First, buy peggie halls book get rid of boat odors its available at amazon, armchair sailor and other reputable marine stores. Peggie hall author of the new get rid of boat odors, 2nd. This book was our first resource when diagnosing head issues. And when youre not using your boat, it sits and cooks in the sun, festering odors trapped inside whether that be human sweat, mold, mildew, or diesel fumes. There are three golden rules to keeping smells away from your boats head system. I read it in one sitting, dogearing about 20% of the pages. Jul 18, 20 use a heavyduty bilge cleaner to get rid of the yucky odor, or hire the services of a steam detailing company to do the job for you. Get rid of boat odors is the penultimate achievement of peggies career, and the only published guide to all aspects of marine sanitation. For a good portion of the year, boats will sit unused, boarded up for months on end. She now is going more in depth about the laws and regulations of marine msds and also how to choose and install a system. The new get rid of boat odors a boat owners guide to marine sanitation systems and other sources of aggravation and odor. Most of the book deals with head odors and boat plumbing but there is a short section about bilge odor.
If the boat has been closed, the odor may have permeated the boat s upholstery and other soft surfaces. If youve ever visited a boating forum, you will have certainly heard peggie halls name, or at least her alias, the headmistress. Get rid of boat odors by peggie hall is a boat owners guide to marine sanitation systems and other sources of aggravation and odor. Get rid of boat odors is a book for boat owners or professionals in the boating industry alike. Read download the new get rid of boat odors second edition. A boat owners guide to marine sanitation systems and other sources of aggravation and odor by hall, peggie available in trade paperback on. The new get rid of boat odors is a book for boat owners or professionals in. This is the completelyupdated 2nd edition of peggie halls famous book get rid of.
Get rid of boat odors, by peggie hall, known by many of her fans as the headmistress, will teach you how to eliminate annoying odors on your boat by treating the source instead of perfuming the symptoms. Fighting odor with hoses clear, reinforced pvc hose, while fine for pressurized freshwater systems, is not a good choice for tight turns or suctionside applications, and it wont fight odors as well as a premium hose. A boat owners guide to marine sanitation systems and other sources of aggravation and odor paperback feb. The new get rid of boat odors, 2nd edition ebook by peggie hall. This is the lowdown on how to do it right to keep your boat smelling sweet and make sure everything goes as it should in the head and beyond. Then you could also try and sell these items as well. A boat owners guide to marine sanitation systems and other sources of odor and aggravation. Get rid of boat odors peggy hall archive houseboat forums. That is if you would like to take a long time to get rid of the boat. Peggies book is a pragmatic guide that covers not just the head, although it does so in great detail, but it also describes very clearly, how to eradicate other sources of odor as well. Peggie hall, well known marine sanitation expert known as the headmistress has finally put it all in print. The new get rid of boat odors a most valuable companion aboard.
This book could be called the bible of bile or perhaps fifty shades of gray and black water but its real title is longer than your boats sanitation hose. This is a great book and gives invaluable information for getting rid of boat odors, winterizing and recommissioning your head and fresh water systems. Its the most comprehensive guide available to help solve the widespread problem of annoying odors on boats. Feb 16, 2016 get rid of boat odors peggy hall i know peggy hall and her book get rid of boat odors has been discussed on here before. Get rid of boat odors by peggie hall hopkins carter. Keeping the bilge as dry and clean as possible will help eliminate foul smells. Aug 09, 2018 this will get rid of the initial smell they all have. How to permanently get rid of diesel and other boat. May 01, 2015 get rid of boat odors is a book for boat owners or professionals in the boat industry alike. The disinfectants find their way to the main bilge, eliminating odors along the way. The upshot is to clean and rinse thoroughly and make sure there is no standing water trapped by a blocked limber hole etc. On top of that, there is the askanexpert program for members where you can get an experts answer to any of your boat questions. I know peggy hall and her book get rid of boat odors has been discussed on here before. Like any other form of routine maintenance, devising a regiment is integral for stopping boat head odors in their tracks.
