Holding Tanks- Cruising Turkey

[VO5]

Come on people stop messing about; get the tanks fitted (black and grey water) with all the necessary deck pump-out pipework for when it finally and rightly becomes compulsory to pump out ashore (Take the hit). Us tidally-blessed north europeans cannot go on "pissing" in other people's backyards when they don't have the luxury of a twice-daily flush.

Yes I know many places are not yet fully set up to receive the waste but that doesn't mean you can happily pollute those beautiful harbours in the stunning Gulf of Gocek in the meantime. I for one would not be happy swimming in your mess. Yes I know some of the locals and their gulets can be the worst offenders, but cutting the heads of other people's flowers doesn't make yours any taller. There is a local hotline to report such offenses (see the liquid waste man, in his green tug boat, for details or ask the restaurant owners)

Agreed the Ekincik My Marina rules about not even flushing your dirty decks down with sea water (because they may have had detergent on them) may seem a little heavy, but it is their back yard and therefore their rules, and what a suberb place because of it.

We'll be there all year so come and say hello.

So don't be mean, Keep it clean, and stay green.

Agreed, agreed wholeheartedly.
But what about being pumped out, or do we have to transport the waste from harbour to harbour hoping to find a pump out station that functions ?
What is your solution for that ?

 

[masharry]

Hey
planning for sailing in MED and preparing my boat for the moment. One big interest is compost toilet. Can you please inform me of what lable you have chosen?

We are going with the Nature's Head.

 

[Chris_Robb]

Agreed, agreed wholeheartedly.
But what about being pumped out, or do we have to transport the waste from harbour to harbour hoping to find a pump out station that functions ?
What is your solution for that ?

Well first you will have to join the queue at each pump station. That means probably every day or every other day. So you will never get any cruising......

At least that is how it will be if they enforce it as written currently.

If you are fitting holding tanks give me a PM, re where and how I did them on the Oceanlord. I don't know where on earth I would fit a grey water tank though!

 

[VO5]

Well first you will have to join the queue at each pump station. That means probably every day or every other day. So you will never get any cruising......

At least that is how it will be if they enforce it as written currently.

If you are fitting holding tanks give me a PM, re where and how I did them on the Oceanlord. I don't know where on earth I would fit a grey water tank though!

Thank you Chris, as my Sealord was already US Flag, she was already fitted with holding tanks fore and aft. I considered this overkill, so I kept the aft one and took the forward one out. The tank for this one was under the port
forward berth. It is surprising how much room these arrangements take.

I now have extra room to store sails, etc.,and is a perfect place to store the Redcrest bracket.

The aft tank is under the double bunk in the aft cabin.

Outflow pump and macerator are under the wash basin in the aft heads. All the pipework thereabouts and connected to the tank through the headboard bulkhead. The pump out pipe on the extreme right of the aft heads locker with the sliding doors and vertically penetrating the deck above.

Do you have the same arrangement on your Oceanlord ?