tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post5048860619379280918..comments2023-07-22T05:21:59.615-04:00Comments on Lat43: We Stink.Latitude 43http://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-70648522689811235222013-04-04T19:46:17.070-04:002013-04-04T19:46:17.070-04:00Your post totally cracked me up!
Reminds me of a ...Your post totally cracked me up!<br /><br />Reminds me of a time I worked for Yosemite Conservation Corps. Me and my colleagues got on a bus.... One of the them said, "What's that horrible smell?" Dial, I answered. We all realized we smelled it so keenly because with limited showers and hard labor, we didn't smell of... deodorant. <br /><br />One of classic writer EM Forster's best comebacks was to a woman who wrinkled her nose at his legendary bad hygiene. She informed him, "You smell!" "No, Madam," he corrected her. "You smell. I stink."<br /><br />We are lucky. I haven't noticed any landlubbers edging away or making faces -- at least not so far -- and it's been 7 months with no nights off the boat (Pearson 365, 36.5'). We take busses a lot so we'd have lots of opportunity to notice.<br /><br />We seem to have chased off that boaty mildew scent thanks to tons of bleach and vinegar. We do now wash our clothes with a scented fabric softener make sure the towels get machine washed periodically. <br /><br />One thing I do like is using the positive power of osmosis & difusion using essential oils, especially in the head. That helps. And I can tell when we're overdue to do laundry, as the hamper scent outlasts the essential oils. Unpleasant!<br /><br />Of course, if we weren't in the tropics with the boat open a lot, I'm not so sure we'd be this successful.<br /><br />Dana aka Galley Wench Tales www.GalleyWenchTales.com on s/v Journey<br />GalleyWenchTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11155698529492537587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-42914973224094810942013-04-02T06:25:43.420-04:002013-04-02T06:25:43.420-04:00Not necessarily a bad smell, just a boat smell. Ma...Not necessarily a bad smell, just a boat smell. Maybe yours doesn't stink! Maybe the open clorox bottle is the secret. I'll give it a try.<br /><br />Alan, good to hear from you. Hope all is well. We have to get through another wedding and some boat outfitting before we head out again. Jax is a nice area to be in. A little too cold at times. Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-87843101871555438262013-04-01T20:19:35.744-04:002013-04-01T20:19:35.744-04:00Gee, I never thought UNABATED smelled bad, Actual...Gee, I never thought UNABATED smelled bad, Actually I never gave it any thought at all.<br /> I used to leave an opened bottle of Clorax under the sink. <br />Glad to see you guys are doing well. Another month or two and it might be the start of sailing season up here.<br />Alan<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-84887468494998748092013-03-27T07:09:16.994-04:002013-03-27T07:09:16.994-04:00Wow. Didn't know they made them that big. It w...Wow. Didn't know they made them that big. It would be nice to have some shore clothes handy that didn't smell. Great idea. Thanks Deb.Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-40209486941623147232013-03-26T22:09:54.565-04:002013-03-26T22:09:54.565-04:00Keep your shore clothes in one of these:
http://...Keep your shore clothes in one of these: <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Double-Zipper-X-Large-4-Count/dp/B003U6A3EY<br /><br /> They work remarkably well and keep both odor and moisture out of them. You can also toss a dryer sheet in the bag with the clothes, press the air out and seal it up. We even keep our life jackets in one so they don't blow up by accident in the moisture.<br /><br />Deb<br />S/V Kintala<br />www.theretirementproject.blogspot.comDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093436662653044390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-20597810414541992582013-03-26T17:32:47.983-04:002013-03-26T17:32:47.983-04:00We always have family to remind us.We always have family to remind us.Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-66153068539481771252013-03-26T13:50:20.137-04:002013-03-26T13:50:20.137-04:00....and no matter how many times you wash your clo.......and no matter how many times you wash your clothes, they still smell. After 7 months of living on the boat, the good thing for me is that I can no longer smell the boat; too bad for everyone else :)<br />Debranoreply@blogger.com