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Voyager
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Initially Posted - 05/11/2013 :  07:59:33  Show Profile
Time was that cormorants almost went extinct in many areas. It was only through the hard work and dedication of selfless volunteers that the bird was eventually saved.
Those idiots shoulda been shot!!!!
Now, they are everywhere, they're impacting game fish populations and are causing rack and ruin to our aquatic environment.
And worst of all - they're perching on the masttop and spreaders and crap on everything.
They eat finfish, shellfish, snails and even small pebbles and of course crap it all out on the cabin top. Most of it hoses off, but the residue sticks like glue. I've tried scrubbing it off with a stiff-bristle brush, soaking it with a soapy sponge to loosen, then scrubbing.
I'm planning to use bleach, TSP, vinegar or ketchup.

But I think what I really need is a shotgun. What's the old Chinese saying? Shoot the pigs to scare the monkeys?

I guess the local authorities might take a dim view of that approach. Am I correct in my understanding that they are still on the endangered species?
Bruce Ross
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trptelf
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Response Posted - 05/11/2013 :  08:08:30  Show Profile
I use 3M Mark Remover for spider poo. First spray turns it red, second spray usually gets the rest. Unsure about the "residue" you speak about.
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islander
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Response Posted - 05/11/2013 :  08:30:29  Show Profile
I never noticed a growth in their population but one of my favorite morning activities was to get a cup of coffee, Sit out on the back of the boat and watch the bay come to life early in the morning. I would watch a Cormorant dive for his breakfast and always try to guess where he would come up and was always amazed at how long they can stay down. Perched on a rock or piling drying their feathers with their wings spread out looked as if they were from the evil empire. My gripe would be with the Canadian goose crap that you have to dodge walking down the docks to get to the boat.
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Response Posted - 05/11/2013 :  08:41:27  Show Profile
Tie a mono-filament line from a spreader tip around the steaming light and to the other spreader tip. Makes sitting on the spreader rather awkward.

Every evening, we have 50+ cormorants sitting in a line on a high-voltage power line that crosses the river near our dock. There must be some warmth in the wire... but they're just far enough away. (Lesson: electrifying your rig won't work.)
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redeye
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Response Posted - 05/13/2013 :  05:20:18  Show Profile
<< Tie a mono-filament line from a spreader tip around the steaming light and to the other spreader tip >>

Sweet trick... I'll have to send up one of my climbing friends in the climbing harness and add that when I do the Flag Halyard. Thanks..

I've got a sharp screw sticking out of the top of my anchor light to keep them from landing on it.
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