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]

The OP hasn't been back since the post

 

[ryno1234]

I have an extra macerator that screws on to my waste outlet outside of the boat. I have had to thread the macerator on to the outlet and run a tube on the output side of the macerator into a 5 gallon home depot bucket which I then dispose of into the sewer drain.

I run the macerator with an AC -> DC transformer which goes to a cigarette lighter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JGS8CN2

And then I have a cigarette lighter connector to 2 prong positive / negative, something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Energeaster-Cigarette-Lighter-Adapter-Replacement/dp/B0DDNTTVVK/

 

[Cali_Boat_Guy]

I think the disconnect in this conversation is a port-a-potty versus a 20- to 30-gallon blackwater tank. I agree, the port-a-potty is a no-brainer. Unhook it from the water tank, pick it up, and dump it. If the OP has a 30-gallon waste tank, then he's paying up to $160.00 per pump-out, depending upon the volume.
If the OP has a big waste tank, then yes, he can set up a pump-out at home into his septic system. Apparently some folks do it that way; look around on the internet for their solutions. Marinesan.com and others have the parts.

Public pump-outs in California are cheap (and most likely subsidized). One of the few things this state has done correctly. So, I just use those if possible.

 

[Mc Tool]

Huh, I just hang my arse over the side of the boat and let er rip
Better add that I am often a km offshore and with no other boat in sight , and its a rare occasion that I get caught out , but #1 over the side aint unusual .

 

[jlh3rd]

well, yeah ....'cept when the kiddies and assorted females are hanging around.

 

[Mc Tool]

well, yeah ....'cept when the kiddies and assorted females are hanging around.

My boat is 4.2m and as such I think 2 peeps is max ....and we never had kids ( scared 5hitless Id have one like me ) and in general wimmin on boats falls in with wimmin on booze cruises ....nah....coz they nearly always want propper toilets whereas the guys are happy to just stop anywhere and......
I get that a family situation on a boat is waaaay different . I guess here in NZ its still acceptable to go outdoors , we allow "freedom campers" which are basically usually young peeps in a budget van ( they are often seen for sale not far from airports )with no self containment facilities and some are pretty run down . There are areas where freedom camping is prohibited but when out in the wild it is acceptable to go potty outdoors as long as its discrete and not visible ....like go bush and dig a hole and bury it , tbh I aint totally happy about it but I guess one should take it as a bit of a compliment that budget travellers want to come here to check out NZ and mostly they are pretty good .

 

[tpenfield]

Around here (MA), I believe if a place pumps gasoline, they also have to provide pump-out.

I usually end up with some waste in the tank at the end of the season, so I often will dedicate (decimate) a shop vac for the purpose.

 

[nola mike]

Around here (MA), I believe if a place pumps gasoline, they also have to provide pump-out.

I usually end up with some waste in the tank at the end of the season, so I often will dedicate (decimate) a shop vac for the purpose.

I've often said that if restaurants provide take out drinks then they should have to provide a bathroom...that said, this is slightly different.