ballast odors

[Trevor Cuell]

I AM ABOUT TO LEAVE MY HUNTER 260 IN THE WATER PERMANENTLY DO I NEED TO PUT ANYTHING IN THE BALLAST TANK TO STOP ODORS.THANKS TREVOR CUELLROCK LOBSTERGEELONG AUSTRALIA

 

[Sean Coerse]

1 cup

Use a cup of bleach.

 

[Bill]

Swimming pool

While bleach might work I was wondering if an algicide for swimming pools might also help?

 

[Rick Webb]

Two Things

Fill the tank with city water using a hose into the vent hole and add bleach. I put a whole gallon in mine whenever I have to refill. Check the archives there has been alot of discussion on this.

 

[Bob Blackmon]

Add Bleach

I use fresh water with a gallon of bleach. Even so, I have to pump the water out about twice per year. When I next do that I am probably going to add 2 gallons of bleach. Hot conditions in the Lake Ponchartrain area (latitude about 30 N) causes very foul odor. Was not so when the boat sailed just 300 miles further north. So, the need for bleach will depend on how warm your climate is. By the way my boat is a 240, which I assume has a somewhat smaller ballast tank than your 260.

 

[Guest]

water bed treatment stuff (nm)