legal disable overboard waste disposal

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mackieboy

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Hi I have a Century 2400 that has a macerator and overboard disposal. I was told by a waterways patrolman on a freshwater lake in Pa that I am not allowed to sleep on this boat unless I plug the thru hull waste disposal I told him I had disabled it by taking off the wire to the switch but that isn't good enough. Any ideas on a legal way to satisfy the requirement?
 
cpubud

cpubud

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Re: legal disable overboard waste disposal

you are required to shut off the discharge valve and put on a wire tie so that it can not be opened by accident.
 
cr2k

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Re: legal disable overboard waste disposal

Yea, plug it like he is looking for.
 
Philster

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Re: legal disable overboard waste disposal

He wants a plug because that can be checked from the outside. Otherwise, he has to board every vessel to confirm it was disabled internally.
 
Fireman431

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Re: legal disable overboard waste disposal

He can check it from the outside? Mine is under the boat. He's more than willing to go under and look for a plug but, boy, is he gonna be pi$$ed when he doesn't find one after the swim.

Or, he can just inside the warm salon and see that the valve is closed.
 
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