The previous boat owner had a wife and five kids who required, a real shower, hot water heater and a toilet with a motor that could chop up a small animal. All great while living plugged into an unlimited power source on the dock. Once anchored out on solar power only we had to make sacrifices. We decided that being able to radio for help is more important than being able to flush. So we dismantled the toilet, and used the bucket method till we found a West Marine and got a hand pump toilet. (And thankfully a friend with a car, I can't imagine what the locals would think at the sight of someone walking down the highway with a toilet.)
We decided to keep the old toilet as a back up. You would think cleaning it would be the hard part, not on a boat. There is only one storage space large enough for a it, and it's got a lot of stuff in it already. Plus we'd have to put it all the way in the back to keep project and emergency needs on top. Ironically we have discovered it is a good temp for several things on our on projects list. A few of it's uses: captains chair, step ladder, door stop and table. (I'm a bit OCD so trust me it was very bleached with a piece of plywood and table cloth on top before any dishes where set down.)
It will be put into storage one day soon. Until then we joke about who will be the first to use it in the traditional way on night watch. It's also the first of a lot of household items becoming a quick fix: curtain rods as sunglasses hangers, bungee cords for everything, plates as a computer desk, and a cooler as a grill mount.
(This is a story for another day.)
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