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They DO smell like friench fries, it's hysterical!
Wally
s/v Gypsy Wind
--- "Ballantyne, Merrill"
<> wrote:
> Would running an engine on vegetable oil, and using
> synthetic engine
> oil. solve the engine smell issue? I hear that such
> engines tend to
> smell like French fries. There are dripless packing
> glands out there as
> well... And bilge modifications that can be made to
> keep them dry.
>
> I wholeheartedly agree about smell being a MAJOR
> factor in live aboard
> comfort...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On
> Behalf Of Sam
> Densler
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 1:05 PM
> To: John Kennedy
> Cc: ;
>
> Subject: Re: lv-ab: Sail training for women - and
> perhaps house-keeping
> training for men
>
> I must admit, I have found a solution to this
> problem. Get a PDQ36
> catamaran with the Yamahas. In my experience, most
> of the bad smells
> can be attributed to one of the following:
>
> Stinky Bilge
> Diesel
> Stinky Head
> Pets
>
> The PDQ has retractable outboards for propulsion,
> therefore no shaft or
> stuffing boxes to allow water in the bilge, result
> bone dry bilge 365
> days per year. No bilge stink.
>
> Both the fuel tank and head tank are outside the
> living area of the boat
> so there is no smell other than any head smell right
> at the source.
>
> Keep the mildew down and the boat smells better than
> most people's
> houses.
>
> Oh yeah, no pets.
>
> Sam
>
>
>
> John Kennedy wrote:
> > Wally made a good point about the benefits of
> making sure that the
> > "little woman" can handle the boat. Since she
> swims like a fish and
> > has taught swimming in a previous life, maybe I
> can persuade her to
> > take the helm of the Fireball - and rescue the
> non-swimming me when we
> dump!
> >
> > Another objection my wife raised is that boats can
> smell bad. She has
> > a sensitive nose (VERY useful when selecting and
> enjoying fine
> > wines<G>) and can smell things that I miss
> completely.
> >
> > I can see a major problem when I buy my
> second-hand boat and have to
> > cope with dust, dirt, old upholstery, old heads
> and holding tanks,
> > etc. If it turns out to be a "fixer-upper", I can
> see it being a
> "cleaner-upper" too.
> >
> > Any useful references to help me make sure that my
> dream-boat doesn't
> > end up smelling like well-aged blue cheese?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > John
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> PDQ 36, Hull #15
> Melbourne, FL
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