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Mine was done on a hull March 2019 ( Boat first in the water August 2018-after sailaway fitout). About 5 months later noticed a blister about 50mm in size on the waterline below the shower outlet. Spoke to their office and they told me to return with the boat to sort out but not to worry as the coating underneath the blister would still be OK. Due to lockdown have yet to be able to get the boat back to them as it`s a 10 day oneway journey. Was expensive but their response to my issue was good. Will see what the hull is actually like when I can get the boat back to them.

Which is why I took the option of a sailaway. I gave them the money and the haulier took away the hull/engine etc. to my fitting out location. Then where not able to do work myself used local contractors. 10 months later boat in the water ready to take to paint shop. Whilst an option with a great opportunity to both participate and modify a design as things progress some will argue that possible problems with certification can occur. Those I sorted.

I really have to push the reset button hard at times after not visiting for sometime.

An "o" ring may still solve the problem. No real pressure in the rad.

N Agreed old ones do but all mine and those I`ve installed new I seem to recall are steel a have a "o" ring. Perhaps the OP will confirm.

Thought they had an "O" ring on them. If so just change it and do`t over tighten.

With the canals becoming more commercial orientated anything you can get away with charging for will catch the eye of the accountant. I remember my first boating holiday addmittedly on the Broads in 1962 when we were swimming in the same water that the previous days food had end.

I question that I`m afraid. It has to go on from there surely and at cost? As I commented probably into the same storage facility as the pump out effluent is retained until taken away. Howver in the case of Little Venice, perhaps it goes into the local sewage system-I cannot comment having no knowledge.

As I`ve commented before I find the differential between having to pay for a pump out, but in many instances Elsan is free, rather discriminatory. One assumes we empty the same quanity of effluent undoubtedly which finds its way into the same storage facility and which has to be emptied and paid for by the marina/land owner. The cost of a pump out -in the case of those operated by the CRT self service or the marina labour and power cost (can be as high as £25 I believe) is difficult in my opinion not to believe I`m not subsidising the cassette users.

Now I understand. The "booms" or as I now understand are aerators inside the tank which do as I mentioned allow liquid discharge to ground water. Your supposed to be able to drink this liquid (not that I`d either try or know anyone who has). The booms spead up the activity of the biological action of the microbes and indeed carry out the same function as a normal sewage plant. Your tank one assumes is part of a business property.

And if composting systems become more used how long before charges are introduced.

Why was a boom sprayer necessary? Ours is pumped as commented earlier underground and naturally perculates away around our garden. I would add that we could have (but not actually necessary) to have had the airiated system, which I have installed in properties, which legally allows the liquid out to be run into a water course. I know of no system like that which could be applied to boats but then its` power use although small may be prohibitive.

My word that must be a huge sceptic tank. Ours is capable of accomodating 12 peoples` use and emptying cost me £120. Normally every two years. Like our boat holding tank limit chemical use and allow the "solids" to decompose with liquid dispersal over a garden area (underground obviously). That liquid obviously also carries with it a certain amount of "liquified" solids which have bio-degraded due to this reduced chemical use. To me toilets are a personal choice and would suggest that any routine of its` "service" whether pump out or personally storing/emptying can be got use to but my limited use of Elsan toilets and the odour and state some are left in made pump-out a natural choice. Bit like those public toilets I`m sure we`ve all encountered when you`ve just had to find another cubicle.