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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:	SAILING
Notice:	Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:	UNIFIX::BERENS

Created:	Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2299
Total number of notes:	20724

1217.0. "cleaning oil bilges?" by FCCVDE::REINE () Tue May 23 1989 23:29

    
    Does anyone know or practice an environmentally sound way of 
    depositing oily bilge water? I was thinking of mixing it in
    a good solution of Ivory Soap to break it up first, but what
    to do after that I don't know. Gas stations will only take it
    if it's pure oil. Have any ideas?
    
                                           Steve

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1217.1	Use Dawn	SQPUFF::HASKELL		`Wed May 24 1989 11:50`	10
	I use Dawn rather than Ivory. Much better in breaking down the oil. I then bailed out my bilge and then deposited the mess in the container provided by the marina. I then scrubbed the bilge with Dawn and water and pumped overboard. No oil was seen in the water. Paul
1217.2	it works on crude	CDR::SPENCER	John Spencer	`Wed May 24 1989 18:51`	11
	>>> I use Dawn rather than Ivory. Much better in breaking down the oil. Dawn got some great free publicity recently when the head of one of the animal rescue operations up there in Alaska, working to remove Exxon's crude gesture to the environment, said that she'd tried them all, and Dawn was clearly superior in dissolving the oil on otters and birds. Now that's a real test! J.
1217.3		WODBOT::GINGER	Ron Ginger	`Thu May 25 1989 12:10`	4
	From what I hear Dawn is also the standard additive for bilges by Maine Lobster men. Not that they are particularly famous for keeping clean bilges, but it does keep the oil slick under control.
1217.4	DAWN? whats that	HAEXLI::PMAIER		`Thu May 25 1989 14:58`	4
	What is Dawn ? Is it a washing powder,cleaner,soap ...? Peter
1217.5	Its for dish and dat	FDCV06::DARROW	Each moment is a new reality!	`Thu May 25 1989 17:53`	8
	DAWN is a liquid detergent advertised as a dish washing product. Which in fact it is. Fred "First Step"
1217.6		NOVA::EASTLAND		`Tue Jul 17 1990 18:12`	6
	Is Dawn that good? The bilges on our boat are stinking so much it makes me retch to go below. You can imagine what it does to one in a blow. Are the specifically-named bilge cleaners for sale merely Dawn with a marine price tag? I need stuff that will get rid of the awful smell.
1217.7	Quite a difference	AKOV14::DJOHNSTON		`Tue Jul 17 1990 18:57`	5
	bilge cleaners are way stronger than Dawn. I highly recommend letting a good one slosh around in your bilge for a day and then flush it out with lots of fresh water. Dave
1217.8	Rivisting the bilge	DECC::CLAFLIN	Doug Claflin dtn 381-6355	`Tue Aug 20 1996 17:31`	27
	It has been a while since this topic has been addressed. On my list for fall, is a good cleaning of my bilge. In my case, this means a 9"x9" bottomless pit (about 30"). Time to pratice my hand stands. So the three part question is: 1. How do the environmentally correct clean their bilges? Does the yard where I winter my boat accept bilge slop? Is Dawn still one of the best choices? 2. What do the enviromentally chanllenged do to clean their bilges in the face of the Enviromental Police? Fill the bilge with dawn, sail for a day out and alone, add water and pump in the dark as you return home? 3. Completely neutral, once the bilge is clean, what sort of paint or other coating should I line this sucker with? It will be colored white. The enviroment aside, I want to see the bad news in the bilge water. I will probably also use this coating under the engine for the same reason. Essentially the bowels of Holiday II are in for a past due good cleaning. Hopefully the other maintenance means that I can keep on top of things and never need to do the "Big Clean" again.