Get rid of boat odors was one of the classic books in my top 10 most dog earred book awards that appeared in cruising world magazine as well as on. The bacteria that eliminated the odor needed oxygen to work. It covers all aspect of marine sanitation as well as other odor causing problems, like dirty bilge areas, in an easy to understand format. The new get rid of boat odors, 2nd edition ebook by peggie. Choosing and installing a system, flush with success. An easy read for a layperson, but detailed enough to guide one through the proper installation of a marine head a very complex system.
Strong enough to get rid of all boat odors including stubborn diesel and gas odors because pureayre for boat odors is safe around children, pets, and food its the best way to get rid of odors in your fridge, coolers, bait boxes, ice boxes, musty wet lockers, and anything else that stinks. The premise is that you cant eliminate any odor until you first discover the source of that odor. This is the completelyupdated 2nd edition of peggie halls famous book get rid of boat odors. Get rid of boat odors peggy halls book, get rid of boat odors is published by seaworthy publications. Peggie hall author of the new get rid of boat odors, 2nd edition. The new get rid of boat odors is a book for boat owners or professionals in the boat industry alike. Since i didnt know shinola about what was making my boat smell bad, i turned to my usual tool of choice, the internet. Apr 30, 2018 boats, in general, can be a stinky place and for boat owners, the smells and odors are all too familiar. The book provides solutions to several different types of odors in addition to holding tank odors.
Boat odor removal tips odor elimination guide for boats. Customers who bought this item also bought cruising the chesapeake. A boat owners guide to marine sanitation systems and other sources of aggravation and odor ebook. Its the most comprehensive guide available to help solve the. May 04, 2018 next, move to clean the bilge and use a good bilge cleaner to get rid of any odor causing buildup. The title of this book is get rid of boat odors and it was written by peggie hall. Other areas with specific boat odor include the chainrode locker, which will of course smell of the sea and of mud every time you pull up anchor, as well as the engine compartment, which will be reminiscent of. Apr 01, 2003 get rid of boat odors is a book for boat owners or professionals in the boat industry alike. Get rid of boat odors by peggie hall is a boat owners guide to marine sanitation systems. A boat owners guide to marine sanitation systems and other sources of aggravation and odor by peggie hall seaworthy publications, inc. Several searches and a couple of forums later, i found someone who knew what they were talking about.
Peggie hall books list of books by author peggie hall thriftbooks. Sure, you will get more money out of it, but it will take a lot longer to get rid of. Get rid of boat odors peggy hall houseboat magazine. The first trick to try is sun, air and dishwashing detergent. Peggy has written a book called getting rid of boat odors, which i purchased from. Aug 02, 2017 fuel odors can be difficult to get rid of.
The trick to really getting rid of boat odors is in adding an environmentally friendly disinfectant to areas under the stuffing box and air conditioning condensate pans. Look for standing water in the deep, dark crevices and contort yourself as necessary to get to them. Folklore which could be found until recently on a popular american boating website. Holding tank odor odor from the tank vent headrelated odors inside the boat boat odors arent all in your head. Includes exploded view diagrams for popular marine toilets. Get rid of boat odors is a book for boat owners or professionals in the boat industry alike. Now when we arrive on friday, we find a boat smelling sweet and welcoming. You will still then be left with the hull that has to make it to the dump, one way or another. Peggie hall is the author of the new get rid of boat odors, 2nd edition 4. I was just on a trawler forum when i saw that she now has a new revised, expanded and updated version available. In the case of my holding tank, the spiders were blocking oxygen from entering the tank. See all books authored by peggie hall, including the new get rid of boat odors.
Although it mostly deals with head odors peggies nickname is the head mistress it also has a small section on making sure you arent getting bad smells via the bilge. Two other potential problem areas mentioned in the book are the shower sump and anchor locker. This second edition contains many new schematics not found in the original book. I really love being part of this everything about boats community and help provide thousands of helpful articles free to the public.
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