For many years we used a chain scrubber: three brushes facing each
other attached to a telescoping aluminum pole. As the chain is
retrieved by the windlass, you scrub the mud and critters off at the
water line. Low tech, effective, and no retrofitting. Unfortunately
the chain scrubber made a leap for freedom when it was improperly
stowed on deck at 25 degrees of heel. I'm looking for its
replacement. As long as it was onboard the chain locker never reeked.

John Gordon Hill
s/v Cantata
Panda 40 PH

On Jan 20, 2007, at 9:23 AM, Cindy Ballreich wrote:

> Rick Williams wrote:
>> A problem that I did have was the odors which came from the
>> forepeak, more specifically the chain in the forepeak. The mud it
>> brings up can be a bit rank. Fore this I put thin rubber gasket
>> material on the back side of the louvered doors. This has cut back
>> on the smell.
>
> We keep a garden sprayer on Mandisa. This is our "deck pump" (so to
> speak). It's useful for a whole lot of things, one of which is
> spraying down the chain & rode with fresh water. This REALLY helps
> control the odors and it also washes mud and critters out of the
> drain pipes into the bilge where it can be pumped. Peggie Hall made
> the suggestion of adding a squirt of Raritan CP to the water and
> this works even better as it leaves a few enzymes behind to chew on
> any organic matter that doesn't get washed off.
>
> Ventilation is really key to odor control and I would be concerned
> that overing the louvers would create an environment where bacteria
> or mildew could really get going. We usually put a little fan in
> the anchor locker after we rinse the chain to dry things a bit and
> help the CP to do it's work.
>
> Cindy
> s/v Mandisa
> Baba 30
>
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