Does your boat smell? Have boat halitosis? Do you come off the boat and people take a whiff and look at you funny? Dreaded boat smell. At one point I was told to live with it. Boats Smell. I didn't want to be condemned to boat smell if this is my home. The hunt was on to get at the moldy stuffiness. Here's what I'm doing to minimize boat smell starting with the least expensive options. I've got it on the run...
1. Get fresh air flowing through the boat as often as possible.
Whenever I can.
2. Take out, wash or dry clean any old, mildew-y fabric (e.g., curtains, cushion covers, bedspreads, blankets, pillows, etc). Marine canvas seems to really hold on to smells.
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Smelly Stuff – Getting Smells Out of Fabrics
Does your boat smell? Have boat halitosis? Do you come off the boat and people take a whiff and look at you funny? Dreaded boat smell. At one point I was told to live with it. Boats Smell. I didn't want to be condemned to boat smell if this is my home. The hunt was on to get at the moldy stuffiness. Here's what I'm doing to minimize boat smell starting with the least expensive options. I've got it on the run...
1. Get fresh air flowing through the boat as often as possible.
Whenever I can.
2. Take out, wash or dry clean any old, mildew-y fabric (e.g., curtains, cushion covers, bedspreads, blankets, pillows, etc). Marine canvas seems to really hold on to smells.
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