On 5 Feb 2005 05:40:52 -0800, "beaufortnc"
wrote:

Sorry to even ask this question - hope no one is eating dinner.

My holding tank is plumbed to discharge overboard (3 miles out) with a
whale gusher pump. (This boat is new to me) -

So far, I've been able to avoid putting, eh...., let's just call them,
"chalupas", in the holding tank. But, this will eventually have to
change.

My question is, do I need to install a macerator pump in order to shred
and pump out the "chalupas" - or will I be fine with my current setup.
Will the "chalupas" clog the whale gusher? or what other problems
might occur?

Right now the setup works great, but it has only had to deal with
numero uno so far.

Sorry for the somewhat disgusting post, but sometimes a man has to doo
what a man has to doo.

Thanks,

Mike.


I have that arrangement. I used the old manual bilge pump from the
cockpit (1981), which I had replaced with a larger one. It still works
fine.

I put Odorloes in the hopper when I flush, and let the poop digest for
a few hours. I have never had a problem with the pump.

Remember, It has already gone through the head pump.


Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


Ask not with whom the buck stops . . .