GL: Canadian Poop - Someone told me...

[John & Judy Gill]

Elaine and list,

Elaine, thanks for finally weighing in on this important topic.   
Skipper Bob had a very easy to implement method of switching back and  
forth to meet the laws and allow overboard discharge where  
permitted.  Perhaps on another post you will mention the book and  
pertinent pages for those interested.

Your statement that  "Canada does not want your poop" is a bit  
limiting, neither does anyone else, particularly in most of the  
waters of the Great Loop where such discharge is also prohibited.

We can't believe that this topic comes up every year and that there  
are so many of the Great Loop Cruise boaters on this List who think  
that it is their right to be afforded the capability to dump their  
raw sewage overboard where ever and whenever they wish if only to  
save the cost of a bottle of cheap wine!!!

We did the entire Great Loop with only a 30 gallon holding tank and  
had no problems finding pump out stations (a few were not working or  
not working properly but we made out OK anyway) -- we simply pumped  
out every time we fueled up, but then again we have gasoline  
engines.  We also spent many more nights in marinas in order to see  
the land sights versus most who anchor out almost all of the time.

We can't believe that there are so many who will not take their boats  
into Canada or all the other "No Discharge" areas of the Great Loop  
because of these restrictions and will miss some of the most  
beautiful and pristine boating areas of North America.

John and Judy Gill
Two J's V
AGLCA Loopers

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On Feb 24, 2009, at 3:46 PM, Elaine Reib wrote:

> Don't you believe it! We sat right next to a boat up in the North  
> Channel
> when the "authorities" came aboard the boats and dropped die in  
> toilets and
> one boat flushed out red die. He was taken away. We later learned  
> that he
> got fined big time and the boat chained until changes were made. By  
> the way,
> the boater was not from the USA. Canada does not want your poop!
>
> Elaine Reib
> elreib at comcast.net
> 717-479-5012
> Co-founder, Skipper Bob Publications