Do it yourself Pumpout?

[jlh3rd]

my marina sucks out my porta potty and lets me fill/rinse it multiple times.
And also simple unclip/clip the two sections and the lower section unclips from the floor.
It's a "free" service....

 

[airshot]

Yeah. Haven't paid for a pump out in 16 years. Just 60k in taxes.

That equals lots of pumpouts.....family must have diahirea.

 

[airshot]

I've never dealt with a porta potty but I have heard people with cuddy cabins say they drop the shop vac hose through the hatch and suck it out. I guess they think it's easier than pulling the porta potty.

They need to figure a better way to store their porta potty. In my cuddy, I can get it out in two minutes on a slow day. Lift the center cushion and lift it out, in snap two levers and carry it to the potty dump.

 

[Kosmofreeze]

I have a septic system at my house. I also have a macerator/Y-valve set-up on my 28' cruiser. I keep my boat in a shed at the house - it lives on a trailer. I also have a rule on my boat - "Except in an EMERGENCY - no pooping in the shitter!" In those rare emergency situations, I rigged up a fitting that attaches a 1" hose to the thru-hull (macerator output) and runs it to a fitting on the hatch of my septic tank. Position the boat/trailer near the septic tank, connect the hose, open the thru-hull gate, flip the Y-valve, turn on the macerator and ... Bob's yer uncle! When it's just #1, I just dump it in the yard where I need a little "fertilizer". Of course, after dumping, the thru-hull gate is closed, macerator breaker is pulled and y-valve returned to vacu-flush.

 

[Sprig]

You know what I got? I have the $6 a gallon to pump the s….. out. Cant believe this topic is still in discussion. These boats with toilets on them are generally larger boats (not 12’ little aluminum boats). They cost from in the $20,000’s to $100000+. Other expenses marina birthing fees, maintenance, insurance, fuel, towing costs etc. And we are concerned with $6 a gallon fee for getting rid of raw sewage which is loaded with germs, bacteria , viruses and other nasty potentially dangerous pathogens? If expenses are that critical perhaps you should go with a smaller boat or no boat at all.

 

[Scott Danforth]

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