Bird Bombardment

Chopppywaters · 19 August 2005, 20:37

Today was a fabulous day....i took my SIB out to my boat ready to have some fun and....not 1 inch of the boat (not exxagerating) was clean...birds pooped everywhere! and after 2 hrs of scrubbing, using a hole bottle of boat soap, and hosing it down all the lumps are gone but their stains are still there....anyway to get these stains off? and how can i prevent this in the future heh. Thanks

timboli · 19 August 2005, 21:09

On cabin sailing boats,plastic(tesco type) bags tied to a line suspended in the rigging seems to scare them off,some chandlers sell a large model owl but I once saw in torquay harbour one such owl with a seagull sitting on its head.
Maybe on a Rib a line suspended with the plastic bage from the a-frame if you have one to a backrest.

SOLENTER · 19 August 2005, 22:21

Hi ther
had the same problum on tuesday bird crap every wear and a selection of
regurgitated fish for good luck took over a hour to swill it of
I am going to fit a bird of pray on the A frame from the local gun shop
I recon
you would get one from Herters Or Sears Roabuck
Best of luck............

Chopppywaters · 19 August 2005, 22:49

heh i had many fish too

SOLENTER · 20 August 2005, 00:03

Must be the time of the year i just hope its not like it tomorrow
are you on the west or the east coast

Chopppywaters · 20 August 2005, 00:12

East, its not Seagulls its thsi other species of birds that have never been in my Harbor before...i have no clue what they are but they sure do poop alot hah.

Hightower · 20 August 2005, 00:19

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Originally Posted by Chopppywaters

Today was a fabulous day....i took my SIB out to my boat ready to have some fun and....not 1 inch of the boat (not exxagerating) was clean...birds pooped everywhere! and after 2 hrs of scrubbing, using a hole bottle of boat soap, and hosing it down all the lumps are gone but their stains are still there....anyway to get these stains off? and how can i prevent this in the future heh. Thanks

.....................Shotgun!

SOLENTER · 20 August 2005, 00:35

In my case that would go down like a lead balloon right out side the yacht club

Chopppywaters · 20 August 2005, 04:10

heh do those plastic owls really work? and how many do u need per foot haha

SOLENTER · 20 August 2005, 07:37

I dont no is the honest answer i saw one on a boat in Cowes that was a owl
also had its owner on board so you could not tell weather it was working or not
I think i will try a falcon most birds give them a wide berth
the alternative is one of those gas filled balloons that you can buy for partys
I found that thay kept birds of pray away from my young pheasent polts in
the release pens thay dont like the constant movement
I think i will try a balloon first its cheeper ?

Biggles · 20 August 2005, 08:34

Some boats in Chichester Harbour have old CD's swinging on a line. Guess the flashing light seems to scare them.

Hightower · 20 August 2005, 08:53

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Originally Posted by GRUMPY

In my case that would go down like a lead balloon right out side the yacht club

Yeh, but in the States they love guns. I went back to this guys farm once to see his gun collection and squeeze a few rounds off. I kid you not, he had 280 guns mainly pistols and rifles including some real old ones used in the civil war. All were working, but the one that surprised me was mounted on the back of a Willys Jeep. He towed this down to Nevada or somewere to shoot the S*t out of anything that moved.

Nick, I've seen CDs blowing in the wind as well.

SOLENTER · 20 August 2005, 10:59

Bought a smilie balloon this morning i will try being nice to the littel b???erds
to start with may have to result to stronger measures as time goes on

swginn · 20 August 2005, 11:56

Try running a line from your A-frame to the console (or some other point near the bow) Then hang a light piece of fishing net off this so that it covers the RIB like a tent overhanging the tubes. If you run three lines in and out through the fishing net, ie: one down the middle and one at the edges either side it makes it very easy to set up each time and the fish net won't blow away. All you have to do is tie the middle rope and then tie the two ropes at the edges to some thing on your tubes.

I don't know why this works but it does!! Stops them from landing on the RIB and keeps her nice and clean

. Plenty of Ribs over here have it done!!

Jetset · 20 August 2005, 13:15

Try tying old CDs out on a piece of chord spaced about two feet apart. Arrange to have this line suspended from stem to stern......The Gulls don't like it! The deterrent blows gently in the breeze and the silvery reflection deters them.

Made in Scotland.

prairie tuber · 20 August 2005, 14:20

Some of those owl and falcon decoys come with swivel or bobble heads, which makes them look much more realistic.

Chopppywaters · 20 August 2005, 14:58

the funny thing is no other boat in the harbor has the birds on them...and ive never gone fishing or anything in my boat so it shouldnt smell like anything attractive to birds lol

SOLENTER · 20 August 2005, 15:05

Perhaps its your arfter shave

Chopppywaters · 20 August 2005, 15:17

heh....they also go onto my SIB that i take out to my main boat while im gone.....its somethin about the location

SOLENTER · 20 August 2005, 15:20

Phairie tuber who seles them over there