On 2008-06-07 20:39:33 -0400, "WBH" said:

After the pump in the head has not been used for 2 or 3 days, the water has
a unpleasant smell for the first 20 or so pump strokes.

You've got "critters" breeding within the filters, themselves.

We drain the filters each time we leave the boat, put the elements in
the sink to dry out. Problem solved.

If we're going to be away for a longer while, we drain the tank. Since
we only have about 25 gallons, it's no big thing.

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Jere Lull
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