I was at the boat yesterday and pumped out the water that had accumulated in the bilge due to rain over the winter. I used the hand pump into a bucket and noticed that the water was really smelly. I have an oil treating pad in there (Clean Waters Microbial Bilge pad) but that was from last spring so likely beyond its usable lifetime. I am wondering if the smell is likely from bacteria/algae growing on some oil in the bilge water. I have not been putting a cleaner/detergent in the bilge because I was afraid it would interfere with the action of the Bilge pad. I probably should have put some Simple Green in the bilge in the Fall when the boat was moved to the hard. What do others do to prevent this kind of odor? Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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