Re: catalina27-talk: Re: Smelly boat

[Arthur Snapper]

Check under your starboard quarterberth. That's where the fuel tank is located on the 1989 model.  The gasket at the top of the fuel tank may be slightly leaky. (Mine is) This is most noticeable when the tank has been topped off for winter storage.

Art Snapper
#6610
Michigan

On 4/9/06, jim savicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Gentlemen

    I have a question regarding a smelly engine. When I bought my 1989 c-27 last year it had been on the hard for at least a year closed up. It and everything in it had a heavy smell of old deisel fuel  (I think ). the bildge had oil or something in it also . over the summer I used one of those bildge cleaners and cleaned what i could reach with soft scrub etc.The engine does not appear to be leaking anything anymore. Over the winter I took the cushions home and cleaned them and got out all the smell.

     Now that I have been down to the boat several times getting it ready for the season it seems that the smell is comming from

 the engine compartment which I have not tried to clean. Does any one have any Ideas on how to clean around the engine etc. Bleach ,T.S.P, ?????. Any Ideas will be greatly appreciated-

                                                              Jim Savicki---

                                                             Duxbury  M.A.