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Old 12-12-2018, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ndutton View Post
Unfortunately opening things up is not effective for dissipation because gasoline vapors are heavier than air. They will settle in the bilge and stay there. This is the reason we have powered ventilation that draws air from low in the boat and exhausts it overboard.
That's right. it's probably why even after airing things out, the smell still lingers in the bilge. I'm hoping the "De-oil it" will neutralize the gas fumes as it works on any residue left in the bilge. $35 for the small bottle -- I'm hoping it does what it professes.
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