your responsibility!
Always help small children
so you can be certain of what is being flushed.
Note: Never put in paper towels, napkins, sanitary products, household T.P., or food into any
marine heads.
USE ONLY MARINE T.P. provided by SHYC
To use the toilet, make sure the heads are turned on at the electrical panel, as well as the fresh
water pump. These vacuflush heads use your fresh water when flushing not sea water.
To operate: Lift pedal to add water to the bowl, after using the toilet, flush by pressing down on
the pedal until the contents of the bowl are clear. A sharp popping noise is normal when the
vacuum seal is broken and flushing begins. Generally it takes about 3
–
5 seconds to flush the
toilet.
Holding Tanks
Your sanitation holding tanks hold 50 gallons. Be aware of the rate of waste production (about a
gallon a flush). If you overfill your tank, you will break a hose, clog a vent, or burst the tank
which is an indescribable catastrophe!
And a very expensive fix for you. Empty the tanks at
least every other day to avoid problems.
The holding tank is located in the engine room between the engines under the standing
platform. A portion of it may be visible and can be checked with a flashlight.
The holding tank is emptied one of two ways:
#1 at the pump-out station, remove the deck waste cap that is located on the starboard deck
floor just outside the glass doors glass door. Insert the pump-out nozzle into the waste opening.
Double check that you have the right deck opening labeled WASTE! Turn on the pump on the
dock and then open the valve handle on the hose. When pumping is finished, close the handle
on the hose and then turn off the pump on the dock. Remove the pump-out nozzle from the
deck fitting and replace the deck waste cap. Note: If there is a freshwater hose on the dock
rinse the tank out by adding water for 1
–
2 minutes, then re-pumping to leave the tank rinsed
and clean for the next charter. This also eliminates any head odor.
#2 the tank contents can also be discharged as sea by using the macerator (Sealand Pump). To
operate the macerator, open the thru-hull located at the aft of the starboard engine, depress
the macerator switch located in the electrical panel, then pump until the pitch becomes higher
indicating an empty tank. This should take around 2 minutes.
Note: Overboard discharge is only allowed in Canadian waters.
It is illegal to discharge
overboard within U.S. waters.
Water System
Fresh Water Tank/Pump/Hot Water Heater
The fresh water tank holds 90 gallons and is located aft of the aft stateroom, it can be accessed
through the back wall panels. You can observe the level of the water tank by the monitor in the
electrical panel. To fill the water tank, remove the deck water cap that is located on the back
stairs. Fill the tank avoiding flushing debris into the tank.
