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Stink #1: had horrid mouse infestation (I was a dumass & left a
ladder on her). Sprayed all reachable areas w/detergent & bleach mix
& pressure-washed throughout, 3-day hell of washing/pumping routines
until clear. HWVR, perverse design (typical of small fbgls
sailboats?) has many inaccessible voids btw liner & hull, etc,. There
are just enough isolated small remnants of damp crud tucked too far
from reasonable access, to gag you even after a week of
heating/drying/blowing/etc. Any kind of vapor bomb or other proposed
solution experienced/known? Tried releasing free chlorine from bleach
using ammonia with her sealed up tight for a day, but not enough to do
the deed.

I can't help you with stink #2, but a LOT of detergent and water,
followed by thorough rinsing out should get rid of the last of mouse
remains. Use a power washer (Home Depot has a dandy one--1750 psi--for
$179...and it's a very handy bit of equipment to own...I have one) to
get to those areas you can't reach by hand.

Drain and dry out the bilge...use a hand pump, shop vac, sponges,
towels--whatever it takes--to get the last of the water out.

Then spray every surface down with Raritan K.O. (holding tank treatment,
available from WM, B/US etc), which is a live bacteria product that
"eats" the odor causing elements in bacteria. Don't rinse...let it dry.
Leave every hatch open and if possible turn fans on to get plenty of
fresh air into every nook and cranny. That should completely get rid of
the mouse odors...if it doesn't, you missed a spot....which should be
easy to find 'cuz odors are strongest at the their source, and by now
there shouldn't be but one or sources left...if any.

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Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
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