[Rhodes22-list] Pump out head question.

Rik Sandberg sanderico at earthlink.net
Tue Feb 24 20:42:00 EST 2004


bchilds,

The only ones I have ever heaard of that want pump-out connections on 
porta-potties are the Canadians. A lot of folks I know that have sailed the 
North Channel have had to convert to a permanently mounted, pumpable 
porta-potties.

Never heard of it in the US

Rik


On Tue, Feb 24 2004 08:14 pm, Robert Quinn wrote:
> bchilds1:  No.  No such rule.  The standard no pumping overboard unless
> over three miles out.  Your port-a-potty will work fine.  Only issue will
> be finding a bathroom to dump the waste, which should not be too difficult
> a problem.
>
> Bob on the "NoKaOi" in Florida.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bchilds1" <bchilds1 at peoplepc.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ranger Friend...the rest of the story.
>
> > I an planning to trailer my Rhodes to Florida in April and sail the Keys.
>
> I
>
> > have a bottom of the line port-a-potty without a pump out.  I was
> > planning to use this.  Are there any rules in Florida that require a
> > pump-out head?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net>
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ranger Friend...the rest of the story.
> >
> > > Bob, Rummy, et al,
> > >
> > > I sure don't know a whole lot about the rules for heads on boats, but
> > > haven't I read somewhere that one can use a y-valve on inland waters,
> > > if
> >
> > it
> >
> > > has some kind of lockout installed to prevent inadvertent discharge???
> > > Seems like I had read something like this somewhere in requirements for
> >
> > the
> >
> > > Great Lakes.
> > >
> > > Maybe the rules in Georgia are different?? Sure doesn't seem to me that
>
> it
>
> > > makes much sense to have to take the y-valve completely out. What the
>
> heck
>
> > > are you supposed to do when you need to use it in a legal situation
> >
> > then???
> >
> > > Somebody must know the real scoop here.
> > >
> > > "Course after Don Clarke's story about the boneheads in MD,
> > > well.......I guess we just shouldn't be surprised.
> > >
> > > Rik
> > >
> > > At 03:29 PM 2/24/2004, you wrote:
> > > >What Bob failed to mention is that he has since put the Y valve back
> > > > in
> >
> > the
> >
> > > >boat.
> > > >
> > > >Rummy.....:)
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