So I have sort of a mix of a musty smell from being closed up in FL for a while with a little diesel from where I overfilled. I ran an Ozone generator and that helped, but wondering if there is a product that I can use below deck to clean any residual diesel. I’ve cleaned everywhere I can reach and there is no visual signs of diesel, but I suspect there might still be traces where I can’t get to.
Leak at the filler neck on the tank. If I top off and park it, it leaks a little bit until level drops below the fill neck. Major PITA to get to the top of the tanks, but it’s on the short list.
Had a similar problem some time ago, as long as fuel remained in the fill hose there was a slight leak at a fitting on the tank.
Have used Simple Green sprayed on or poured into the bilge if standing water. Had mixed results with PureAyre.
Sounds like first your list and then the clean up. Welcome to boating. LOL Yesterday a new to me mechanic replaced a short length of starboard engine fuel line that had been preventing it from running off the forward tank. Previously one passed on the job and another left after attempting it. Decided while I have the right guy; to have him replace ALL the lines.
I’ve heard vinegar and also 409. A mechanic told me to put 409 in a garden sprayer and give the area a good dose, scrub what you can get to then hose it down. Then either let the bilge pump do its thing or wet vac the bilge dry. I think this has been an issue for a while so there is likely residual dried up diesel in places that can’t be reached to scrub.
Might not be as big a job as I thought. A few owners of the same boat said that Sea Ray put hatches under the couches for fuel tank access. I’ll believe it when I see it, but I’m hopeful.
["Sea Ray put hatches under the couches for fuel tank access. I’ll believe it when I see it, but I’m hopeful." If the hatches end up not being there just make an access of your own. There are numerous sizes of removable access hatches readily available. I had to change a fuel vent line that was impossible to get to. A 6" hole saw and a $30 access plate and the job was made simple.
Yep. That was plan A until a few people told me that sea Ray already did it. Been fooled before though. Every time I think the Sea Ray engineers did some some sensible engineering, they end up proving me wrong.
As far as the musty smell, lay bowls or cups of coffee grounds all around the interior. I’ve heard if you lay coffee grounds on a dryer sheet, it works even better. I only use coffee grounds alone and it works! May smell like coffee for a bit but once you remove them the coffee smell goes away and the yucky musty smell along with it. We rented a cabin one summer with musty odors. I had to repeat the coffee grounds if we were gone a few days and the cabin was closed up.
interesting. It would have to be a last resort. Coffee is near the top of my list of offensive smells. I’m making progress. I removed the salon carpet, curtains, cushions, etc.