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Derek Crawford
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Initially Posted - 05/22/2004 : 23:24:21

A while back someone mentioned using Fabreeze (or Febreeze) for use on cabin cushions. Where do y'all buy it?
Derek

Derek Crawford
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Previous owner of "This Side UP"
1981 C-25 TR/FK #2262 Used to have an '89 C22 #9483, "Downsized"
San Antonio, Texas

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Grego5
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Response Posted - 05/22/2004 : 23:47:44

You can pick it up at any Grocery Store or places like Fred Meyer, WalMart, K-Mart etc. Keeps the boat smelling nice and clean.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 09:22:52

Before you use Febreeze extensively, try it out first. Personally, I think it's more of a perfume than an odor eater, and don't care for it. Others undoubtedly like it.

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 09:45:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Steve Milby
 Before you use Febreeze extensively, try it out first. Personally, I think it's more of a perfume than an odor eater, and don't care for it. Others undoubtedly like it.
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I agree with Steve ... that stuff reminds me of scented toilet paper ...

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 09:58:54

Thank you, gentlemen! Will try something else like an ozone generator! (Cushions smell musty after the winter)
Derek

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 10:12:37

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Derek Crawford
 Thank you, gentlemen! Will try something else like an ozone generator! (Cushions smell musty after the winter)
Derek
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Hi Derek,

FWIW, my best friend moved up from his Catalina 30 to a Hunter 37.5. The PO had put an ozone generator in there, and apparently the ozone reacted with the brass inside the cabin. According to my buddy, it looked horrible, and the "tarnish" couldn't be removed ... ALL the brass fixtures in the boat had to be replaced.

I don't know what this "reaction" might be, and I don't know how much brass you've got on TSU ... 'just a thought ... 'trying to keep you out of trouble (again ... it's a full time job

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 10:52:10

"...ozone reacted with the brass inside the cabin..."

Ozone (O3) is pretty reactive stuff. In very rough terms (chemically speaking) it's somewhat similar to putting bleach in the air.

Not good for you in anything above trace concentrations. I'd be somewhat cautious, a 'home sized' Ozone generator working inside a closed C25 cabin for an extended period of time might cause some problems.

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Doug
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 12:49:29

We use ozone in homes to remove smoke odors. Esp for protien fires. Works well, but also kills the plants, fades fabrics, and we have to move people & pets out for a while.
Fabreeze comes in some lightly sented versions. I hate perfumes, but we tried one of the Febreeze things in a car with some decent results.
I've also been on boats that kept a bag or bowl of aromatic cedar shavings in the head. Seamed to work.
Or you can always just cook some nice garlic pasta or take a bread machine to the boat

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 15:02:08

Do you stand the cushions up, or put spacers under them during the winter?

Oscar
250WB#618 Lady Kay in Venice Inlet, Florida USA.

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 16:16:55

Thanks for the comments, guys! I used to be the US Distributor for an ozone generator made in Canada...I had one in the boat all the time for more than 9 years - kept the boat odor free with no ill effects on anything (it made mildew non-existent). Unfortunately it gave up the ghost last Fall

Oscar - we use the boat year round!

Buzz - there is no brass on TSU...weighs too much!

Derek

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 17:18:00

Derek
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But there is copper, which is more reactive than brass.

Since we've danced all around the spelling, it's actually Febreze, and is in any supermarket with the laundry stuff. I think it's pretty good, but I leave things outside to dry after using it. If mildew is severe, it should be scrubbed out before any deoderants are used.

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 18:18:35

Dave - you have me thoroughly confused! (often my condition

)
What is made of copper in the cabin??
Derek

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cathluk
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Response Posted - 05/23/2004 : 21:54:21

I'm not a big fan of "smelly" fresheners either, but the Fabreeze does a great job on cushions - gets the musty out & gets the "someone sweaty sat/layed down here" smells out too.

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 05/24/2004 : 01:18:01

Brass has copper in it.

My "new" Honda had been a smoker's car, and some friends recommended Febreze to help get the smell out. Several rounds of spraying combined with lots of open window driving worked pretty well. Now it smells like me, which may not be an improvement.

Febreze comes in a variety of scents.

Brooke

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karentc
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Response Posted - 05/24/2004 : 09:01:44

What about hanging up one of those bags of volcanic rock that you can get at WalMart for a couple of bucks?
I have all kinds of fabric stuff in my musty basement and one hanging bag of volcanic rock stuff deodorizes my entire basement for a season. And when it stops working you just hang it in the sun and it recharges itself. Not sure how it works but it works. I hang one on the rod behind the head at all times. Also, I usually wipe down my boat interior with a spray bottle of essential oils diluted in water in the spring and then spray the cushions lightly when I am done cleaning. (I do store my cushions off the boat in a garage with many holes in the walls which provide great ventilation in the winter!)
As for the oils, I like lemon and peppermint to clean with and they smell great, but the guys tend to prefer balsam fir on the cushions. You can buy small bottles at your health food store and they work great a natural cleaners. I put about 10 drops of each with distilled water in a small (6-8oz) spray bottle and keep it on board all season for freshening.
Natural options are my plan as the boat interior is so small!!!
Hope this helps!
Karen Christensen
Moondance 1986 C25
Traverse City Michigan

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/24/2004 : 11:16:45

I seem to recall using a febreze that was non sented and just neutralized the "Stank" without perfuming the air. I think it was an automotive Fereze derivative.

