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cmckitrick
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Initially Posted - 08/06/2007 :  09:16:35  Show Profile
I know there are some things you can hang. This is a new problem this year. They seem particularly attracted to my boat. My sail cover is covered with guano and man, are those things agressive. A friend of mine was motoring around my boat to check it out and was literally being dive bombed a la The Birds.
Charlie McKitrick
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  09:41:27  Show Profile
WM sells some kind of device that "sweeps" around in the wind to keep them from landing. Just curious, did the kids (either your own or others in the marina) think it was fun to feed the birds earlier in the season? Once they get an easy meal, they come back looking for more.
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  09:44:21  Show Profile
I run a 1/4" line from the bow to the boom end, hoisted by the jib halyard. Suspended on short pieces of light line, on 5' centers, are cd's. This seems to keep the gulls away - although somewhat odd looking...
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  09:53:09  Show Profile
I tied a light line from the top of the sail cover at the mast, to the end of the cover, so that when I pulled the cover tight on the boom, the line was taut a few inches above the cover. No more lounging there... (The line can stay tied to the cover permanently.) Similarly, a small string or mono-filament line from spreader tip to mast above the spreaders (like the steaming light) to spreader tip keeps them off there, too.
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  09:59:09  Show Profile
BTW, that dive-bombing sounds like they're nesting on your boat--have you been on board recently?
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SJ
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  09:59:52  Show Profile
I use fishing line attached to an eye that is attached to the mast approx 3" above the spreader. Then I have 4 lines running at different angles up to the shrouds, the top most being at a high angle. Have not had "Bombs" in 4 years!
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DaveC25
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  15:03:56  Show Profile
Shotgun. :)



J/K. I've seen people use statues of Owls to keep birds away, but I'm not sure it would work with those type of birds.

I have also seen someone use a real-looking rubber snake coiled up on deck to keep the birds away as well.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  15:24:16  Show Profile
This reminds me of a song by the Byrds:

For everthing tern, tern, tern
There is a purpose, tern, tern, tern
And a time for every purpose under heaven.


Hope that helps!
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  15:47:44  Show Profile
No, Randy, that's every porpoise under heaven
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cmckitrick
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Response Posted - 08/06/2007 :  17:45:17  Show Profile
Thanks, Nautiduck and John for making me laugh out loud.
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 08/07/2007 :  11:17:10  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
I use CDs strung from the bow rail around the shrouds and crossing past the mast area. Then I have a West Marine owl hung from the boom and I change that location occasionally. I then have a West Marine beach ball with the big eye decals on it strung from the furling sheets up near the bow.

I kept adding these things to the present setup to reduce Purple Martins and Swallows having parties on my lifelines, etc and leaving turds on my deck. These things work pretty good but some of the birds ignore them completely.

Frank once suggested throwing some fish into the boats that are further away from your boat - that may work as well !

Larry
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 08/07/2007 :  21:21:02  Show Profile
Hang a bird feeder on the nearest power boat.
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Cate
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Response Posted - 08/08/2007 :  06:37:27  Show Profile
Speaking of birds, does anyone know how to get berry stains off. We've been getting bombed heavily.
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cmckitrick
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Response Posted - 08/08/2007 :  20:55:55  Show Profile
What happpend to the picture of all the birds? That was a riot. I wanted to show my wife.
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DaveR
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