Horrible Stink!

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mikebees

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I have a small, newish fibreglass AWB with a Portapotti and I am very fond of curry.
I am looking for an air freshener to leave on the boat which would give off an aroma of recently sawn teak, fresh varnish, tarred hemp, just laundered cotton sails and a mere trace of seaweedy sea air and old Shag.
Could the combined wisdom of the forum be brought to bear to help me out please?
Mike
 
Get a tin of Stockholm tar and leave the lid off!!! That will give you a lovely smell of the old days of sail.........I guess though the smell of rotten curry may be better!!

Paul.
 
put a thunder box on the stern and buy a picture of the cutty sark for a bulkhead - its all in the mind
 
What one is advised to do is to soak some Oakum in a mixture of varnish, paraffin and tar for a while, then using a sharpened caulking iron, ram the lot hard home up each nostril until one gets that hard knocking thud sound. Smells great for ages and not a hint of sheeyte. Hope that helps. Could experiment with other flavours over time - my favourite is just pure Oakum ahhhhhh.
 
you could try snorting malt whisky up alternate nostrils until you can smell/see/feel anything at all ........
seen a royal marine do that and it seemed to pacify him in double quick time

hope this helps

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I'm afraid I can't help solve this one! The...er..."deposit" will be sealed inside the portapotty tank, so 'twould only be noticeable when the "trapdoor" in the bowl is opened for subsequent flushes. I was about to suggest that striking a match immediately would instantly remove that odor (it works! there's something about the sulphur in a match head that's so effective, I and many others keep a matchbook in our bathrooms at home)...but on second thought, all the methane that could be released with the next flush from the sealed portapotty tank full of pre-digested curry could make that a bit dangerous! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
 
There's a case in court in the US at the moment of an employee who used a company toilet, smoked in there, ignited the methane and was blown through the toilet door, trousers round ankles. Quite bad burns to some delicate areas. Fnar, fnar /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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