I am writing this from onboard our retirement home, a 42 foot trawler. We are presently en route through the Great Lakes, with a goal of circumnavigating Lake Superior. Oh, how wonderful it is to be retired on a trawler!

I have some important input to your June article on boat odors. When we bought our boat used in 1998, there was a certain smell in the V-berth, galley, and dining areas.

Down in the bilge are two black water tanks (135 gallons), two gray water tanks (80 gallons), at least a half-mile of hose, dozens of T-connectors, and five Y-valves.

For two years, we tried everything to get rid of the smell - which was at worst, disgusting, and at best, just bearable.

We scrubbed and cleaned but never could reach all areas. Then we spent $2,000, in parts and labor, replacing hoses, connectors, valves, vent odor filters, and everything else that we thought money could buy.The smell was still there!

Then I gave the friendly people at Quantum Pure Aire a call.

They advertise in PMM. Even though I have no interest in this company, I just have to praise their products. After consulting with them, I installed their BilgeBuster in our boat.

Within 10 hours, our odor nightmare of more than two years was gone completely. The odor has never come back.

This little ozone machine draws one amp and sits quietly in the bilge, doing its job. It was easy to install and works 100 percent to eliminate odors of any kind.

I highly recommend this product for any owner with an odor issue on a boat. It really works.We love PMM, and keep all of the issues on a book shelf for frequent reference. You folks should be proud of a job well done. Thank you very much!

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In the past, I've read some positive letters in PMM about the BilgeBuster from Quantum Pure Aire. Here is another.

I bought not only the BilgeBuster but the Roommate. They both work.

The BilgeBuster does exactly what it says. Leave it on and presto, bilge odors are gone!

The Roommate unit, when first left on a week while I was away, killed all the odors on my 43-foot trawler. Even the sliding cabinet doors now work better. Mildew is a thing of the past. Diesel odor still occasionally prevails, but musty, dank odors are all gone, even cat odor.

Ozone has a life span of 30 minutes. As I'm bothered by ozone (I was exposed to high concentrations of it during my professional career), I turn the unit off when I arrive at the boat, then I wait outside for it to dissipate.

Quantum's Barry Newman suggested I install a timer, as I usually board at noon on weekends. I recommend that if you leave your boat shut tight for any length of time, an ozone generator really works. Opening cabinets, drawers, and lifting up mattresses is a must, however.

PMM is terrific, and the increase in advertisers, especially those we don't see elsewhere, is a good thing.

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Quantum receives many letters in the mail similar to this one, praising Quantum's products. Their products have solved problems on pleasure craft, yachts, commercial boats, cruise ships, offices, homes, RVs, businesses, etc. etc.

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