Boating Basics - Poop Tank Pump Out

In this episode, I talk about what happens to the waste - poop and pee - that gets flushed down the toilet on the boat. As you'll see, it's a very simple process whereby the waste gets sucked out of the tank and sent to an onshore sewage or septic system.

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[PrimeProductionsULTD]

Finally, a video that gets strait to the point and educates us. I can't express how grateful I am that you kept this short and sweet. Thank you so much!

[arealtor]

You have the best boating blog. Very real and practical. Thanks for what you do.

[WhenPigsFlyHigh]

I feel like you made this video for me. I've not had to do a pump out yet but its coming soon! Thank you!

[mickeylegalhawk]

How much does that cost?
How often should you do it even if you’re not full?
Is it advisable to do it before you winterize it?

[lucassochacki]

Awesome beginner video! As I said a couple of months ago I’ll keep you posted as to when our beginner boating channel comes out, it’s been a slow going progress. But I will be sure to mention your channel in our videos. Cheers and enjoy summer holidays!!

[markburley]

New intro! I like it. Even a shot with the new swim platform. Interesting tidbit, we have a grey water tank on AMFM and that gets pumped out at the same time as the black water. The pumpout locations are side by side. So I pump out black first and then fill with water while doing the grey. Repump the black and done. Here on Okanagan Lake, we do our own pumpouts for the most part.

[NNeatt]

Great video. Thanks. This is my first season with my boat (Maxum 2700). Looking forward to cruising!! Watching many of your videos.

[mathewdavis-adventuresandd]

I just bought a trailerable houseboat and it has a marine head with black water tank. I was scratching my head how that thing was emptied. still a little confused. I don't understand how it pulls the waste up without imploding the tank. I must be missing something or obviously I'm not understanding how that works without a hose going down into the tank.

[jefferyholland]

Is there a vent you need to open before pump out to keep from collapsing the holding tank? I think I remember you talking about that happening to tanks before in one of your videos.

[cmebrain]

Do you recommend a black water tank having an access hatch for cleaning? I have crud lining the walls of my blackwater tank that interferes with my external tank sensors reading the level of the tank.

[frizzle]

Where we use our boat here in Australia, we have to use the pump out dock facilities ourselves. I always use disposable gloves. I noticed those attendants did not. - Yuk :)

[williamgalaviz]

you just answered my question thank you good information !!!

[paterson]

Came to look because we recently bought a Four Winns Vista 288 and I'm having a varying level of success with pumping out. I'm pretty sure it's the same process for ours, no valves to open etc but yet i cannot get the team to empty every time. Not sure how to start fault finding that system yet ie what should happen in what order etc.

[cordellscott]

"poop tank pump song back in the 60's

[VickiRetzlaff]

Once you pump it out that is it? Wouldn't you want to fill with clean fresh water, a bit Calgon and Dawn. Boat around a bit then dump again to get residual stuff off the side wall of your tank? This is what I do to my RV black tank. I know boats are very different than RV's. So how would one do a deep clean of Black tank on a boat.

[holdenmagroin]

Also I was told to put the end of the hose into the water and pump sea water through the hose to clean the hose out before returning the hose.

[tokyobosco]

My boat is Equipped with a porta potty so I’ve never done a pump out. However, I was wondering, Do you need to add more water to the tank and/or chemicals? And if so, if your boat is in the water, we are do you do that

[louisg]

Thanks very helpful, have a new to me Sundancer, I still don’t know what I don’t know 😐

[christophertaylor]

Also like to add, I like to run water through the lines with a hose at the marina gas dock through the toilet just to push any debris through that might be stuck in the lines. Great video.

[mitchbassignani]

Hi I just purchased a 2004 Searay Sundancer 260, I need help with understanding the toilet system, do I need to open any valves? How do I know if the holding tank is full etc etc, which one is the holding tank?