-28-2016, 08:41 PM
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Guru
City: AR
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,514
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People have been using it in marine toilets for years...it's also available from Sams and Costco.
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09-28-2016, 10:02 PM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Originally Posted by hmason
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Howard, I've been wondering when we were going to get another great TP thread.
By the way, there will be extra points awarded at the TF Gathering for those who come by boat wearing shoes.
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09-28-2016, 10:15 PM
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Guru
City: Gig Harbor
Vessel Name: Kinship
Vessel Model: North Pacific 43
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I seem to remember reading in Peggy's book (I believe) that any cheap single-ply will work well.
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09-28-2016, 11:23 PM
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Guru
City: AR
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,514
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By the way, there will be extra points awarded at the TF Gathering for those who come by boat wearing shoes.
Where and when is this TF gathering? I'll be at the St. Petersburg boat show Dec 1-4 giving seminars...if it's anywhere around that time, I might drop by and say hi.
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09-29-2016, 06:28 AM
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Guru
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Sold
Vessel Model: Was an Albin/PSN 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28,119
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the Scott rapid disolving gets the thumbs up from users on my boat.....not literally thumbs up...
it has not been a problem after 5 years living aboard and in bulk doesn't cost that much.
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09-29-2016, 07:10 AM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,759
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If Oliver isn't there I'll wear shoes.
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Howard
Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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09-29-2016, 09:06 AM
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dhays
I seem to remember reading in Peggy's book (I believe) that any cheap single-ply will work well.
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I've been using Scotts single ply toilet paper (from the supermarket) for may years without a problem. It's not labeled specifically for boats but I believe it does say something about being safe for septic systems.
So is this paper somehow better or is it just a different label?
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09-29-2016, 09:10 AM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,759
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This TP is different. It has the feel of a much heavier paper than the 1-ply from the supermarket. I was kind of surprised by the perceived quality and softness. It is also more resistant to "puncture."
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Howard
Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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09-29-2016, 09:28 AM
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Guru
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Sold
Vessel Model: Was an Albin/PSN 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28,119
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hmason
This TP is different. It has the feel of a much heavier paper than the 1-ply from the supermarket. I was kind of surprised by the perceived quality and softness. It is also more resistant to "puncture."
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yep, the girls vote it in over anything from the supermarket single ply and over the Camco RV paper from sources.
but it's only an opinion...and not even mine.[emoji1]
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09-29-2016, 09:56 AM
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Guru
City: AR
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,514
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dhays
I seem to remember reading in Peggy's book (I believe) that any cheap single-ply will work well.
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Marine/RV TP is just cheap flimsy TP at a much higher price. I learned that 20 years ago when I was at the SeaLand plant in Ohio. During a tour of the plant I watched an employee take a brand of cheap TP out of a case and put it in marine/rv bags.
The quickest way to find out whether any TP is ok for use in a marine toilet is to tear off a couple of sheets and put 'em in a mason jar full of water (or any container if you don't have a mason jar)...come back in an hour and shake the jar or stir the water. If the water is milky and all you see is "snow," it's just fine for use in any marine toilet...but if the sheets are still intact or mostly intact, try another brand.
And btw...an overload of even quick-dissolve TP can clog a toilet. But if that's ALL it is, just wait 30 minutes and try flushing again. Unless somebody flushed something they shouldn't have--like a wet wipe--the clog will have dissolved enough to be flushed through to the tank.
Peggie
http://www.amazon.com/New-Get-Rid-Bo...dp/1892399784/
"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't completely understand it yourself." --Albert Einstein
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09-29-2016, 10:05 AM
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Guru
City: Annapolis
Vessel Name: Ranger
Vessel Model: 58' Sedan Bridge
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Tried a bunch of single-ply versions. Flimsy enough so that "more paper" was a common solution. Corn cobs and catalog pages seemed slightly more comfortable.
We've gone back to using comfortable 2-ply TP. No apparent problems. The macerator seems to handle pretty much everything that would be considered reasonable.
-Chris
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09-29-2016, 10:07 AM
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Guru
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Sold
Vessel Model: Was an Albin/PSN 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28,119
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can't seem to delete my real post....
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09-29-2016, 10:35 AM
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City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hmason
........ It is also more resistant to "puncture."
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Don't you just hate when that happens?
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09-29-2016, 10:44 AM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HeadMistress
By the way, there will be extra points awarded at the TF Gathering for those who come by boat wearing shoes.
Where and when is this TF gathering? I'll be at the St. Petersburg boat show Dec 1-4 giving seminars...if it's anywhere around that time, I might drop by and say hi.
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Hi Peggie,
We would consider you an honored guest at the TF SE Florida gathering. However, the dates are FEB 2-5, 2017 in Fort Pierce.
As for Scott TP on Scot's boat all TP on Scot's boat is Scot's.
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09-29-2016, 11:08 AM
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Guru
City: Everett Wa
Vessel Name: Eagle
Vessel Model: Roughwater 58 pilot house
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,919
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We buy cheap one ply at the grocery store. Cheap the better. We fold 4 times which holds. Tp used for#1 is put in a trash can, so #2 goes down the toilet. We flush the#2 down before the TP and use a lot of water. If we used 2 play then we fold 2 or 3 times. Land people seem to use to much tp, over fill the toilet before flushing, don't flush often and not enough water.
Also use the pad of the fingers not the tip.
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09-29-2016, 12:08 PM
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Guru
City: Owings, Md
Vessel Name: Graceland
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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A charter captain I worked for always told customers not to put anything in the head they haven't eaten first until a customer replied "So that thing can flush my ex-wife".
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09-29-2016, 01:34 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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I dislike thin, weak, non-absorbent toilet paper. Always prefer thick, strong, and absorbent. In the boat, the soiled tissues go into a lidded waste basket for later, on-shore disposal, not the toilet.
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09-29-2016, 01:45 PM
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Guru
City: Pender Harbour, BC
Vessel Name: Gwaii Haanas
Vessel Model: Custom Aluminum 52
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 3,791
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Costco brand. Works, in all possible connotations, well.
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09-29-2016, 04:46 PM
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
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I find it hard to believe (and disgusting) that some people save their used toilet paper rather than flushing it down the head. I certainly wouldn't want to ask a guest to do that.
My wife and I have been flushing our toilet paper down the head since we first got a boat with a head without issue.
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