Ted,
Cool to do list. Well done Skipper!
#2 I have always envied the side boarding
ladders as they keep those little toes away from the prop. They look so good!
#5 Where is the zinc located at?
To answer your question about what I have learned about overboard untreated effluent in the great lakes. "It depends who you talk to." Remind you of other Government Agencies?
What I choose to do was to disable the thru hull with a lock and key on the discharge ball valve located under the head sink. That valve blocks the macerator or the head from flowing to the sea. It shows that I am in compliance and would vigerously defend my position to any inspecting US agency. I do not believe that I would ever have to be concerned about it.
Now, Canadian waters is a whole different issue. But I don't sail there due entirely to their assine laws regarding my personal protection concerning firearms. But if I was to sail there, I probably should remove the two hoses to the thru hull discharge ball valve entirely.
<begin rant>IMHO, this whole discharge thing is such a crock...oops, bad choice of words. It's good that we do not discharge in the Great Lakes...bravo for that and I support that. But what about countless muninciplaities that dump thousands of gallons whenever it rains hard? Rain? They can't design these systems for rain? Throw those polluting bastards next to Jimmy Baker where they belong. Such a precious comodity that we sail upon, such a responsibility for us for future generations. <rant ended>