Sewage in the engine compartment

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Busia
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Re: Sewage in the engine compartment

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Don't chew your fingernails,
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located in Ketchikan, Alaska. Gods country
32 foot Marinette (no fly bridge)
twin 350 Crusader (Chev 350) engines
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Re: Sewage in the engine compartment

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EVERYTHING must be replaced! Hoses permeate and stink. Tanks rot. Fittings break off.
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Cayuga Lake, Finger Lakes, NY
1968 Express 318 single "Yikes!"
1989 41 Marquis 454X2 "Surf Rider"
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Re: Sewage in the engine compartment

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A trick I used after a leak on mine was to dump a bottle of mint flavored Listerine mouthwash in the bilge, then let it sit for for a week. Sucked it out with a shop-vac and seemed to get rid of the stench.
Jim Elias
1974 37' SedanFlybridge
Twin 360 Chryslers.
Marblehead, Ohio
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Re: Sewage in the engine compartment

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Activated charcoal (avail at tropical fish stores) is quite effective at holding odors (and is fairly cheap and re-usable)
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Re: Sewage in the engine compartment

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Don't re-use the charcoal to grill the fish though, make it taste like...well you know
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1974 37' SedanFlybridge
Twin 360 Chryslers.
Marblehead, Ohio
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