After trailering my boat home, I began to take apart the panels in the cabin and
discovered
the holding tank is full to bursting. (This, after the broker assured me it had
been emptied
and winteriized). Now, my problem is how to get it pumped out. There is a
y-valve before the
tank, but only one way out of the tank; the deck fill. I called several local
septic tank services
but they didn’t have a hose smaller than two inches. I believe you need a hose
that can be
jammed into a 1 1/2 inch pipe to pump the thing out. Any thoughts out there?
Is there a marina you can trailer the boat to? Most tanks will also have a macerator pump designed to flush the tank overboard but… that would still mean you need a place to put it although you might convince the septic guy to hold his hose to the thru hull if the macerator pump exists and you can turn the Y-valve to discharge overboard. Not sure how far you travelled I think I would take it back to the broker!
Kim
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After trailering my boat home, I began to take apart the panels in the cabin and discovered the holding tank is full to bursting. (This, after the broker assured me it had been emptied and winteriized). Now, my problem is how to get it pumped out. There is a y-valve before the tank, but only one way out of the tank; the deck fill. I called several local septic tank services but they didn’t have a hose smaller than two inches. I believe you need a hose that can be jammed into a 1 1/2 inch pipe to pump the thing out. Any thoughts out there?
I had some waist left in my holding tank that I sucked out with my
shopvac thru the deck fill. Make sure you have a tight fit at the
deck fill. Did not get it all out but enough that when I removed my
tank there was only a little left. With the tank set on end I could
carry it off the boat and empty in the bathroom.
I say, buy a shopvac, and send the bill to the broker. If you do not
wish to deal with a messy shop vac throw it out after the broker
paid you back (wear gloves)
After trailering my boat home, I began to take apart the panels in
the cabin and discovered
the holding tank is full to bursting. (This, after the broker
assured me it had been emptied
and winteriized). Now, my problem is how to get it pumped out.
There is a y-valve before the
tank, but only one way out of the tank; the deck fill. I called
several local septic tank services
but they didn’t have a hose smaller than two inches. I believe you
need a hose that can be
jammed into a 1 1/2 inch pipe to pump the thing out. Any thoughts
out there?
Believe me, I’d like to bring it back to the broker, but he’s two hours away.
But what I think
I’ll do is disconnect the hose at the head, run a small, flexible tube through
it, into the
tank itself, and connect the other end of the tube to a hand bilge pump (cheaper
than a
shop vac if you’re going to just throw it out) and pump out as much as possible
into
buckets. Then, when most of it’s out, I’ll throw in some de-odorizer and
non-toxic
antifreeze and relax.
After trailering my boat home, I began to take apart the panels in the cabin
and
discovered
the holding tank is full to bursting. (This, after the broker assured me it
had been
emptied
and winteriized). Now, my problem is how to get it pumped out. There is a
y-valve
before the
tank, but only one way out of the tank; the deck fill. I called several local
septic tank
services
but they didn’t have a hose smaller than two inches. I believe you need a hose
that can
be
jammed into a 1 1/2 inch pipe to pump the thing out. Any thoughts out there?
Believe me, I’d like to bring it back to the broker, but he’s two
hours away. But what I think
I’ll do is disconnect the hose at the head, run a small, flexible
tube through it, into the
tank itself, and connect the other end of the tube to a hand bilge
pump (cheaper than a
shop vac if you’re going to just throw it out) and pump out as
much as possible into
buckets. Then, when most of it’s out, I’ll throw in some de-
odorizer and non-toxic
antifreeze and relax.
After trailering my boat home, I began to take apart the panels
in the cabin and
discovered
the holding tank is full to bursting. (This, after the broker
assured me it had been
emptied
and winteriized). Now, my problem is how to get it pumped out.
There is a y-valve
before the
tank, but only one way out of the tank; the deck fill. I called
several local septic tank
services
but they didn’t have a hose smaller than two inches. I believe
you need a hose that can
be
jammed into a 1 1/2 inch pipe to pump the thing out. Any
thoughts out there?
Just remember that if you’re using a hand bilge pump that pumps up
and down, you will get effluent(latin for nasty stuff) shooting out
around the handle shaft. So don’t just wear gloves, wear old clothes
and eye protection as well.
Trailering to a marina seems like a pretty decent idea.
Believe me, I’d like to bring it back to the broker, but he’s two
hours away. But what I think
I’ll do is disconnect the hose at the head, run a small, flexible
tube through it, into the
tank itself, and connect the other end of the tube to a hand bilge
pump (cheaper than a
shop vac if you’re going to just throw it out) and pump out as much
as possible into
buckets. Then, when most of it’s out, I’ll throw in some de-
odorizer and non-toxic
antifreeze and relax.
After trailering my boat home, I began to take apart the panels
in the cabin and
discovered
the holding tank is full to bursting. (This, after the broker
assured me it had been
emptied
and winteriized). Now, my problem is how to get it pumped out.
There is a y-valve
before the
tank, but only one way out of the tank; the deck fill. I called
several local septic tank
services
but they didn’t have a hose smaller than two inches. I believe
you need a hose that can
be
jammed into a 1 1/2 inch pipe to pump the thing out. Any thoughts
out there?