Cat pee on teak decks

[LadyJessie]

In a recent posting I got very cocky and claimed that "stains are easy to get off teak decks" I shouldn't have. I got punished directly. In last weekend's harbour visit, a cat decided to mark my boat as his territory. I cannot get the terrible smell out with normal washing up liquid and salt water. Two questions:

1. Do you know how to get cat pee smell off decks?
2. How do you keep cats off your boat? (Apart from getting a dog, but I know that).

 

[MASH]

If you can get close enough to the little sod a soaking in 50/50 water and cooking oil shaken up in a washing-up liquid bottle works well. Cat takes hours to clean off oil, gets sick and won't come back for more.

 

[BrendanS]

Yes, Simple Solution Cat urine remover is superb (in fact it's very good at removing any smells of any organic nature, including diesel)

http://www.pet-supermarket.co.uk/erol.html?gclid=CPfoo8i1lYsCFRgVEAodc3A3Sg

 

[LadyJessie]

Thanks both Mash and BrendanS for these inputs. Much appreciated. I am not sure this will solve my basic problem. Mash clearly speaks from experience and I am sure his solution works. But I have to catch the little bugger in the act to apply it! My problem cat arrives in the middle of the night when I am sleeping. I am willing to go on anchor watch if it is really necessary, but I'll be damned if I have to run a cat watch! What I was looking for is something that will keep the cat away in the first place; could be a another smell, herbes, what have you....?

Thanks BrendanS for the smell removal fluids, I will try to find it from Turkey. It solves my number 1 problem, but it does not solve the second principal problem of a cat leaving a terrible smell aboard in the first place. Still looking for that solution.

 

[ccscott49]

Orange peel on the decks, used to keep the wee buggers off my lawn, works on decks too, they hate orange or any citrus fruit actually!

 

[bobgosling]

There was a company selling Lion Poo pellets ( I kid ye not ) which are reputedly able to cause Tiddles to think twice about encroaching on the territory of a big cat.

 

[aph]

anti freeze in a saucer. they cant resist it. .....here kitty kitty............

 

[yindoor2]

Try the little toilet blocks ( the yellow ones that you see in public toilets) they work a treat. Cats hate them. I have placed a few around my garden and hey presto no cats.