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I agree but front bilge can be blocked. I use a wet dry shop vac to remove old water and debris. Is the trailer height sufficient for good drainage? I like a little bleach added for killing power. using a 5 gal bucket, add 4 gal of hot water if available, 20 ounces of bleach (use a pop bottle) and a detergent like Simple Green, boat soap or other items but nothing with ammonia. Pour and allow to sit for one hour. scrub bilge with a soft brush. remove with vac. same for aft bilge except cycle bilge pump and open all hatches in deck, cabin and cockpit and use a cheap fan in aft cockpit hatches by batteries. Fan is blowing air to the sky. Next suggestion, is anchor locker. remove rode and clean and dry. clean locker and check the drain is working in the locker. pour bleach soapy mix in it. Have you drained your bracket or checked inside of it? The hatch can leak and Warthog replaced it with a better one but requires cutting. Stainless Marine has a newer part that is better and requires no cutting. Your call. At same time, check bracket drain plug and anode. I replaced the hatch several years ago and use sealant and does not leak but next time it does then will add a better hatch. Lastly maybe foam around tank is wet. I removed one deck pie plate and added a solar fan and install it when boat is in storage. it keeps air moving under the deck. Maybe your fresh water needs flushing and disinfecting. Check all cabin deck holes in floor and inside cabinets are clear. There is an area under berth accesible when you lift up cabin floor decks. I would cleane this area by hand several times and check berth drain holes and the limber hole in this area are clear
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I agree but front bilge can be blocked. I use a wet dry shop vac to remove old water and debris. Is the trailer height sufficient for good drainage? I like a little bleach added for killing power. using a 5 gal bucket, add 4 gal of hot water if available, 20 ounces of bleach (use a pop bottle) and a detergent like Simple Green, boat soap or other items but nothing with ammonia. Pour and allow to sit for one hour. scrub bilge with a soft brush. remove with vac. same for aft bilge except cycle bilge pump and open all hatches in deck, cabin and cockpit and use a cheap fan in aft cockpit hatches by batteries. Fan is blowing air to the sky. Next suggestion, is anchor locker. remove rode and clean and dry. clean locker and check the drain is working in the locker. pour bleach soapy mix in it. Have you drained your bracket or checked inside of it? The hatch can leak and Warthog replaced it with a better one but requires cutting. Stainless Marine has a newer part that is better and requires no cutting. Your call. At same time, check bracket drain plug and anode. I replaced the hatch several years ago and use sealant and does not leak but next time it does then will add a better hatch. Lastly maybe foam around tank is wet. I removed one deck pie plate and added a solar fan and install it when boat is in storage. it keeps air moving under the deck. Maybe your fresh water needs flushing and disinfecting. Check all cabin deck holes in floor and inside cabinets are clear. There is an area under berth accesible when you lift up cabin floor decks. I would cleane this area by hand several times and check berth drain holes and the limber hole in this area are clear
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