Roach1948
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How do you keep them from s*@ting on your decks? I have seen Tesco bags, old CDs, plastic owls, a toy snake, and a spiders web of bungy cords everywhich way across any potential landing site. What works best?
Birds on the East Coast!
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Leighb
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When we were on an MDL mooring near RHYC we found that Waitrose bags were best /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Having moved a short distance downriver to a Wards mooring there is hardly a problem.
It does seem to vary over quite a short distance, only the birds know why /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Above MDL it is even worse, there you need to wrap your yacht in garden netting.
Having moved a short distance downriver to a Wards mooring there is hardly a problem.
It does seem to vary over quite a short distance, only the birds know why /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Above MDL it is even worse, there you need to wrap your yacht in garden netting.
Sixpence
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Don't know about the birds, but to answer the question not asked here, the jelly fish are safe to handle, no stingers, they were being fished out by the handfull over the weekend by a young lad that wanted to taste test them, and not one sting.
pyrojames
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I had full covers, well worth the considerable investment!
Roach1948
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Yes, i'll dive under the boat next weekend. I got wet enough beating to the pirate w/e to attempt it in Secret Water.
Roach1948
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Well, the quotes I have been getting are in the region of 15% of the ycaht's overall value! - and that has got me eagerly looking at low-cost options.
Habebty
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Flamethrower /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
SirSnoozalot
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Anti-bird mines, but you can't use them in the blackwater as it's all SSSI.
Slow_boat
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12 bore.
Makes a bit of a mess of the cabin top, though.
More seriously, I have used spikes on the masthead and fishing line a couple of inches above the spreaders and boom to good effect. It doesn't stop the starlings lining up on the topping lift, though.
Makes a bit of a mess of the cabin top, though.
More seriously, I have used spikes on the masthead and fishing line a couple of inches above the spreaders and boom to good effect. It doesn't stop the starlings lining up on the topping lift, though.
Roach1948
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Well you are dead right as I never had this problem at Pin Mill and now I am further upstream of MDL I am clearly a top landing site.
Not reall sure a cover completely solves the problem as they will just sh%t on that. I have only been there two weeks and the sail and cockpit cover are in a ghastly mess. I might give the plastic bag thing a go
Not reall sure a cover completely solves the problem as they will just sh%t on that. I have only been there two weeks and the sail and cockpit cover are in a ghastly mess. I might give the plastic bag thing a go
Leighb
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You have my sympathy, quite a few local boats have moved down river from the MDL and RHYC moorings to Tony Ward's below No 6 buoy, mainly to avoid the bird problem.
One friend said it could take him up to 40 mins to de-poo the boat before he could go sailing /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
That was no fun and he is well pleased with having moved.
A particular problem with an open boat, was swallows. They used to roost under the side decks on my RHOD and c**p on everything, even more messy to clear up than just scrubbing down the decks. My first solution was a tight fitting net, which worked, but I now have a full cockpit cover which keeps out rain and swallows and protects the varnish /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
One friend said it could take him up to 40 mins to de-poo the boat before he could go sailing /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
That was no fun and he is well pleased with having moved.
A particular problem with an open boat, was swallows. They used to roost under the side decks on my RHOD and c**p on everything, even more messy to clear up than just scrubbing down the decks. My first solution was a tight fitting net, which worked, but I now have a full cockpit cover which keeps out rain and swallows and protects the varnish /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
nortonmotors
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Never a problem down on a mooring at Levington. One winter Old gaffers AGM, I jumped onto the outer pontoon at MDL and nearly slid off the other side; they apologised for the poo and didn't charge for the night. Some sort of first, I suppose.
Now at Maldon, poo again. How do I persuade my houseboat neighbour not to throw bread for the effin' birds ?
Now at Maldon, poo again. How do I persuade my houseboat neighbour not to throw bread for the effin' birds ?
mormargh
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Again - 12 bore.
I have a theory that having eaten royally in the vicinity of the sewage farm, Woolverstone is about as far as they get before the inevitable happens, hence better further downstream.
Mind you, if you think the East coast is bad, try Fowey.
How do I persuade my houseboat neighbour not to throw bread for the effin' birds ?
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Again - 12 bore.
I have a theory that having eaten royally in the vicinity of the sewage farm, Woolverstone is about as far as they get before the inevitable happens, hence better further downstream.
Mind you, if you think the East coast is bad, try Fowey.
Roach1948
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Re: Bird pooh on the East Coast!
The owl looks quite effective
Bags seem to be the common approach
All-over netting covered the less poo's boat. This solution obviously works
OK, I have been in a pooh inspection on neighbouring boats. It looks like the overall netting might be the way to go, but it is a huge effort to rig I would imagine and there is not roof to the thing. The plastic bag tenchique has a low pooh count too, so might start with that first and see how I go!
I would still welome any other ideas though.
OK, I have been in a pooh inspection on neighbouring boats. It looks like the overall netting might be the way to go, but it is a huge effort to rig I would imagine and there is not roof to the thing. The plastic bag tenchique has a low pooh count too, so might start with that first and see how I go!
I would still welome any other ideas though.