Quick backstory, as a Great Lakes (shark free and unsalted) sailor our boat does not have a macerator or any way to empty the holding tank other than at a pump out station. We can connect a direct discharge hose once we leave the the Lakes.
We're planning a trip out the St. Lawrence and then turning right. Along the way we'll be sailing through discharge and no discharge zones and do not want to be dependent on finding pump out stations or sail long distances with a full holding tank.
Instead of installing a fixed permanent macerator or waste pump, I'm thinking about building a portable pump to connect to the deck pumpout fitting and then discharging over board. It would be powered through a 12v outlet in the cockpit. After use, the hose and pump would be flushed with sea water, drained and then capped to prevent leakage.
The pump would be a Whale Gulper Toilet Pump with Trident 146 or 147 hose. Edson sells the pumpout hose fittings (and don't tell them) at very reasonable prices. The whole set up would be less than $300. Just as important, I wouldn't have to spend time in a cramped locker looking for a place to mount the pump.
Am I missing something here? Storing the pump would be easier than finding a permanent mounting place and once we return to Lake Ontario we could just remove it from the boat to keep the authorities happy.
We're planning a trip out the St. Lawrence and then turning right. Along the way we'll be sailing through discharge and no discharge zones and do not want to be dependent on finding pump out stations or sail long distances with a full holding tank.
Instead of installing a fixed permanent macerator or waste pump, I'm thinking about building a portable pump to connect to the deck pumpout fitting and then discharging over board. It would be powered through a 12v outlet in the cockpit. After use, the hose and pump would be flushed with sea water, drained and then capped to prevent leakage.
The pump would be a Whale Gulper Toilet Pump with Trident 146 or 147 hose. Edson sells the pumpout hose fittings (and don't tell them) at very reasonable prices. The whole set up would be less than $300. Just as important, I wouldn't have to spend time in a cramped locker looking for a place to mount the pump.
Am I missing something here? Storing the pump would be easier than finding a permanent mounting place and once we return to Lake Ontario we could just remove it from the boat to keep the authorities happy.