[alberg30] Re: holding tank configuration

[Peter Hay]

From: "Peter Hay" <phay at netcom.ca>

From:  phay at netcom.ca

I have done some investigating into composting toilets.  A marine specific
model
is available from Sunmar.  Although expensive it does away with the need for
a
holding tank.  It does require a vent and a 12V power supply because
essentially
it works by biodegrading the refuse via heat and a tumbling action supplied
by the
user on occasion.  Sunmar has a web site.  They sent me the specs for the
marine
version and I believe it will fit the A30 easily.

As you probably know these are used in cottages all over Canada and the U.S.
I understand the Danes use nothing but composting toilets in Europe.
Nonetheless I am not totally
convinced.  For now I will probably stick with my Junior 51 and 7 gallon
tank.

Does anyone know of anyone using a composting marine toilet?

Peter Hay
Rubicon #384


----- Original Message -----
From: David Swanson <zira at mindspring.com>
To: <alberg30 at onelist.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 1999 6:49 PM
Subject: [alberg30] Re: holding tank configuration


> From: David Swanson <zira at mindspring.com>
>
> All -
>
> Another option for someone who wants a "real" marine head but doesn't need
a
> large tank is a wraparound tank sold by Raritan (and probably some
others).  It
> holds 5 or 6 gallons and can be permanently installed or left portable(!).
>
> This is really small, but I have survived with a 6 gallon tank installed
under
> the v-bearth for 4 years now.  A bigger tank is on the list, but some-how
it has
> not made it to the top yet.
>
> Good luck.
>
> dls
>
> Guy Lalonde wrote:
>
> > From: "Guy Lalonde" <guy.lalonde at sympatico.ca>
> >
> > Tim,
> > according to the maintenance manual, Kracor (or is it Kraycor) mold
#5022
> > (15 gallon holding tank) should fit under the V-berth.  "... a tight fit
in
> > the newer boats and requires some modification of the plywood in the
older
> > boats."  Newer boats being those with liners, older without.
> > I too plan to install a holding tank with a marine head this year. Right
now
> > I have a porta-pottie, which can be practical if you typically sail from
> > marina to marina during vacation time and don't want to pay pump out
fees
> > every time. However I sail on a stretch of river 50-60 km long with no
> > marinas up river and there are no pump out fees at mine. So I'm going to
go
> > for the real thing. I hate having to lug out that thing and when I do,
it
> > seems it is always on an extremely hot and humid day, which makes an
already
> > unpleasant job seem worse.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Guy.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim McKinnon <tim_mckinnon at bc.sympatico.ca>
> > To: Alberg30 <alberg30 at onelist.com>
> > Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 2:38 AM
> > Subject: [alberg30] holding tank configuration
> >
> > >From: Tim McKinnon <tim_mckinnon at bc.sympatico.ca>
> > >
> > >In my cruising area, Georgia Strait, between Vancouver Island and the
> > >mainland of British Columbia, Canada, holding tanks for sewage are
about
> > >to become mandatory. I was wondering if anyone on the list has had
> > >experience with installing such equipment and if they could offer any
> > >suggestions.
> > >
> > >Tim McKinnon
> > >Alberg 30 "Magicienne"
> > >Comox, British Columbia.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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