Guest Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 So father in law has a bit on at the mo and left bait in the boat freezer. Short story is shore power tripped off, batteries went flat and the bait ended up liquid after two weeks Have tried rinsing with vinegar and then vanilla essence to get rid of the stench, but there's a long way to go before its usable. Any other ideas? Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Chlorine. Nothing strong. Exit mold works fine. Gone in 30secs is a little stronger. It'll kill the smell and bacteria pretty much instantly. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Clothes peg applied to the nose? Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Chlorine. Nothing strong. Exit mold works fine. Gone in 30secs is a little stronger. It'll kill the smell and bacteria pretty much instantly. Then vanilla essence and leave it open and turned off for a week, but as wheels said you need to kill the bacteria first. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Actually I quite like the "fresh" smell chlorine leaves. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 You might like to try this stuff if nothing else does the job....http://www.celestaire.com/Fresh-Wave-Od ... ducts.html Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/9101209/Fish-turns-car-into-64k-stink-bomb Link to post Share on other sites
wild violet 38 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 simple green should do it gets bait smell off hands Link to post Share on other sites
otto 31 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 http://www.saltfree.co.nz/shop/Marine+Maintenance+Products/Fresh+As+-+Odour+remover+and+Sanitiser+and+Loo+Flush/Fresh+As+Multipurpose+Spray+125ml-3.html?id=JBVHm2Ud&mv_pc=s Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 About 20+ yrs ago, remember a newly married couple (not to us) having a flounder nailed to the underside of their Kitchen table. Not really a nice "newly married" joke in my view. Link to post Share on other sites
too_tall 15 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 The chlorine should do the job just fine, as wheels said. It not only kills the bacteria, but it also removes the protein on which the bacteria are feeding. Removing protein can be harder than it sounds. A less aggressive method which could work is lemon juice. But depending on the severity of the problem, I would be heading direct for the chlorine. a bottle of janola is not exactly expensive, either. Just be aware that there are 2 types of gone in 30 seconds/wet and forget etc. There are the Sodium Hypochlorite and the Benzalkonium chloride ones which are the fast acting and the slow acting types. The former is the one you want. Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini Babe 0 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Get your insurance company to write off your boat and buy a new one. Hey, it worked for this guy's brand new $64,000 Ford Ranger! Link to post Share on other sites
Ptown 14 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I've got some stuff called Fabrisan which is the shizzle. We sell it to old people homes which should tell you enough. It's tea tree oil based stuff. Let me know if you want one, I'm feeling Xmassy Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Thanks for the advice guys. I'll have another crack with Chlorine based products and might take you up on the fabrisan if that doesn't work Ptown. Cheers Dan Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Really hard to get rid of rotten fish smell. Guy I knew years ago had a nice new volkswagon superbug that he spilled a bucket of bait mullet. Car stank forever after! Link to post Share on other sites
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