GL: Stinky Bilge

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I suggest you use a couple of capfuls of
K.O. holding tank sanitizer with a couple
quarts o fresh water!

*  D C "Mac" Macdonald  *
* m/v Another Adventure *
*  '95 Carver 355 ACMY  *
* Grand Lake - OKlahoma *
*  USPS & AGLCA (#217)  *


----Original Message Follows----
From: John & Judy Gill <twojscom at quadnet.net>
To: "Rob Dorsey" <Skipper at bestrevenge.us>
CC: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: GL: Stinky Bilge
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 17:28:27 -0400

Rob,

The best remedy I have learned about is very simple.  White Vinegar.
Simply dump a quart bottle into the bilge with a little cool water
and let it slosh around.  Works for us better than most of the
expensive bilge cleaners.

John

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On Sep 3, 2007, at 4:50 PM, Rob Dorsey wrote:

 > Hi All,
 >
 > We constantly fight stinky bilges. The first front is of course
 > cleanliness
 > but in this heat - we're on the Ohio just below Cincinnati, nasty
 > old river,
 > 92 deg at the dock - any water, and it seems there's always some,
 > goes sour
 > in no time. The A/C intake for the cabin unit - mounted under the
 > dinette
 > adjacent to the galley-down - just loves to suck it up and
 > distribute it to
 > the main salon without affecting its fragrance.
 >
 > I've started treating the bilge water with a couple of capfuls of
 > Clorox but
 > worry about the effect on metal clamps, fittings etc. as well as some
 > plastics used in hoses. I am not sure of the Clorox's affect on the
 > glass
 > lay-up of the bilge structure itself.
 >
 > Any ideas on sanitizing bilges whilst not eating up any important
 > bits?
 >
 > And, any other cautions on using Clorox??
 >
 > Best,
 > Rob Dorsey
 > M/Y Best Revenge
 > http://bestrevenge.us <http://bestrevenge.us/>