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Old 04-13-2013, 07:10 AM   #19
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City: Long Beach, CA
Vessel Name: Heads Up
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 42 Classic
Join Date: Mar 2013
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They installed a pump out in our marina and they put it on the farthest finger from the gangway. That means the sewage has to go a very long way to get to the city's sewage. My GPS said 1/4 mile. That has presented a few problems but it works most of the time. The honey pot boat uses it and he will have a few hundred gallons in his boat so when he goes there it's going to be a while.

I usually take the end of the hose and put it in the ocean and run it a minute just to keep things moving before and after I pump out.

They also have a unit just for porta potty dumping and at least once a month someone sticks a feminine product in it and that jams the pump. It never ceases to amaze me.
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