Oh man, does my bilge stink!

[CP]

I would say something that smells fresh and kills bacteria would be your mix. Maybe bleach and pinesol mixed in gallons of water.

Mixing bleach with pine sol can produce toxic fumes and burn your skin. Don't without gloves and great ventilation. White vinegar might also be a good bacteria killer.

Darn science

When I was in basic training, a guy with dorm cleaning duty mixed a big bucket of bleach, ammonia and soap in the utility closet.  He passed out while stirring the brew.  Luckily, I saw his feet sticking out of the closet door and another trainee and I drug him outside and called the medics.  He lived to clean another day.

[Fidelk]

Well, lookie here, 2-week-old bilge crab.

As the day got warmer, the stink got worse.  So, I bit the bullet and pulled the deck board.  Nasty.

I'll have to fix it so this doesn't happen again.

Old Bay seasoning is the cure.

[L-ofalab]

You can get the last bit of water out of your bilge by hanging a small piece of wet cloth out about 2" and the rest pushed inside. There will be a trickle of water running off the cloth almost like a syphon and it will take out all the water it contacts. I helped remove weeks old decaying crab from a bilge before, barfed, and could not stop gagging

[CP]

You can get the last bit of water out of your bilge by hanging a small piece of wet cloth out about 2" and the rest pushed inside. There will be a trickle of water running off the cloth almost like a syphon and it will take out all the water it contacts. I helped remove weeks old decaying crab from a bilge before, barfed, and could not stop gagging

Thanks for the tip; I'll give that a try.