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Initially Posted - 05/20/2016 :  08:34:19  Show Profile
My boat is stored on a rig-up trailer lot next to launch ramp. The lake is potentially infected with quagga mussels. Reading, it sounds like dry times of 5 days will kill the larvae. But, PO and others have mentioned adding clorox to the ballast tank when filling? Seems like a good idea for all sorts of marine growth, including the mussels. How much clorox?

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Response Posted - 05/20/2016 :  09:44:30  Show Profile
When sailing in salt, brackish, fresh or possibly infested waters we mostly always add one full cup of bleach. Perhaps more won't hurt either. The tank after many years still smells fresh.
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Response Posted - 05/20/2016 :  20:18:49  Show Profile
Thinking about it...

I guess you open the ballast tank valve for a minute then close. Then pour the clorox down the vent line in the anchor locker? Then finish filling the ballast tank?

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Response Posted - 05/20/2016 :  20:28:10  Show Profile


Yep... first fill the tank by opening the inlet valve inside the step cover. Then pour a cup of bleach carefully down the vent located inside the anchor locker followed by plenty of fresh water to wash down the bleach. The bleach should mix well inside the tank. Your method probably would mix even better.
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Response Posted - 05/20/2016 :  20:43:31  Show Profile
Great, thanks!
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