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Old 08-27-2019, 08:46 PM   #10
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Pump Out Rant

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Originally Posted by Max Simmons View Post
Wondering if it's just my bad luck or are others experiencing this as well, but I have run into more non-working pump out stations this year than ever! It's especially frustrating when you don't find out it's on the blink until you've docked and tied up, essentially wasting a good docking job on nothing!
I feel your pain Max. However, over the past few years I have had much fewer problems with non-functioning pump-outs. I recall back in the bad old days when there were very few pump-outs and NONE of them ever worked.

If you run into a non-functioning pump-out it is a good idea to let whoever is responsible know. Most of the time there is a phone number posted at the pump-out. If that continues, maybe letting the WA State Parks Dept may be interested.

Another option, depending on where you keep your boat, is one of the free mobile pump-out services.
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