DSK wrote:

I think that for most people of Weeble's ilk, the issue is not one of
biology but of Freudian psychology. Mean ol' mommy won't let them
poo-poo wherever they want, so they kick up a fuss.


wrote:

Nope, just not overburdened with a chicken little, the sky is falling
mentality. Everything in feces - including human feces - is readily
biodegradable and serves as nutrients to many things in the water.


So the facts have pretty much passed you by again?

Consider what human feces is nutrient *for* (other than yourself) and
maybe you'll be able to get a clue.

DSK


Same as all other feces are food for. Algae, Zooplankton and fish
eat all the bacteria, which starve and decompose in water. It's
only those from sickies that matter.

How many diarrhetics stay at anchor off of your favorite beach? How
often do 400 kids all go the the hospital the same day with the same
infections?

It only happens down town. It's not caused by private pleasure
boats. It's caused by outfall overflows after rains on the intide.
It was common when I was a kid. Now, they close the beaches, and
blame the sailors. Go figure.

Or, maybe at marinas, or big stagnant anchorages with no pump out
barge or other pump out facilities there could be a problem if every
boat was occupied and dumped all the time. Now, you gotta add to the
chlorine burden on the economy with an expensive electronic biddle?
Does increasing chlorine without adding sodium speed up the melting
of fresh ice on salt water? It would probably increase the
conductivity of water and consumption of zinc sacrafices.

But not at any scale possible for we boaters.

An air blown tank, with waterline screw nipple would do if used
legally. As a benefit of rigging an air purge system, an air
blowable tank could be force ventilated by a quiet small fan. The
vented gas could even be used to force a draught in a small heater /
cooker burning say, a firelog? A side of methane with that barbeque
lighter, sir?

Could dried feces and wax or other food waste such as tallow and
castoff paper, wrappings, etc. be made into fire logs?

I love cheap double duty stuff. Why do we have to mix pee and poo?
Besides drowning and flushing with water, how else could one deal
with feces? Perhaps a ventilated drying cabinet, with sawdust or
charcoal?

Terry K

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 01:08:39 -0400, Terry Spragg
wrote:


I love cheap double duty stuff. Why do we have to mix pee and poo?
Besides drowning and flushing with water, how else could one deal
with feces? Perhaps a ventilated drying cabinet, with sawdust or
charcoal?

Terry K

Check out composting toilets such as airhead (www.airheadtoilet.com)
I am planning on using one of their units for my boat. Not sure about
turning the residue into firelogs, but you can always take it home for
garden fertilizer at the end of the cruise. This toilet does provide
separate paths for feces and urine so the solids can dry out much
faster.



Weebles Wobble
(but they don't fall down)