On Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at 09:01:11PM -0700, Sea Quell crew. wrote:
>
> Our boat configuration is apparently not normal?
>
> Our heads pump via vacuflush into the waste tank. There is no direct
> overboard flush. After the waste tank, there is a Y-valve, directing the
> waste to a either deck pump-out, or to an electric macerator for
> overboard pumping.
>
> Since there is no Y-valve for direct overboard flush, and the macerator
> requires an electrical switch to be activated, we do not lock the
> Y-valve in any way.
>
> Would we be in compliance, or in trouble?
Good question. I'd review the actual regulations... actually, I think
I'd go overboard (no pun intended) and zip-tie the valve in the "safe"
position just so they wouldn't have anything to screw around with.
Having experienced the "pleasure" of a boarding by the Florida Marine
Patrol, who appear to make up their own interpretations of laws, I
prefer to give them as little traction as possible for anything of this
sort.
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