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The crew of the 45-ft sailboat Zephyr performs maintenance while anchored in Marsh Harbour, The Bahamas, including cleaning the hull and installing an electric macerating toilet.Watch To clean the hull, the crew uses a Dive Blue Nomad hookah system with a 30-foot air hose to scrub algae from the bottom of the boat.5:20 For the head upgrade, they install a Jabsco electric conversion kit on one of the boat's two manual toilets.10:15 The installation requires closing three seacocks, removing the existing manual pump and hoses, and mounting a new macerator base, pump, and strainer.13:08 The project involves drilling new holes for the electric switch panel and wiring the pump to the macerator.18:42 The crew retains one manual toilet for use during low-power situations.12:40 The conversion takes approximately seven hours to complete, including plumbing, electrical connections, and cleaning the area with Total Boat Total Buff.20:55

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