I've replaced all my old flooded type batteries with sealed AGM's and I'm liking them alot, but the strong smell of old cooked battery acid from the previous bank is driving me nuts. My battery bank is in the port side aft bulkhead under the cockpit seat. I've washed down the locker floors and walls with various cleansers but the smell doesn't go away. I suspect it has permeated into the fiberglass and is embedded there. The odors seep through to topsides in the cockpit while your trying to enjoy a pleasant sunset. It doesn't make it into the main cabin or bunk areas. Is there any miracle cure that will absorb the odors and not just mask them? I doubt that the concentration of gas is dangerous - explosive/or to breathe- but maybe it is. Its been about a year for the change over, and its not going away. Also it is way unlikely that the source is new or current due to the sealed nature of the new banks. I'm thinking about putting an exhaust fan in that compartment. And wait for the cure to come out. Peggy, is this part of your thing? Please help if you can Dan 1987 H 45 legend
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I would suggest a mixture of baking soda & water.
Dan: I would try bathing the entire with baking soda and water. This is going to neturalize the area if nothing else. I would also try some Fre-breeze (it may not do much, but what can it hurt)?
Dan: I would try bathing the entire with baking soda and water. This is going to neturalize the area if nothing else. I would also try some Fre-breeze (it may not do much, but what can it hurt)?
There's a product called PureAyre that should work
I tripped over it at a boat show in Seattle last fall..brought some home to test it. There are a number of products that can eliminate any organically caused odor, but PureAyre is the only one I've found that'll get rid of ALL odors, even diesel odor. They stuff is pricy, but it works! I plan to recommend it in the next edition of my book. http://www.pureayre.come
I tripped over it at a boat show in Seattle last fall..brought some home to test it. There are a number of products that can eliminate any organically caused odor, but PureAyre is the only one I've found that'll get rid of ALL odors, even diesel odor. They stuff is pricy, but it works! I plan to recommend it in the next edition of my book. http://www.pureayre.come
Correct link for PureAyre
Peggy, you have a typo on the link (you added an "e" at the end of .com). The correct link is below.
Peggy, you have a typo on the link (you added an "e" at the end of .com). The correct link is below.
Paint It
Dan, If it is that bad, I would sand or grind the area down and remove the Gel Coat, or most of it anyway since I assume it is in an out of sight area. Then use a good paint, preferable an FRP type and repaint the entire area two or three times.
Dan, If it is that bad, I would sand or grind the area down and remove the Gel Coat, or most of it anyway since I assume it is in an out of sight area. Then use a good paint, preferable an FRP type and repaint the entire area two or three times.
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