Alcar Boats

Alcar Environmental Pumpout Boat

Waterfront Managers and Harbormasters are responsible for cleaning and maintaining our marinas for the enjoyment of boating enthusiasts today and in the future. It is a big job that requires sturdy, dependable, equipment that performs predictably and efficiently no matter what the conditions. That’s why so many marina owners rely on Alcar Environmental to meet their changing needs.

The Alcar Environmental is the perfect answer for a high-quality, low-maintenance, customizable, multi-purpose utility craft at a cost-effective price. It is designed to be user-friendly with a smooth-rising V-hull and a fully self-bailing cockpit large enough for the most demanding jobs yet easily managed by a single operator.

Features

Maintenance-free molded fiberglass throughout.
All composite construction and low-maintenance design.
Smooth-riding V-hull for a dry, safe, and stable ride.
User-friendly, mistake-proof hose connections.
All stainless hardware and fittings.
Attractive multipurpose design and functionality.
Easily customizable for purpose built uses.
One boat can replace several dedicated units.
One piece molded tank and grid construction with optional tank sizes.
Top mounted tank baffles for easy cleaning and no roll operation.
Double bottom secondary containment of cargo tank.
Long-life electric drive Edson bronze body diaphragm transfer pump.
Easily accessible below deck hose and fitting storage.
Hydraulic steering with stainless wheel.
One piece rotational molded fuel tank in below deck containment cell.
LED navigation and anchor lighting.
Electric tank gauge with overfill alarm.
Dual 12-volt heavy duty batteries with state of charge indicator.
Built-in 12-volt circuit breaker panel and switches.
Large self-bailing cockpit with below deck storage compartment.
Easily installed optional accessories.
10-year warranty.

Easy to Use

Fitted with a below-deck molded fiberglass tank and Edson electric diaphragm pump, it makes short work of sewage pump-out and transfer jobs. In less than 15 minutes, you can hookup and easily empty the cargo tank into a shore-side station. Connections for both pump-out and discharge are error-proof, allowing minimal operator training. Shut down is simple with Alcar’s smooth-molded, easy-clean tank. Coil up the hoses, close the hatch, and even the most discerning yachtsman won’t know it’s a honey wagon.

With pump gear stowed, your Alcar becomes the perfect work boat. Use it for search and rescue, towing, harbor patrol, dock maintenance, shellfish surveillance, and oil spill cleanup. With a long list of optional accessories, from dive platforms to stainless steel t-tops, each Alcar pumpout boat is built to your specifications at production-line affordability. Alcar boats work hard to save you time and money.

Clean Vessel Act

The primary goal of the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) is to reduce overboard sewage discharge from boats by providing pumpout and dump stations for boaters to dispose of human waste in an environmentally safe manner. The CVA provides funds to states for the construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of pumpout and dump stations for pumping out waste from recreational boat holding tanks and emptying portable toilets.

In 1992 Congress passed the CVA to help reduce pollution from vessel sewage discharges. The CVA established a five-year federal grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and authorized $40 million from the Sport Fish Restoration Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund for use by the States. These federal funds can be used to account for up to 75 percent of all approved projects with the remaining funds supplemented by state or local government, private businesses or associations.

In 1998, Congress appropriated $50 million to continue the pumpout grant program. The funding support was to expand the program to more areas throughout the United States and to make pumpouts more accessible to the public. Greater accessibility to pumpout and dump stations translates to less pollution in our waters. Pumpout funding continues to be awarded yearly to states through the Clean Vessel Act.

The Alcar Environmental pumpout boat meets CVA program requirements.