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How to Remove Odor From a Boat Bilge Compartment By Southern Boats on Interior Upkeep The primary purpose of your boat's bilge is to collect water inside the hull of your boat and isolate it until it can be pumped out. Odors in the bilge frequently result from the presence of mold, mildew, organic slime or sludge and indicate that the bilge needs to be cleaned. Modern bilge cleaners are biodegradable and oil-emulsifying; they break down the fuel, oil, mold, slime and sludge that cause bilge compartment odors, trapping them with a chemical emulsifier so that they may be pumped out of the bilge with the bilge water. Difficulty: Easy Instructions Things You'll Need: 1 gal. biodegradable oil-emulsifying bilge cleaner Wet/dry shop vacuum Rags Oil absorbent pads Large plastic trash bags Step 1 Launch your boat, if it is not already in the water. If your boat has a float-operated (automatic) bilge pump, turn the bilge pump off. Pour 1 qt. of the bilge cleaner into the bilge for each 24 feet of boat length. The rocking motion of the boat over a period of hours will distribute the bilge cleaner in the bilge. Step 2 Allow the bilge cleaner to remain in the bilge throughout the course of a day's boating activities. If your vessel is moored on a buoy or docked at a pier, allow the bilge cleaner to remain in the bilge overnight. Step 3 Pump your bilge to an approved shore facility. Pumping your boat's bilges on lakes, rivers or other navigable waters is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 under federal law. Step 4 Use the rags, wet/dry shop vacuum and oil absorbent pads to mop up or otherwise remove any oily water remaining in the bilge after your boat's bilge compartment has been pumped out. Step 5 Remove any debris from the bilge, place the debris in large plastic trash bags and discard in an approved container. It's rare, but it happens occasionally that food–or even fish or other marine life–have found their way into your bilge and died. Neither the bilge pump nor the bilge cleaner will remove this kind of debris. Turn the automatic bilge pump back on. Comments