Unusual Odor

[Bill Michne]

My CD has an unusual odor. Seems to be strongest in the head, but is not sewage-like, rather more like decomposing rubber. Any suggestions as to possible sources, and especially cures, would be much appreciated.

Bill Michne
Mintaka



wmichne@msn.com

[Ken Coit]

Bill,

Where do you get your flushing water from? If it is laden with little animals, then they may be dying in your toilet in the flushing ring around the top of the bowl. Solution? Use fresh water rather than sea water to flush. Or, at least at the end of a weekend, flush once with fresh water to send the last of them into the holding tank.


Keep on sailing,

Ken Coit
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC

My CD has an unusual odor. Seems to be strongest in the head, but is not sewage-like, rather more like decomposing rubber. Any suggestions as to possible sources, and especially cures, would be much appreciated.

Bill Michne
Mintaka

parfaitNOSPAM@nc.rr.com

[Mario]

If your hoses and/or y-valves are in bad shape you might be getting the odor you're describing. We had our head system refitted and removed the old y-yalves and are now "enjoying" a much cleaner smelling boat.

Mario

My CD has an unusual odor. Seems to be strongest in the head, but is not sewage-like, rather more like decomposing rubber. Any suggestions as to possible sources, and especially cures, would be much appreciated.

Bill Michne
Mintaka

capedory252NOSPAM@aol.com

[Tom]

You can also get an odor from oil in the bilge. The engine drips oil which ends up in the bilge and which in time smells like an oil drilling field. Since there is an air path to the head via the shower drain you often smell it there.

My CD has an unusual odor. Seems to be strongest in the head, but is not sewage-like, rather more like decomposing rubber. Any suggestions as to possible sources, and especially cures, would be much appreciated.

Bill Michne
Mintaka

TomCambria@mindspring.com