MACERATOR PROBLEMS

A boat (or R.V.) may have a macerator on board. We have this when travelling to the Bahamas. We don't need to get a "pumpout" as they are very few and far between. Many boats would have one on board.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvSiGgQmWFk
This youtube I hope will work to explain the small machine we have onboard, similar. This is for those that have never heard of a macerator.

This really could not be tested in the waters of Florida (by law). While anchored out Paul did a quick test here when all the boats had left and bam! No luck. Turns out that a repair kit was needed and/or new pump. We took down our dinghy here in Key Biscayne and took a nice bumpy hour drive to Coconut Grove, a West Marine is in walking distance ... a nice hot walk of 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) there and then another 3 km back. We took the dinghy to Dinner Key in Coconut Grove, the oldest suburb of Miami. Paul had his handy phone that gave us commands how to get there. We needed the exercise just did not like the 1 hour in the dinghy in rough waters there and back.

There is a sandbar nearby and on weekends this anchorage is packed. I counted 120 boats here yesterday. Check out the pics below.

86 FOOT boat beside us anchored. Beautiful

Sunset last night

p.s we are in Key Biscayne but did indeed try the Gulf today, 6 foot waves at the opening. We turned around and came back to the anchorage.