Those of you who missed our report on how a weak winterizing solution can create a Sandals Beach Resort for waterborne bacteria may be still be noticing a pungent odor coming from your galley tap. Regardless of the cause of your water woes, our favorite chemist-sailor Drew Frye has spent most of the winter coming up with some simple steps to ensuring you have fresh-tasting water as good as any bottled variety on board this spring. Here he offers a step-by-step guide to decontaminating that foul-smelling tank.
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Any suggestions on disposal methods for the cleaning solution? Will pumpout services take it?
If the hoses date from 1983 will this method clean the hoses to provide potable water or show I replace the hoses. I have 30 foot Ticon with hot water heater.