Gray Water System

My 2004 Monterey 302CR is rigged for grey water (on Lake George). All sinks, showers and cockpit sink drains go to the only holding take that is part of my vacu-flush system. I would much rather have all of those drains go overboard but they don’t and can’t on LG. This results in the holding tank filling up faster and is generally a PITA. You should be able to reroute the drains to a thru-hull that exists and is probably plugged with a stopper. I have never heard of a specific ‘grey water tank’ vs a normal holding tank that has head waste.

Jim
 
I love lake George, many good times there with the family
 
YES..... Lake George was the best times !!

We use to live upstate back in the 80's and trailered to Lake George every summer. Loved camping out on the islands.....clean beautiful area !!!

Lakesponge....is that ( gray water rule ) new ? I don't remember that restriction when we trailered up there....we had no gray water system on our boat.
 
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Originally posted by CurrentSea

Thats funny, shows you how much dealers know.
I asked him what it was, he said gray water.
Now I am curious if I have gray water or not.
Pretty big battery box!

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Dave

I assume your paper work has the HIN? If so call Regal customer support and ask if the boat has a gray water system. They have build sheets based on the HIN that describes in great detail what is on each boat.

The customer service rep for our area is Tony Mayo at 407-447-9226
 
Might I suggest that you remove the lid from the box and see what's inside it???? Doesn't seem to be all that difficult to do, and then you'll know.
 
Vic,
I am not near the boat. I was going by what the dealer told me, but I trust the guys who have this boat that it is a battery. I will call Regal to see if this boat has gray water. You can delete this whole thread since I really don't think it has any relevant or useful information. Sorry for all the confusion. I should of opened it while i had the chance, but when dealer told me it was the gray water system, I assumed it was a sealed tank. I really need to climb all over this boat more!
 
I have that boat Vic, thats the battery box. I bet my boat on it! ;)
 
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Originally posted by Vic Willman

Might I suggest that you remove the lid from the box and see what's inside it???? Doesn't seem to be all that difficult to do, and then you'll know.
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That and run water in each sink and see where it comes out.
 
Is there a way to pump the gray water tank over the side?

Assuming that you can pump the gray water over the side, I would not disconnect it. It will allow you to control when the gray water is discharged. If there are folks swimming around the boat, some gray water could ruin the experience. With the gray water system, you can wait to discharge until the swimmers are in the boat, or it is after dark, or there is an outgoing tide.
 
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Originally posted by deerows

Is there a way to pump the gray water tank over the side?

Assuming that you can pump the gray water over the side, I would not disconnect it. It will allow you to control when the gray water is discharged. If there are folks swimming around the boat, some gray water could ruin the experience. With the gray water system, you can wait to discharge until the swimmers are in the boat, or it is after dark, or there is an outgoing tide.

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I'm going to guess that 98% of recreational boats with potable water systems do not have grey water holding tanks. "Grey water" is what has been used to wash your hands, brush your teeth, take a shower, and cook or wash dishes. Since we don't have garbage disposals, we usually wipe most of our food waste off plates and cookware and put it in the garbage. There is not a lot of "grey water" to be dealt with and if people are swimming around the discharge, it's not hard to wait a few minutes to empty the sink or take a shower. Grey water is not much different than what runs into the water when you wash your boat. Actually, I suppose that would be "grey water".
 
Deerows,
Yes you can. I have hooked up a pump system on the last two boats I owned that came from lakes and were used on the ocean.
 
DoubleD,

NYS Nav law since ~2001 has several NY Lakes as no grey water discharge lakes and it’s enforced. It’s so bad (or good) that you can’t even use soap to clean your boat if it runs into the water! This results in more trips to the pump out and very clean water – and that’s good.

Jim
 
I'd bet it's an 8D battery box as well I have 3 of them under my Salon floor using AGM batteries.
 
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Originally posted by Lakesponge

DoubleD,

NYS Nav law since ~2001 has several NY Lakes as no grey water discharge lakes and it’s enforced. It’s so bad (or good) that you can’t even use soap to clean your boat if it runs into the water! This results in more trips to the pump out and very clean water – and that’s good.

Jim

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In the mean time fertilizer/pesticides leach into the lake which is far more damaging than any gray water will ever be.
 
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Originally posted by Lakesponge

DoubleD,

NYS Nav law since ~2001 has several NY Lakes as no grey water discharge lakes and it’s enforced. It’s so bad (or good) that you can’t even use soap to clean your boat if it runs into the water! This results in more trips to the pump out and very clean water – and that’s good.

Jim

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Thats why Lake George is as good as it gets !!!

We loved it up there !
 
BillyIII,

You are absolutely correct. Those pollutants cause more harm than mouthwash rinse or by rinsing your dishes with Dawn. Lake George is surrounded by the Adirondack Park and 75% of the land surrounding the lake is wilderness. Most of the runoff is Adirondack water with a slight trace of acid rain type qualities (from the mid-west). Otherwise, it’s the Tahoe of the East – and we pay for it!

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh254/lakesponge/The Cure 2007/TheCure019.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh254/lakesponge/The%20Cure%202007/TheCure034.jpg

Jim
 
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Originally posted by Lakesponge

BillyIII,

You are absolutely correct. Those pollutants cause more harm than mouthwash rinse or by rinsing your dishes with Dawn. Lake George is surrounded by the Adirondack Park and 75% of the land surrounding the lake is wilderness. Most of the runoff is Adirondack water with a slight trace of acid rain type qualities (from the mid-west). Otherwise, it’s the Tahoe of the East – and we pay for it!

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh254/lakesponge/The Cure 2007/TheCure019.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh254/lakesponge/The%20Cure%202007/TheCure034.jpg

Jim

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The next step may be to ban gasoline and diesel powered boats from the lake.
 
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