Holding Tank

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Hot Jambalaya

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Apr 21, 2021
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2005 SeaRay 260 Sundancer
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350 Bravo
Hi all

Quick question ,

Im doing some work on my boat at home. I want to empty the holding tank. I have never done this manually. I have used the "pump out" at our local marina. My question is .......can I use the macerator to empty the tank?

Very new to boating as you can tell by my earlier posts. Any advise is great!
Thanks

Hot Jambalaya
 
Most on-board macerator systems I've seen pump out through the side of the hull with no real easy way to collect by any kind of piping. If you can connect to the output of your macerator pump, it could be done.
As you probably already surmised, you're fighting gravity and need suction to pull it up out the usual "Waste" port up top. You can find rigs similar to (https://www.ebay.com/itm/124519852718?hash=item1cfdf62aae:g:gR0AAOSwfq1g9zLO) or, if you're handy, build your own. You'll spend around $100-150 for the pump, then it's just a matter of creating your own custom piping. Of course, you need to make accommodations for where it's going...
 
tc410 said:
The macerator will discharge out the bottom of your hull. Figure out where the discharge hole is and put a bucket under it. Have fun!
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And wear a haz-mat suit. And a clothespin for your nose.
 
Depending on where you live...sure. Septic companies in this neck of the woods spread their tanks on fields designated by the state as OK. So if you have the area to do it, and the land, you could theoretically just pump it onto the ground. Yes, gross, and you will need to figure out local laws. Otherwise tow it to a marina.
 
Thank you all, it appears there's a manual pump out, built into the system, I just thought it would be quicker and easier using the macerator. I wont get to close, and I cant smell anything (not because of covid) So I have that going for me
Thanks
 
No, I would have to send a picture, Im new in the business !!!!!!!!!
 
A while back, because I was trailering my 260DA, I would do pump outs at home. The first way was simply screwing a macerator into the pump-out fitting and running a garden hose into my sewer vent on the side of the house. Then, I "upgraded" to a thru-hull fitting on the stern of the boat (quick connect style) and ran the hose from there. It was really just a matter of "click" and then turn the onboard macerator on. I even had a remote control for it so I could do it from outside the boat. I did install proper electrical disconnects and physical "caps" so nothing could be accidentally discharged while on the water.
 
Gotcha, so in addition to the onboard macerator purchase a portable macerator and attaché it to the pump out fitting?
Im a little bit dazed and confused
 
Another option is to park the boat over the storm drain on your street and hit the macerator….

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