porta potty problem/question!

[Rampart104]

My 23'Seaswirl has a porta potty, it has a pump out system, how does the potty work....it has a water hose going in and a waste hose going out.....the potty wass full so i removed the unit and dumped it,[on shore] i was not near a marina.....do i have it pumped out at a marina or what how does it flush etc ...thanks.

 

[mole2]

Re: porta potty problem/question!

What I did was disconnect the pump out hoses and use mine as a regular porta potti. Since I want to empty mine each day I use the boat I don't see the sense in having to go to a pump out station when I can just empty it in the toilet at home. I will remove the cap and rehook up the pump out connections if/when I sell the boat.

 

[cuzner]

Re: porta potty problem/question!

You should have fitting somewhere on the gunwhale, usualy ss. On most you need a special tool to open it with. Some people do what you do, pull it out and drain it at home, I worry about spilling some of the nastyness in my boat carrying it out of the boat. Some marina's have a fresh water hose attatched to the pump hose to flush it out and repump again( does'nt do a good job)I take mine out at the end of the season and preasure wash it at at a coin op car wash at the end of the season.<br /><br /> Jim

 

[Rampart104]

Re: porta potty problem/question!

ok mole2 , i like that idea my boat is not used or kept near a marina.what did you do with the hoses to close them off?

 

[Rampart104]

Re: porta potty problem/question!

cuzner...when you wash it out does it fill up the porta potty as you are spraying water into the waste pump out opening?.thanks

 

[mole2]

Re: porta potty problem/question!

Originally posted by Rampart104:<br /> ok mole2 , i like that idea my boat is not used or kept near a marina.what did you do with the hoses to close them off?

All I did was tighten down the pump out cap real tight and not worry about the vent (both are much higher than the water level). I'd have to be sinking to get water in the vent fitting and the o-ring on the pump out cap will keep it water tight. As far as the porta potti itself, it came with both sets of fittings. So I removed the pump out fitting and replaced it with a cap.

 

[cuzner]

Re: porta potty problem/question!

I take the the top off (seat,and fw tank) and, the scew top for manual drain(after contents have been flushed)and give it all a good blast.<br /><br /><br /> Jim