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ronrryan
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Response Posted - 01/24/2005 :  21:33:06  Show Profile
Many of us, I am sure, go back to simpler days when boats were made of wood and heads pumped overboard, which was probably ok because boats were fewer. Then, at least on the east coast, came a time when regulations were imposed which were somewhat unrealistic: like, pump out or treat your waste, there being no pumpout stations available and treatment systems unreliable , inefficient, etc. Furthermore it was clear that, whatever the regulations, no-one cared to be involved in enforcement. So decent people either invested in systems that proved useless, or ignored the laws. Not good. Now it seems, from all I can determine, that pumpouts will be the ultimate rule. But in our area, here in SW FL, pumpouts are available but often inconvenient, sometimes impractical. Many folks, even those who mean well and wish to be compliant, cruise a bit into local waters and pump away. I have had all sorts of heads, some legal, some not, some used constantly, some used rarely. Some years back, a pal of mine did studies on an area of Long Islands south shore for coliform flows. If you took a coliform count Sunday afternoon at three in a busy anchorage, coliform high. Monday morning--NO coliform. Meanwhile, the county had a six foot diameter waste pipe running offshore (through the clamming beds) that had so many weld failures (low bids, kickbacks) that it was impossible to tell what was producing coliform unless you were there to watch the bowel movement. Nowadays I have a large capacity portapottie than can be plumbed for pumpout, but it gets used so little I daresay it doesn't matter. God bless all in this house, as we say in the Irish, ron srsk Orion SW FL #2343
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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  14:10:23  Show Profile
Anybody have advice on which enzyme works best? The only one I have found is [url="http://www.onlinemarine.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online_superstore/plumbing/tank_deodorant.htm?L+scstore+mptl5178ff407b40+1119922908"]Sealand[/url]. The stink's gotta go so we can attack the eau-de-diesel next...
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cathluk
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  16:33:01  Show Profile
We usually take out holding tank home & dump it in the detached garage's comode & 2 of the 3 marinas marinas with pump-out stations had the open hatch like the photo so you could dump a port-o-potty; however, we had a problem on our cruise this year when one of the marinas we stayed out had a pump-out, but couldn't accomodate our port=o=potty. Fortunately, the marina was on city sewers so we took an after-dark stroll to the restrooms to take care of the matter. Until then I wasn't aware that not all pump-outs could take port-o-potty dumping too. What do campsites to for RVs?
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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 06/28/2005 :  00:42:50  Show Profile  Visit tmhansen's Homepage
Ilandi, in our portapotie we use a product called K.O. for Kills Odors. It seems to work reasonably well. As mentioned above our portapotie tank is vented to the outside so the tank gets air for the little beasts to do their thing.
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