The boat I sail on has a pitiful little 12 gallon Jabsco holding tank that
came with the boat (1973). It isn't connected, the hose from the toilet
goes straight to the thru hull. The general consensus around here is that
there aren't enough pumping stations on the lakes. There are pumpouts at
Baddeck, Iona/Grand Narrows & St. Peters. It won't be a problem for our
Great Lakes visitors and for most American visitors, but it's certainly
going to be a problem for our east coast Canadian visitors.

"Don White" wrote in message
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Oh Oh!
I saw a table set up at the Halifax Boat Show a couple of years ago that
indicated you were headed that way.
I can honestly say I have never seen sewage pumped from a boat. I wouldn't
know where to find a pumpout station in this area. The Mirage I sailed on
had the Y valve, but the hose to the holding tank was cutoff and the tank
sealed.
Funny...I always smelled something odd down below and when looking at
slightly translucent holding tank could see
it was about 1/8 filled. I wonder if fumes leaked out on occasion?

Ken Heaton wrote in message
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Hi Don (and anyone else that interested), in case you haven't heard, we
may
see some changes to that here soon in the Bras d'Or Lakes. I quote from
a
web site (link included below):

"Canada Shipping Act Designation

Improving the water quality in the Bras d'Or Lake is a population health
issue that is being addressed by a number of people and organizations
through different projects and initiatives.

One of these initiatives is a proposal that the Bras d'Or Lake be
designated
a non-discharge zone for boating sewage. This means that the dumping of
sewage from boats could be prohibited possible as early as the fall of
2004 - if the application is approved."

For further information: http://pitupaq.ca/designation/