Chiara’s slave
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Do men like being in cramped gloomy spaces? You’d be forgiven for thinking so if these pages are anything to go by.
The things women think important
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Bouba
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I sometimes think that I would leave this place if there was a boating sub-forum on mumsnet
benjenbav
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Might be prudent to check if Netherlands regulations on discharge of grey water have become more restrictive since the Linssen was commissioned and, if so, whether holding tankage for grey water is sufficient
SimonX
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Where would I find that regulation? The boat we are looking at (2012) has a 240l grey water tank, the current specification for new build of same model says 300l
potentillaCO32
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The RYA and cruising association have guidance that might help.
benjenbav
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If you allow 50L/cycle for the washing machine and assume it’s used daily then the 240L grey water tank will probably need emptying every other day even with only one couple onboard.
I’m afraid I don’t know what regulations apply in NL as to grey water but, if it is the case that you have to discharge it into a regulated system, then you just need to think how that fits with your proposed use.
SimonX
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Both refer to 2009 regulations mandating holding tanks but no mention of specific size of tank. I’ll get my BiL to check
ylop
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Do you both really mean GREY water? Unusual to have a holding tank for grey water on a fairly small pleasure boat. I would have thought a boat that size might have a 250 L BLACK water tank.
As far as I know there are no rules on Grey water in Dutch waters (there may be in the canals themselves?). Black water it is forbidden to discharge so has to be pumped out. 240L is a lot of waste and the Dutch are well set up for pump out so it shouldn’t be a problem.
Of course good to check there are no new rules, or proposed changes.
benjenbav
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I thought local authorities in the Netherlands were rather anti- folks dumping grey water in their waterways.
I have not checked the point beyond an AI search. Buyer might/might not want to look into the issue.
Linssen seem to specify the following for new boats of this sort of size:
“All grey water outlets (sinks and shower-drainage) discharge directly overboard”
How the washing machine is plumbed in this boat would be of interest to me if I were buying as I would be less keen on untreated bio-detergents being discharged into watercourses whilst if it does go into the black tank that will fill rapidly if an extra 50L/day is added to a 240L tank.
Just one more thing to think about for the buyer. Hopefully, an issue that has been satisfactorily solved already.
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