Hi Peggie,

(I think we met over a decade ago, on the Compuserve boating or sailing
forum ... that would have been you, right ?)

Anyway, I just got and started reading your GROBO book.

We also just got and started sailing an Ericson 23 with a possibly
functional Lectrasan.

The reason for the question is that the intro to you book (page 3) seems
to say that setting up a tank to hold Lectrasan treated output makes the
output illegal to discharge even where type I MSD devices are otherwise
allowed.

One of the destinations for our local cruising would be Avalon which is
a no-discharge zone. My thought was to install a holding tank which
could take the Lectrasan output while in the zero discharge zone and
then dump the held type I MSD output where it would be legal. If I read
your intro correctly that would be a no-no ?

If it is not legal to hold _only_ type I MSD output and then dump it in
type I MSD legal areas I'll probably give up on the idea and just go for
a holding tank setup rather than trying to make sure the Lectrasan works.

Care to share some of your HeadMistress expertise ?

Thanks :-)





-Sven

Sven wrote:
Hi Peggie,

(I think we met over a decade ago, on the Compuserve boating or sailing
forum ... that would have been you, right ?)

Yep...'twas I.

Anyway, I just got and started reading your GROBO book.

Thanks for buying it!

We also just got and started sailing an Ericson 23 with a possibly
functional Lectrasan.

The reason for the question is that the intro to you book (page 3) seems
to say that setting up a tank to hold Lectrasan treated output makes the
output illegal to discharge even where type I MSD devices are otherwise
allowed.

One of the destinations for our local cruising would be Avalon which is
a no-discharge zone. My thought was to install a holding tank which
could take the Lectrasan output while in the zero discharge zone and
then dump the held type I MSD output where it would be legal. If I read
your intro correctly that would be a no-no ?

That would be a no-no. Once waste goes into a tank, even if it's been
treated first, it's no longer considered treated waste.


If it is not legal to hold _only_ type I MSD output...

It's legal to hold it...you just can't dump it inside the 3 mile limit.

...and then dump it in
type I MSD legal areas I'll probably give up on the idea and just go for
a holding tank setup rather than trying to make sure the Lectrasan works.

Why would you do that??? There's a LOT of water between the mainland
and Avalon or Catalina that's outside the 3 mile limit, and there aren't
any "no discharge" waters big enough to be worth mentioning north of
Santa Barbara...surely you don't plan to ONLY visit Avalon. The only
times you'd need to use the tank are when you do visit "no discharge
harbors"...And when you do, either have the tank pumped out before you
leave, or dump it after you're back outside the 3 mile limit. The waste
can go overboard through the L/S all other times.

Granted, you may have to use the tank a good bit in SoCal waters...but
if you remove the Lectra/San you'll also have to use a tank when you
could be discharging overboard legally. So IMO you'd be nuts to limit
your legal options.

Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html