steve_hayes_maine wrote:

Have you considered a LectraSan? My Pearson 323 came with one which
fits neatly under the V-berth and permits discharge in all but "no
discharge" areas. Waste goes from head to LectraSan (where it is
treated) and then overboard through a seacock (which is not that hard
to install). You can buy an older "new" unit on eBay with controls for
less than $700.

I wouldn't touch one on eBay...most of the so-called "new in box" older
units are so old that the motors will no longer work or the controller
is obsolete--no parts still available, or is missing parts, or the
seller ran it dry to "test" it and destroyed the electrode pack by doing
that. 99% of the Lectra/Sans sold on eBay would cost more to get them to
work again than the price of a new one.

I'm actually contemplating turning my bow water tank into a holding
tank to receive the LectraSan-treated waste to give me the option of
not discharging even the treated waste when it is not convenient (don't
discharge where you sleep,etc.)

No reason not to discharge treated waste from a Lectra/San in an
anchorage or even in the slip. The bacteria count is 10/100 ml (the
federal water quality standard for swimming is 200) and the waste is so
diluted and bleached that its unnoticeable to anyone except someone who
happened to be diving under the boat right next to the thru-hull.

The discharge line from the LectraSan
would have a T-valve to permit direct discharge or storage.

You DO know that once it goes into a tank it's no longer consider
treated waste...you'd have to be at sea beyond 3 miles to dump the tank
whether the waste was treated first or not.
--
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://shop.sailboatowners.com/books...ku=90&cat=1304