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Default Bilge & Resin Odors?

I'm having problems with 2 separate stink/cleaning problems which
would not be problems if the boat were she launched & able to slosh
cleaners around in moderate seas, versus up on stands for long
storage:

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.

Stink #2: 25 yrs after construction & long former use/ventilation,
there is still a persistent resin odor from either hull or liner or
both. As I'm not very familiar with fbgls craft big enough for closed
accommodations (only owned 2), is this common &/or is there any
countermeasure?

Naturally, the 2 together are disgusting. My only remaining idea is
to install a bad MSD, since even anerobic cukka would smell better.
;-^)
 
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