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Re: GL: Expertise

EB
Elliott Bray
Sat, May 2, 2015 1:57 PM

Charles,

The quick answer is don't flush overboard.

It seems like the rules for the Champalin are prety clear.
Use a holding tank and remove a portion of the pipeing from it to the
thru-hull for overboard discharge.

We spent the greater parts of 3 summers on the traditional loop segments in
Canada.
One summer we cruised Westward from the Erie canal through the Trent-Severn
to Lake Michigan,
one summer clockwise reversing that route, and a summer on the Rideau.

We had a holding tank with a key lock on the circuit which energized the
overflow pump.
No one asked to see out system. In fact, no one even came aboard.

In preperation for a new toilet, friends of ours installed a separate
holding tank for the forward head on ACT 2, their Albin 43.

elliott bray
www.loopcruiser.com/cruise
HTH

Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:54:23 -0400
From: Nepidae 43 nepidae.trawler@gmail.com
To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com

How do you cruise the NDZ's of this country and deal with the
daily bodily functions we must deal with, without having your
boat impounded or being fined?

Charles Williamson
m/v Nepidae
Albin 43 Sundeck
Nepidae.trawler@gmail.com
MTOA 3927

Charles, The quick answer is don't flush overboard. It seems like the rules for the Champalin are prety clear. Use a holding tank and remove a portion of the pipeing from it to the thru-hull for overboard discharge. We spent the greater parts of 3 summers on the traditional loop segments in Canada. One summer we cruised Westward from the Erie canal through the Trent-Severn to Lake Michigan, one summer clockwise reversing that route, and a summer on the Rideau. We had a holding tank with a key lock on the circuit which energized the overflow pump. No one asked to see out system. In fact, no one even came aboard. In preperation for a new toilet, friends of ours installed a separate holding tank for the forward head on ACT 2, their Albin 43. elliott bray www.loopcruiser.com/cruise HTH > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:54:23 -0400 > From: Nepidae 43 <nepidae.trawler@gmail.com> > To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > > > How do you cruise the NDZ's of this country and deal with the > daily bodily functions we must deal with, without having your > boat impounded or being fined? > > > Charles Williamson > m/v Nepidae > Albin 43 Sundeck > Nepidae.trawler@gmail.com > MTOA 3927