Brown water

[steve b]

Help
The bilge has some brown water in the bottom
is this ok
it does not smell of anything (known to man)
the rib has been left unused for 5 weeks

any ideas???

steve

[Downhilldai]

Any mild steel fixings or bits and pieces been left in there?

[codprawn]

Probably slime from stagnant water.

[Stoo]

Someone mis-took your bilge for the head?

[jyasaki]

I would guess an algal bloom.

No real problem - pump it out; if it leaves a residue, a bit of bleach should help.

jky

[steve b]

Originally Posted by jyasaki

I would guess an algal bloom.

No real problem - pump it out; if it leaves a residue, a bit of bleach should help.

jky

Thanks to everyones help

steve