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[Rik Sandberg]

Hello Bob,

"Triumph of hope over judgement" :-) I like that.

To answer your question, you must decide where your use will be. If, as 
Michael says, you will frequently be outside the 3 mile limit, you can 
easily make use of a simple holding tank and macerator pump. Or if you 
are very "ecologically inclined" your Lectrasan. You will find though, 
that the Lectrasan is no help in many areas since, for good or bad, 
right or wrong, any discharge, sanitary or not, is illegal. Also, the 
Lectrasan is not a particularly simple system. So, to my way of 
thinking, using the K.I.S.S  principle (keep it simple .....uh ...  
sailor) , the marine head w/holding tank, or as you say, a porta-pottie 
(your limitations accepted) is probably the simplest and wisest idea. Of 
course, this is MY opinion. There are certainly smarter folks than I out 
there. :-)

If you think you will trailer a lot, there is another possible addition 
to this. Where we are, there are not many marinas, and certainly far 
fewer (none I have found) with pumpout facilities. We do however have 
many roadside rest areas that have sanitary RV dumps. I made a macerator 
pump that I could use to empty my holding tank into the RV dumps in our 
rest areas. I think that info is still in the FAQ, if it would help you 
at all.

You have stumbled onto a great boat. Ours taught me a lot and well.

Rik Sandberg
Rhodes Alumnus (formerly, 1995 R 22, S/V "Country Rhodes")
currently
1982 PSC Flicka #230, S/V "Happy Little Girls 2"
1981 Montgomery 15 #185, S/V "Just Little"

Robert and Sandra Fuller wrote:

>Hello, the list!  My wife & I had a great time @ the St.Pete show, including a nice demo sail from Stan on Tampa Bay. First time on a Rhodes.  Even better was a chance to jaw with Stan for awhile.  Just as you folks hold him in esteem, he holds you in high regard and his frequent advice was to "ask the owners".  So I will.
>I'm an old(er) guy, new to sailing, who has intermittently lurked on the list in the past.  But I'm cloudy on a few essentials.  When someone refers to searching the list or archives, how do you do this?  Is this a reference to the listing of FAQ on the GBI site?  Is there still some connection with Sailnet where a body of info resides?
>I hope to become a Rhodie in the near future and because I want to spend my remaining years sailing and maintaining (rather than repairing), I'm aiming for a new boat.  The choices to be made seem daunting and no terror of the seas more menacing than the marine head.  I'm tempted to go with a portapotty although I hesitate to limit the potential of the boat so severely.  Stan suggested asking the list about Lectrasan. Sounds great, but expensive and I fear the attempt to solve a complex problem by introducing such a complex gadget is a triumph of hope over judgment.  Anyone have experience with Lectrasan?  
>Many thanks, Bob
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