"Sailboat" wrote in message
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I have an old sailboat. The head doesn't have a holding tank. It
discharges overboard. I wonder, can I get a holding tank but not drill
through the deck for a pump out? The thought of drilling through my old
deck for a pump out that I will hardly ever use is crazy. But, I would put
a holding tank in to be legal.

Tell me about holding tanks with old heads.

Thanks,


My solution was to rip everything out and replace it with a portapotty. The
holding tank (the portapotty itself) is carried up and out for emptying as
necessary. Got rid of two holes in the hull that way (one smallish, one
frighteningly largish). Two seasons later and I'm pleased as punch -- but
only daysailing so far.