BrentwoodBayliner
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2020
- Messages
- 43
- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- Bonita Rose
- Vessel Make
- 1981 Bayliner 3270
Hello wise ones..
I am a Canadian boater (Vancouver Island) doing a major refit on a 1981 Bayliner 3270 and have a question or three..
My current plumbing setup includes a Y-valve to send the toilet outflow either directly overboard, or into the holding tank. I am replacing the factory 12-gal holding tank with a custom 30-gallon one. The tank can currently either be emptied by pump-out deck fitting, or by activating the macerator pump and sending it over the side (above the waterline thru-hull).
I cannot imagine a situation where I would want to send waste immediately over the side, without going through the holding tank first, so like many other owners, I am considering removing the Y-valve in the new set-up.
I think this is okay in Canada, but I understand if I want to cruise US waters, I need a way to 'lock' the system so I can't discharge thru the macerator pump.
The current Y-valve is a lockable Jabsco type, but even when locked, it currently won't prevent me from emptying the holding tank through the macerator.
So here are three questions -
1. Does my current factory setup meet US criteria, even though the lockable Y-valve doesn't actually prevent me from discharging anywhere?
2. Will my NEW setup (with no lockable Y-valve) meet US criteria?
3. If not, what can I do to make it possible to cruise US waters? Something lockable in-line to the macerator pump?
Thank you in advance for your input! .. and output!
I am a Canadian boater (Vancouver Island) doing a major refit on a 1981 Bayliner 3270 and have a question or three..
My current plumbing setup includes a Y-valve to send the toilet outflow either directly overboard, or into the holding tank. I am replacing the factory 12-gal holding tank with a custom 30-gallon one. The tank can currently either be emptied by pump-out deck fitting, or by activating the macerator pump and sending it over the side (above the waterline thru-hull).
I cannot imagine a situation where I would want to send waste immediately over the side, without going through the holding tank first, so like many other owners, I am considering removing the Y-valve in the new set-up.
I think this is okay in Canada, but I understand if I want to cruise US waters, I need a way to 'lock' the system so I can't discharge thru the macerator pump.
The current Y-valve is a lockable Jabsco type, but even when locked, it currently won't prevent me from emptying the holding tank through the macerator.
So here are three questions -
1. Does my current factory setup meet US criteria, even though the lockable Y-valve doesn't actually prevent me from discharging anywhere?
2. Will my NEW setup (with no lockable Y-valve) meet US criteria?
3. If not, what can I do to make it possible to cruise US waters? Something lockable in-line to the macerator pump?
Thank you in advance for your input! .. and output!