Have you tried just drying the cushions out in the sun and sticking a couple of boxes of baking soda onboard?

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bobwagner
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Response Posted - 06/15/2004 : 17:45:30

I have a product that literally blows Fabreeze away. This product I put together works on a completely different principle than Fabreeze. My product called "Biomyst" works with or without an added perfume. It is based on a Biodegradable long chain Hydro Carbon molecule that completely destroys the odors you all have been talking about. I have had amazing results in Cabins, Heads, Animal odors

, we have even cleaned up where racoons can't find their spots anymore. You can get this product from a company in Toronto Canada called QWATRO. Check out the website www.qwatro.com click on what's new, and you can see the comparison between BIOMYST and "a leading fabric freshner"

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/15/2004 : 20:07:22

Oh-oh... Is this "Bob" Googling "Febreze" to come up with this? (Maybe not--he doesn't know how to spell it.) Is he a member? Do we welcome this commercial post?

Hmmmmmmmm.......

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bobwagner
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Response Posted - 06/15/2004 : 21:12:48

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave Bristle
 Oh-oh... Is this "Bob" Googling "Febreze" to come up with this? (Maybe not--he doesn't know how to spell it.) Is he a member? Do we welcome this commercial post?

Hmmmmmmmm.......

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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 06/15/2004 : 21:14:43

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bobwagner
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave Bristle
 Oh-oh... Is this "Bob" Googling "Febreze" to come up with this? (Maybe not--he doesn't know how to spell it.) Is he a member? Do we welcome this commercial post?

Hmmmmmmmm.......

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bobwagner
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Response Posted - 06/15/2004 : 21:38:14

Well I do apologize for the spelling error. As I can see you are a long time member and perhaps this may not be something you and the members would like.

It's just that I thought I could offer new technology or alternative choices. If you wish I will refrain

from any kind of what may be deemed to be "promotional posting". I think you have a great web site

and maybe you should think of setting up something where such news can be posted.

Best Regards

check out captphap.com for other interesting products

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 06/18/2004 : 22:46:51

If this is such a well described and useful product (even catboxes?)
and it works, I don't mind reading about it here.
I certainly hope Bob Wagner is an avid sailor (even better a C25/250).
I'm glad Catalina decided to sell our boats.
Thanks Bob.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/19/2004 : 10:13:40

I just raised the question because we had some strong discussions about commercial activities (such as e-mailing to the membership and posing as a Catalina owner in testimonial posts) a while ago--questioning the free use, for commercial purposes, of a resource that we pay for... I love the member-testimonials, but the commercial uses (where "opinions" are less credible).....

At least Bob was up-front about who he is.

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ssteakley
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Response Posted - 07/17/2004 : 12:29:31

OK Gentelmen,
about the time this topic came up I had just purchased an 86 C30 that had some oder issues, especially with the cushions. Since a new set of cushions cost about $2K I wanted to clean and save a few boat buks. So I contacted Bob Wagner about his BioMyst and I bought a case of 12 bottles. He was very kind and paid the shipping from Canada. I have now sprayed BioMyst on the foam rubber and the material of the 17 cushions. They smell great. I had already machine washed the covers and dipped the foam in a bleach/water solution...neither had completely removed the oder. While I was spraying the covers outside in my back yard and hanging them up to dry in the sun I smelled a dog pile (Labrador) and looked around to make sure I did not step in it. So I thought I would give the Biomyst the ultimate test...I sprayed it and the smell was gone instantly..The final test will be when I get all the cusions back on the boat and they reamin for a few weeks in our humid central texas, I will report back and let you know, but for know this may be the best product out there,
Steve Steakley

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 07/17/2004 : 12:56:05

... While I was spraying the covers outside in my back yard and hanging them up to dry in the sun I smelled a dog pile (Labrador) and looked around to make sure I did not step in it. So I thought I would give the Biomyst the ultimate test...I sprayed it and the smell was gone instantly.. - Steve

Nice testimonial, Steve ... I wonder what your neighbors thought ... 'must have been quite a sight watching you avoid stepping in a pile of Labrador poop, but then to see you stick your nose in it to see if it smelled ...

'Hope you & Lynn are enjoying your new boat!

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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 07/17/2004 : 17:16:44

I suppose it would be great to use on the poop deck.

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