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brain wrote:
OK, maybe I understand it now. Do you propose to have the outlet
fitting towards the centerline and the hose then OVER the tank?

Yes...or across the end of it if there isn't room above it.

That would have been hard to achieve in my situation, the tank is
pretty much shoehorned in, to give max. volume. I guess I'll have to
pay attention to not overfilling the tank when on starboard tack...

If the tank is on the port side and your tank fittings, vent thru-hull
and toilet are too, I think you mean a port tack.

Runback toward the toilet can be solved with a loop in the line.
Depending on how much you heel, preventing waste from overflowing out
the vent can be harder to do.

I have a Lavac toilet (with which I am so far extremely happy). Does
this make me more or less vulnerable to this kind of problem?

That depends on where the pump is mounted, but it should make you a bit
less vulnerable in any case. But not to waste overflowing out the vent.
That can clean to a blocked vent line, so it's important that you
remember to backflush the vent every time you pumpout AND every time you
wash the boat.

Although the outlet valve of the Henderson pump seemed pretty sturdy,
it is my only line of defence, right? Once liquid gets through the
pump, it can flow right out of the toilet.

INTO the toilet. A good reason to pay close attention to any needed
maintenance.

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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