cat urine smell

[zattman]

Any thoughts on how to get rid of the cat urine smell from the boat? It seems to be a pretty universal problem. It is gone when the boat is dry, but when you add water the smell comes back!!!

Thanks for any help!!

[noworries]

Dog urine!

[zad0030]

Comes from the carpet. I didnt have this problem until we got a newer replacement bow rug, which reaked when it got wet. We powerwashed, scrubbed, baked in sun, etc. The smell was still there when it was sold!

[da.bell]

Continue to air out the boat after you have cleaned it for a few days. I take the cover off for 3-5 days after we have been boating.

[chpthril]

Get a cat, then you kinda get used to the odor


J/K........Hang it to dry after each trip.

[xpjim1]

Fabreeze.

[dogbert]

Dog urine!

Give me a beer and I'll pee in your boat

[Dan and Christy]

Give me a beer and I'll pee in your boat

We sure are some serious people around here

[G-MONEY]

The material just smells when it get wet there really is nothing you can do about it. Its like a baseball hat (the good ones) made with wool blend, they stink when the get wet.

it it what it is.
spry some Fabreeze on it and let it dry out. it will get better over time.

[mtnsmith]

Mine eventually went away but it took a while. I used a product called odo-ban, worked pretty well. Someone told me that febreeze foams up sometimes after you have sprayed it on something and then it gets wet. The odo-ban is all natural so it did not foam or discolor anything.

[Jeffe]

Sprying always helps right g-money

[sledhead54]

Any thoughts on how to get rid of the cat urine smell from the boat? It seems to be a pretty universal problem. It is gone when the boat is dry, but when you add water the smell comes back!!!

Thanks for any help!!

I'm so glad I read these threads. You can't believe what I have gone thru to get that horrible smell out of my boat.

[chpthril]

I'm so glad I read these threads. You can't believe what I have gone thru to get that horrible smell out of my boat.

It's something in the carpet/backing/adhesive, and will get better with time.

[da.bell]

I think it was water that contacted the glue to make that smell.

[mtnsmith]

I believe so too. The lucky thing about me boating in the saltwater is I rinse my carpet often so I think the smell left relatively quickly compared to people that never get their carpet wet. Maybe that's the key, soak it and vac it several time a month for a few months...it took mine about 3 to stop smelling