Likely sulfate reducing anaerobic bacteria at work digesting organic material in the trapped water.dissolved chlorine from Javex for example can help but may not be a long term solution. If water gets trapped in such paces the problem will likely persist because it would be virtually impossible to keep that water free of organic materials or bacteria.
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary Nylander Sent: January 24, 2013 1:29 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Crazy weird smell from under the mast.. A black smelly area sure sounds like mold/mildew to me. Try bleach. The house I used to own got mildew on its porch ceilings - a pressure washer with a bleach solution worked pretty well. On bad places I used tile cleaner. I would try some tile cleaner. Gary (with the local weather, I don't have to worry about mold in my bilge - it is frozen.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jake Brodersen <mailto:captain_j...@cox.net> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:11 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Crazy weird smell from under the mast.. Whenever I cure my stench, I'll let you all know. Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III Midnight Mistress Hampton VA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jim Watts Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:13 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Crazy weird smell from under the mast.. That's pretty common on 35-3's but I didn't know about 29-2's. Yes, we can tell you how to fix it. It's going to be long and really tedious. Graham? Jake? Alan? Please take a number. On 23 January 2013 17:00, Mike Cain <mikebc...@gmail.com> wrote: Has anyone ever experienced a very funk-ay smell from under the stringer that supports the mast? Ours is stepped to the keel but the mast appears to be resting on a +/- 6" wide x 4" tall x 12" long block that is glassed to adjacent stringers. There is a small crack in the glass and if there is any water in the bilge it swashes around the crack and makes the whole boat reek...I have further investigated the situation and the crack is for sure the smell. Its got an nasty black ooze that comes emanates as well. Mike Cain mikebc...@gmail.com 1983 C&C 29SD "Antsea" soon to be named something else.... _____ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2639/5554 - Release Date: 01/24/13
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