Stinkey Floor Boards

[Barry]

Help !!! I have a Hunter 34, 1983, it is a great boat, but last year I discovered my holding tank was leaking. I replaced the metal tank with a new plastic one and replaced all the hoses. (What a Job) I believe the tank had been leaking for a long time and soaked into the floor boards underneath. I do not want to replace the teak floorboards under the tank, but I have not found a way to get rid of the smell. I have cleaned the floor with something called an odor neutralizer but it has not helped. Any suggestions? I need your help--my wife has threatened to boycott the boat.

 

[Peggie Hall/HeadMistress]

This should work

Buy some Raritan K.O. holding tank treatment...it's a live bacteria product that "eats" odor-producing spores (similar products are available at pet supply stores to get rid pet odor accidents, but they’re diluted and considerably more expensive). Clean the spill area with detergent and water, but don't use bleach, Lysol or any other "antibacterial" product. When the area is dry (no more than barely damp), put some K.O. in a trigger sprayer or pump-up garden spray bottle and liberally saturate the area with it. Don't rinse...let it dry, leaving that area open so that plenty of fresh air can circulate for 24 hours. If cushions were affected, clean up and saturate (not dripping wet…just saturate enough to completely penetrate the foam) with K.O., then leave outside in the sunshine to dry all day. That will get rid of the odor permanently. If you still have odor after you’ve closed everything up again, you missed a spot.

 

[Ron Mills]

Based on the information in the previous post

I just ordered a book. This information alone was worth the cost of the book. If there is anything that we are constantly having to deal with is the possibility of odor. Since we are on our boats more than others, when a guest comes aboard, the worst impression is an odor.