rdl
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Post by rdl on Jul 9, 2020 9:19:11 GMT -5
So here is the issue. I have a 2014 Sailfish 270 WAC. It has a toilet with a holding tank and an overboard discharge. The seacock for the overboard discharge is behind a hatch in the lower starboard step. I have opened the hatch, and can find the discharge line, and the seacock. However, there is nothing around the seacock that allows me (as far as I can tell) to lock the seacock open. The lever, when it is closed, is simply hanging in the space, with nothing to padlock it to, or otherwise prevent it from being opened. I assume that to satisfy the coast guard, it has to be locked down, or the lever removed (which seems, given the tight space, to be a non-starter). Am I missing something or is there a way to lock this lever down?
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Post by Dirty D on Jul 9, 2020 17:22:10 GMT -5
I was told that a zip tie around the handle and seacock will suffice. Then just cut it off as you need it. Have another to replace the one you cut off if your inside 3 miles.
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Post by abouttime2fish on Jul 9, 2020 20:56:51 GMT -5
I was told the same, by a USCG guy.
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Post by outtadblue on Jul 10, 2020 9:23:15 GMT -5
Same here. Zip tie it.
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rdl
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Post by rdl on Aug 4, 2020 14:43:16 GMT -5
Ahh, I actually just pulled the lever off and put it in the tool box. Actually nothing to it when I started really looking at it.
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Post by tiger on Aug 5, 2020 15:21:57 GMT -5
If you have a holding tank, you shouldn’t have to LOCK OFF the seacock, just have it closed. That rule is for the type of MSD that does not use a holding tank. I read and read and read the rules. Funny thing is, I never heard of any of this until I read this thread. How would a person know? My dealer did tell me to keep it closed unless discharging and only discharge 12 miles out was in the boater’s safety coarse, I was not required to take because I’m old, but I took it anyway. I also was certified by the Keys reef management and NOTHING about this being necessary there either. They are extremely strict. Fines for scaring seagrass, etc.
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