GL: U.S. boats in Canadian waters

[jonathan olenick]

With the VacuFlush sysem it is easy to disconnect the hose between the holding
tank and the pump out (macerator) pump. Tapered wooden plugs such as used for
ruptured hoses or broken seacocks tan be used to insure watertight integrity.
Jon on Valentine




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From: ROBERT ZANUSSI
<rzanussi at shaw.ca>
To: ed <ekcine at gmail.com>
Cc: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:10:28 PM
Subject: Re: GL: U.S. boats in
Canadian waters

Ed, et al. I have been researching the use of composting
toilets for my boat for several years. I know that Sun-Mar makes several
different versions specifically designed for use on a boat and that hardware
stores in Ontario sell them.

As a Canadian, I have some problems with stores
selling them if they are illegal. As it seems from your post that you will be
using the Canadian waters before I will be (my boat will be in dry dock for a
year or two yet) I would suggest that you contact whatever agency supplied
that info and directly ask them about composting toilets. 

As for your
discharge lines, can you not remove a part to isolate the black water tank
from the discharge? That would satisfy the requirement.  Again, I would
contact the respective agency and ask. In fact, I would email or snail mail
because that way I would have a written record of the requirements. It could
save a problem down the road if you were inspected and the inspector
interpreted that section differently.

Rob


> >From the Canadian gov't.
website:
> 
> Portable Toilets
> 
> Portable toilets are illegal on Ontario
waters.
> *The owner of a pleasure craft shall ensure that each toilet and 
>
the holding 
> tank(s) is/are installed so that;
> *The toilet and equipment
are connected in such a manner that 
> the equipment 
> receives all toilet
waste from the toilet.
> *Equipment designed for the storage of human
excrement is 
> provided with a 
> deck fitting and such connecting piping as
is necessary for the 
> removal of 
> toilet waste by shore-based pumping
equipment.
> *No means of removal of toilet waste is provided other than the
> means 
> mentioned above.
> *All parts of the system for removal of toilet
waste are 
> congruent with one 
> another and the boat.
> 
> 
> I guess this
means composting toilets like the airhead are illegal?
> Sounds like a Y-valve
for overboard discharge is also illegal?
> 
> This is different than the US
requirement that the Y-valve be 
> locked out of 
> the overboard discharge
side. I may have to re-think my plan for 
> this summer 
> to visit Ontario,
I'm not ripping out my Y-valves and overboard 
> discharge 
> lines. Not sure
at all what that last line means.
> 
> Ed K
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