Presently on the hard, the mast is out and I wetvac the bilge dry in the fall and cover w a tarp. The bilge stays bone dry.
When I keep her in the water through winter, I wetvac the bilge every six weeks or so and leave some panels open to ventilate. Solar fans move the air enough to keep odors down. In the past I used biodegradable Tide to clean the bilge. Pour a capful in once in a while and let the rocking of the boat mix it around. Chuck S > On 03/14/2021 12:01 PM David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > I was at the boat yesterday and pumped out the water that had accumulated > in the bilge due to rain over the winter. I used the hand pump into a bucket > and noticed that the water was really smelly. I have an oil treating pad in > there (Clean Waters Microbial Bilge pad) but that was from last spring so > likely beyond its usable lifetime. I am wondering if the smell is likely from > bacteria/algae growing on some oil in the bilge water. I have not been > putting a cleaner/detergent in the bilge because I was afraid it would > interfere with the action of the Bilge pad. I probably should have put some > Simple Green in the bilge in the Fall when the boat was moved to the hard. > What do others do to prevent this kind of odor? Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help > with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu >
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
