[Rhodes22-list] Sorry to bring this subject up

[Stephen Staum]

I agree w Bob. I love the simplicity of the port-a-potti:  No  
Maintenance.

Stephen Staum
87 R22, Carol Lee

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On Jun 13, 2010, at 8:32 PM, Bob and Kathy Quinn <bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net 
 > wrote:

> A Port-a-Potti is much simpler for the use that you describe.
>
> Bob on the R22 "NoKaOi3"
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> ________________________________
> From: Geoff Farrell <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com>
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sun, June 13, 2010 8:07:17 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sorry to bring this subject up
>
> Okay, I'm putting together my wish list for Stan for a Rhodes 22.  
> I'm really
> confused about the whole MSD thing. I'll be mainly day sailing. Will  
> I even
> use the head with the holding tank? My slip location doesn't have a  
> pump-out
> facility. So, how would I empty it? I'll be sailing in Mobile Bay or
> Pensacola Bay or Perdido Bay, or, if I venture into the ocean, I'll  
> be close
> to shore. So, the way I understand the law is that I can't discharge
> overboard, even if treated. When would I use the macerator? Do I  
> even want a
> macerator?
>
> I know I'm all over the place with this post. What do you all do (no  
> pun
> intended) in this regard?
>
> I'm thinking that I would have a Rhodes 22 with a Type III MSD but  
> for 99.9%
> of the time I would just use a portable toilet and not even use the  
> Rhodes'
> head.
>
> Also, I'm wondering if having a Type III MSD might severely limit  
> where I
> could moor my boat (in Alabama)  given what I have been reading  
> about the
> Alabama Clean Boating Act, a portion of which is (see the last  
> paragraph):
>
> *
>
> 7. Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs)
> *
>
> Effective October 1, 2003, the new Marine Sanitation Act 2002-59 or  
> Clean
> Boating Bill makes
>
> the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources responsible for
> enforcing boat sewage
>
> discharges. When the Act is fully implemented, the Department of
> Conservation and Natural
>
> Resources will inspect marine sanitation devices on both  
> recreational and
> residence vessels
>
> and issue yearly MSD inspection decals.
>
> Recreational boats with installed toilet facilities must have an  
> operable
> USCG-certified marine
>
> sanitation device onboard. All boats 65 feet in length and under may  
> use a
> Type I, II, or III
>
> MSD. Boats over 65 feet must install a Type II or III MSD.
>
> *Vessels with a Type III MSD are prohibited (except in an emergency)  
> from
> docking, storing,*
>
> *anchoring, or mooring at marinas unless the marina has a pump-out  
> or waste
> disposal system.*
>
> *It is illegal to discharge untreated sewage into the waters of the  
> state or
> within 9 miles of the*
>
> *coastline in the Gulf of Mexico.*
>
>
>
> Any thoughts are appreciated. I waited late in the day to post this  
> so most
> of you would have already had your Sunday dinners. Thanks, Geoff
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