EP46 - Installation of new Jabsco Quiet Flush e2 toilets & waste water system

Episode Overview

There are glamorous boat projects.

And then there are the ones that make the boat livable.

In this episode, we replace three marine toilets and rebuild the entire waste water system aboard Roam. Every hose, every fitting, every questionable connection from the past is removed and replaced.

The only original components left in place are the black water tanks — not because we wanted to keep them, but because removing it would require cutting it in half inside the hull. The truth is, the tanks are in great shape and don't need to be replaced.

Sometimes practicality wins.

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Why We Tore It All Out

Our old sanitation hoses told the story.

They were permeated.
They smelled.
And internally, they were lined with hardened waste buildup that restricted flow and made future maintenance inevitable.

Sanitation systems are one of those areas where “good enough” becomes “regret” over time.

So instead of just fixing a couple hoses or replacing one component at a time, we committed to rebuilding the system properly:

• New marine toilets
• New sanitation hose (10-year rated)
• New routing and connections
• Clean, serviceable layout

If we’re going to live aboard full-time, this system has to work quietly and reliably.

Rethinking Hose Clamps

Instead of standard stainless hose clamps (Jubilee clips), we’ve chosen to use 316 stainless wire clamps installed with a ClampTite tool.

Why?

• Even pressure distribution around the hose
• Higher load tolerance
• No sharp screw housing or clamp tail edges waiting to cut us
• One spool of wire replaces dozens of clamp sizes

We’ve been using this system throughout Roam — from raw water cooling lines to fuel lines — and sanitation felt like the right place to keep that standard consistent.

Real-World Installation

Installing a waste system on a cruising boat isn’t glamorous work.

It means crawling into tight bilges.
It means planning hose runs that won’t trap waste.
It means thinking about venting, service access, and failure points.

The goal isn’t just new.

The goal is:

Clean.
Accessible.
Reliable.

Affiliate Transparency

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We only recommend tools we actively use aboard Roam and love.

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What Comes Next

With the waste system rebuilt, we move closer to making Roam fully functional again.

Next up in the engine and systems arc, we continue diving into cooling and mechanical systems — including our aging Yanmar heat exchangers in EP47.

Plumbing may not be glamorous.

But a boat that smells clean and works properly?

That’s a milestone.