Those appear to be old depth and speed sensors. Nothing to do with the DWV system.I'm a new owner of a 1979 ericson e27, got it with no toilet, & bought & need to install it myself. So ...
1. Does my specific year & model came out the market with a built in holding waste tank? Does it also have built in overboard as an option?
2. If so, I noticed pipes how was it implemented running hose between the toilet bowl & those outlets pipes? (See image)
Right. Go with a "MSD" (marine sanitation device) model and plumb it for pump out and/or overboard discharge. You don't want to be schlepping 5 gallons of waste when you have to dump it out.Porta-pottie
It all depends on what type of usage for your boating needs. I would say just use a porta-pottie. 5 gallons of waste storage, if you want you can have it plumbed. Alot less money and headaches. Stick the $ into something else that can bring her back to her glory. Rob Hessenius
I'll get tbose pics as soon i get the chance. Yes, I saw that water tank, but I saw another but not sure what it is since I didn't meticulously went thorough it.Hi Robert,
1979 was I think the last year the E27 was manufactured. There is a good chance that it was built with a functioning head. Check under the v-birth for a holding tank and a fresh water tank.
Can you take some more photos of the head area and under the v-birth?
You never, ever want to plumb a marine head into the potable water system.Had a 23 ft North American in the late '80s for weekend sailing. Installed a West Marine head mounted on its own 2-3 gal(???) holding tank and flushed from the 10-12 gal (??) potable water system. The tank could be pumped out from either a deck fitting or overboard. Painless.
Current 28+ has the head pump directly into a 13 gal holding tank below the v berth. The tank can be emptied by deck fitting or pumped overboard. Only issues is that since the tank is always used it must be flushed a few times a year for very good odor control.
You can connect to a pressurized freshwater system if the head designed for it:You never, ever want to plumb a marine head into the potable water system.
Thanks for sharing this, Gabriel. I was unaware of this model. And you are absolutely right: there would be no problem hooking this into one's existing FW system.You can connect to a pressurized freshwater system if the head designed for it:
Reviews on that model complain about the poor quality of the mounting hardware and complain about it coming loose at sea. I like the concept, but hate the idea of it bouncing off the walls of the head. How long have you had one? Has it held up?Right. Go with a "MSD" (marine sanitation device) model and plumb it for pump out and/or overboard discharge. You don't want to be schlepping 5 gallons of waste when you have to dump it out.
I have a Thetford 550P MSD. It's plumbed through a macerator pump so I can empty it when I'm 3 miles offshore. Works great.
The mounting hardware is totally inadequate. My friend Neil (who posts here as Parrothead) had his friend who owns a machine shop fabricate a bracket out of stainless. It’s totally solid. The cheap plastic mounts that come with it are worthless. In any case, this head is no longer in production, though there are some to be found in old stock. Not sure what the current models use for mounting hardware. You certainly want to make sure that whatever you install is mounted solidly, because the idea of 5 gallons of holding tank contents flying across the boat’s interior is not great.Reviews on that model complain about the poor quality of the mounting hardware and complain about it coming loose at sea. I like the concept, but hate the idea of it bouncing off the walls of the head. How long have you had one? Has it held up?
Mine replaced a conventional head and holding tank, so the through hulll fittings were already in place. I simply ran the output hose of the toilet to the input of a macerator pump that I added, and then ran the output of the macerator to the through hull.They have them at WestMarine and all over Amazon.com.
Did you "plumb it for pump out and/or overboard discharge?"
If so did you work with a set of instructions?