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sailorman
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Initially Posted - 04/23/2004 :  22:43:48  Show Profile
While waiting for my motor to clear customs; I am anticipating putting a marine head in my 250/wb. Now the dealer says it will cost him about $1200 to install a marine head. Looking at some of the mods listed on various sites, it looks like I can do it myself for $300 or $400. My question is to those that have done this mod; how easy was it to do and how is odor control? Parts from West Marine? good price as any?
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 04/24/2004 :  01:30:58  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
Ed,

I would rate the project as a fairly involved one but not necessarily difficult. A deck pumpout fitting is not too hard, intake seacock is not difficult, mounting tank takes a fair effort, setting the head is fairly easy, piping is in my opinion a little more complicated but not difficult in the doing. Getting them all planned well is the hardest part.

It has been 6-7 years since I did mine and I can't recall the time it took, but I expect it was several evenings of effort.

I don't have any interior odor problems, but there are times when the head is used when the vent discharges a strong odor that can drift to the cockpit.

I think I used West Marine as my sole provider of components.
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Bryan Beamer
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Response Posted - 04/26/2004 :  16:56:00  Show Profile
Here is a thread that took place a while back it might help you

http://www.catalina25-250.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=2280

Here is another one the marine head talk starts around the 10th post

http://www.catalina25-250.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5280
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