Huh.
Thanks for the "microbial pet odor eliminator" tip! I could have saved a
bunch if I'd known that before doing new cushions on my boat!
MMC

"Peggie Hall" wrote in message
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wrote:
Unfortunately, our sailboat smells (stinks, actually) despite cleaning
throughout, checking the head & plumbing/holding tank, scrubbing the
bilge, and everything we can think of. We haven't found any definitive
source of odor, and it may just be a combination of all of the sources.
We have pulled up floorboards to check for mold and removed panels and
mounted items to clean behind them.

If it's sewer-like odor, I'd bet you have permeated sanitation hoses.
The only cure is new hoses.

And, as MMC suggested, permaeated cushions and other softgoods. The cure
for that: Go to pet store and buy some microbial (MUST be microbial, not
chemical) pet odor eliminator...remove the covers, saturate the foam
(not dripping wet, but only enough to penetrate all the way into the
middle of the cushion from both sides) with it..put the cushions out in
the sun to dry for day. Send the covers to the cleaners or wash 'em.

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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"

http://shop.sailboatowners.com/books...ku=90&cat=1304