Post by npmr on Jul 16, 2016 11:05:15 GMT
Hoping that someone else has experienced this! We bought a 2005 Jeanneau 40.3 last year which had been used very little the prior two years. The boat was, and is spotless but.....when I first open the gangway hatch there is a strong odor with a "chemical" tint to it. I've stored all cushions/mattresses at home and scrubbed every square inch inside and sprayed a biocide/mold killer everywhere to no avail. I've installed a solar powered vent exhausting, a powered fan blowing into the boat, all to no avail. We needed new batteries so installed 4 AGM's. We leave fans running in the forward and aft cabins when not on the boat, as well as the AC. The holding tank has 1 gallon of water and chemical in it, and the vent is clear. The odor was there last year and at the beginning of this year with an empty holding tank.
None of my dock neighbors have any idea what is causing this. I would think that any chemicals/VOC's in the materials would have gassed off well before now.
The odor drives my Admirals asthma crazy to the point she can't spend the night on the boat and I'm fresh out of ideas.
Thanks in advance, fingers crossed!!
Product was Simple Solutions Cat pee smell remover. You spray it on affected areas and it neutralises the smell. Enzymes I seem to recall. Available from Pet Product suppliers.
We had a big diesel leak and it removed the smell entirely. Could well work on heads and underfloor/fridge type areas too.