WHAT TO DO WITH THE POO?

     What process in my head allowed me to believe I could empty the holding tank with a 5 gal wet/dry vac escapes me now, but in the moment, it seemed like a good idea.
     The holding tank I installed was to satisfy maritime regs , for aesthetics,not functionality. By law, you must be 7 miles from any American shore to discharge waste, within these confines, you must be able to contain the stuff or suffer a fine if boarded. As of recent, the law is actively pursuing the criminal citation.
     There is but one person who refused to use the red Ace hardware bucket supplied to guests aboard the Seabird when out at sea, her name will remain unmentioned but the Captain made a feeble attempt to sway her from doing so.

     As it is set up, two padlocks must be removed(by law) with key to said padlocks in a different hold on ship, two 3 way y valves must be diverted, and two ball valve sea-cocks must be opened. The task alone to channel the waste in the right direction alone makes you want to use a bucket.
     Regardless, once in tank, it must be removed by taking boat to a pumpout station which in itself is an arduous task and generally requires a tip.  Why not remove it with a shop/vac?

     The directions on the vac state that when usin the wet option , misting may occur, the strictly aesetic holding tank is 3 gallons, the vac has a 5 gallon capacity, no problem I speculate. Wrong.
When all was said and done, I was questioning my own cognitive ability and the true usefullness of have a toilet onboard a boat. Bleach shower.
    This is the third time I wrote this and the only time I saved it, the first two were written with much more candor and insight but were lost to virtual cyberspace. Maybe next time I will forgo the potty humor.

My thanks to my editor for settting this .

As well as my apologies for setting this up.  And thanks to my advertiser" Big Lots" for allowing me to model in there local flyer as an underwear model.The extra cash will help pay my editor . :) Headed to the Seabird today to finish installing a PVC-vinyl plank floor outside of your typical marine installation ," only because I am installing it on the cheap" and outside of contemporary means and my inability to pass any chemistry, in all my history of academia ,I am mixing adhesives together to make a good bond ,  This will end well, I hope. The flooring is for home use and the adhesives mixed will cure underwater.