On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:50:31 -0500, Larry wrote:

You are ALREADY doing the right thing! The regulations about holding
tanks and Y valves is for MOUNTED systems....permanently mounted heads
plumbed into the boat. The regs do NOT cover a Portapotti that is NOT
mounted into the boat in a permanent manner, a "portable device", whether
that's a rusty old bucket, a covered plastic bucket from Dunkin' Donuts
(works great, $1), or a "pretty" Portapottie/Sanipottie. If you have a
stern-mounted 1-holer hangin out over the ocean, that's not covered,
either....like old sailing ships had...(c;

Actually they do cover Portapotties and buckets. They are called
"devices". Even the stern mounted 1-holer is a "device". However,
peeing over the side or hanging one's fanny over the side is allowed
under the regs. Might be wiser to immerse the involved body parts in
the water in a crowded marina for obvious reasons. You just can't use
any "device".

Rick