Bouba
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I do frequently hear what they are sayingYou should hear what the mosquitos say about humans!
OK - you have the boat .. you later bought an item that far exceeded expectation ?
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Stingo
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rogerthebodger
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We had 2 of these hanging in the cockpit to attract and zap the mozzi's
No batteries and no swatting needed
We do have a racket swatter but seldom use it as we use the one above
No batteries and no swatting needed
We do have a racket swatter but seldom use it as we use the one above
Stemar
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"Yum - dinner"You should hear what the mosquitos say about humans!
AntarcticPilot
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Only female ones - the males are innocent drinkers of plant sap!
LittleSister
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And the females the not-so-innocent drinkers of us poor saps!
Fire99
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There's a few more strings to your bow
Stemar
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Guilty by association. Aiding and abetting carries the same penalty as the crime itself
Sea Change
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Is it solar powered? Is it actually effective?We had 2 of these hanging in the cockpit to attract and zap the mozzi's
No batteries and no swatting needed
We do have a racket swatter but seldom use it as we use the one above
rogerthebodger
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Yes they have a small solar on top and providing they see the sun all day a little battery is charged up.
They worked fine until a big storm blew then away
Lots of different types here
solar powered bug zapper - Google Suche
Refueler
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Mossies are not attracted to UV light in any form or way ... the only attraction there is if it gives of some 'heat' and you being close by exhaling CO2 .... and then its only odd Mossies that will go to it.
Its been done to death on so many forums as to the reality of Mossies ...
1. They have an incredible range of detection of CO2 .. exhaled by animals.
2. They also have heat sense that allies with #1- along with animal odour
3. Male Mossies have no interest in you or any animal
4. Female Mossies are the ones who bite - as they are seeking blood and the water contained within.
5. Synthetic Citronella is nowhere near as effective repellant as natural Citronella - but natural Citronella is expensive.
Basically - the Female Mossie detects the CO2 and then homes in on the source using both the CO2 and heat ....
The most effective Mossie 'killer' are the LPG units that produce CO2 and heat ... they have a collector with water ...
Mossies home in on the CO2 and heat .. get drawn into the collector. They are usually used to clear areas next to ponds and water channels and can literally clear a large area in a day or so ..
Its been done to death on so many forums as to the reality of Mossies ...
1. They have an incredible range of detection of CO2 .. exhaled by animals.
2. They also have heat sense that allies with #1- along with animal odour
3. Male Mossies have no interest in you or any animal
4. Female Mossies are the ones who bite - as they are seeking blood and the water contained within.
5. Synthetic Citronella is nowhere near as effective repellant as natural Citronella - but natural Citronella is expensive.
Basically - the Female Mossie detects the CO2 and then homes in on the source using both the CO2 and heat ....
The most effective Mossie 'killer' are the LPG units that produce CO2 and heat ... they have a collector with water ...
Mossies home in on the CO2 and heat .. get drawn into the collector. They are usually used to clear areas next to ponds and water channels and can literally clear a large area in a day or so ..
Stemar
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That reminder may have saved me a few quid - oly to spend it on Deet if we end up somewhere with mozzies.
Refueler
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Money has been wasted on UV and other stuff in the pursuit of Mossies - but a little bit of search online soon reveals the 'con' ...
UV and so on are great for 'Midges' general Flys, Moths etc. - but one of the best ? Kerosene lamps ... not the glass hurricane jobs ... but the open flame jobs you see fitted into bamboo poles ... ring of those around the BBQ area and they don't like it ... especially if you get the 'Citronella style' fuel ..
Daydream believer
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I was given one & have used it a couple of times when planning a route on the quick. However, I have one with rubber rollers that came from Cptn O M Watts 56 years ago & that is better. I cannot get on with parallel rullers but i do have a set of GPS position rulers & they are very handy if I have not got the Yeoman plugged in, or I am setting Yeoman plot points on a new chart.OK - just to jivvy things up ... the most useless items ??
I bought a pair of 'roller chart rules' one small - other large. I was a parallel ruler user - dab hand at walking a set across a chart ... but of course on a yacht - you don't have that massive chart bench. I saw a set of roller in a shop one day and thought - give em a try ...
example :
Bloody useless ! OK if boat is rock steady and no movement - but slightest twitch and rollers slip ... so back to two triangles and pair of dividers.
I have 2 Douglas protractors. A 12 inch & a 6 inch & I am damned if I can use them.
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zoidberg
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The Royal Air Force issued Douglas Protractors to all its navigators, back in the day. Like Wrist Watches, Navigators and Nav Bags.... pilots coveted them, but soon gave them back 'cos they didn't understand them/couldn't use them. Mostly because they mostly couldn't count to more than 20 - and that was with their shoes and socks off...I have 2 Douglas protractors. A 12 inch & a 6 inch & I am damned if I can use them.
Daydream believer
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Perhaps a thread on how to use one might be fun.
zoidberg
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The French Air Force do a Douglas Protractor of sorts.
Being very Gallic and, of course, European, they made it with 400 degrees....
Being very Gallic and, of course, European, they made it with 400 degrees....
dgadee
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Simplest device ever. That's what I was tsught to navigate with. And cheap!
Roberto
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Is this it? I've added the thin line it came without it, very quick for GPS coordinates, course or bearings/clearing bearings location. Part of the line goes through a thin ballpoint pen tube one can also draw segments of straight lines
Refueler
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The Douglas is an act on its own !!
My Father ex RAF had a whole bunch of them ... gave me one still with RAF Id number on it ... its somewhere amongst the boxes ..
My Father ex RAF had a whole bunch of them ... gave me one still with RAF Id number on it ... its somewhere amongst the boxes ..