Have recently noticed an offensive
odor in the
boat, usually in late afternoon/early evening, as the sun heats up the aft end of the
boat.
It's not the holding tank/head/hoses..wrong type of
odor. Yesterday, I flushed the scupper/deck drains & they are free. Bilges are nearly dry & cannot detect any odor when lifting the floorboards. Also suspected possible
battery gassing, but that's not the issue.
That leaves me with the
diesel fuel tank..have any of you experienced an odor associated with an algae bloom in the
fuel tank? I try to keep the tank full, but that means that most of the
fuel is about 3 years old..have only added about 10 gallons (5 gal/yr) since I filled the tank, when I took
delivery & brought her down the coast.
Any ideas appreciated...thanks all,