How do you keep the birds away!?

aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
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This is the first season I’m trying something besides my pet owl. Two Mylar wind socks on either side of the boat with swivels so they will not get tangled up when the wind shifts. Hopefully they help, I might add one to my VHF antenna if needed. This seagull was **** when I put them up!! LoL! I picked up his fish and threw it in the water also!!





2008 330EC
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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice little shore lunch there @aero3113
    2006 390 EC
    2008 350 EC
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey Aero! I hope the socks work but I fear they are too far away to do much. Will be interesting. Along with the sock on my antenna for the hard top, I use these for the bow rail:

    https://www.amazon.com/Birds-Bird-Deterrent-for-Boats/dp/B01GN8479M
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What if no wind Alexandria? LOL
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  • GMSLITHOGMSLITHO Member Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭✭
    Its good to use to  tell you  the wind direction when docking also .Another good way to tell wind direction when docking look at the birds they alway stand into the wind for take off 
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Handymans342 said:
    What if no wind Alexandria? LOL
    I want to say 95% of the time we have a breeze.
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They do make a little noise, hopefully that helps also.
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rubber snakes and or an owl statue.  I hear gulls don't like hooters or hurt juice.  
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  • davidbrooksdavidbrooks Member Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭✭
    I had to create a contraption last year to put around my anchor chain to keep birds from building nests inside of the anchor locker. I had to throw nest out three times.
    It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere!
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PickleRick said:
    Rubber snakes and or an owl statue.  I hear gulls don't like hooters or hurt juice.  
    I don’t think our gulls have ever seen a snake. I wonder if a rubber snake would work.
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,060 mod
    davidbrooks said:
    I had to create a contraption last year to put around my anchor chain to keep birds from building nests inside of the anchor locker. I had to throw nest out three times.
    @davidbrooks how did you do it?  I've resorted to leaving the anchor locker open until June.  
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are your gulls from Ireland?
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  • davidbrooksdavidbrooks Member Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭✭
    I got a rubber insert that you put in your sink for garbage disposal. Put that over the chain then created a small vinyl frame for it from siding channel from HD. Just formed it with som tin snips. Then used some caulking to "glue" it in place. It sits flush with the anchor locker door and is essentially invisible. The thing i like is i dont have to take it in or out and also helps keep some rain out.
    It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere!
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is there a battery operated owl that has a motion detector?
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2021
    For around 40 to 50 bucks you can get a solar powered owl that turns its head every 30 seconds or so.  The rubber snakes you have to move around every few days to keep their effect.  They are cheap at the dollar store
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  • RiverRat232RiverRat232 Member Posts: 596 ✭✭✭
    I don't have a solution to your bird problem but at least you don't own this boat.

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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That’s crazy @RiverRat232 , and I’m sure the best is protected and has to stay.
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Checked on the boat today and no new poop since I cleaned and installed the windsocks yesterday. We will see.....
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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How about eradicating spiders? Will pay a large sum for a viable solution.  
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2021
    Awesome Aero! YYRC, good old Ortho Home Defence from Home Depot works great here for spiders. Spray the dock lines, shore power cords, dock and posts, rub rail, canvas….. we spray every few weeks. Huge difference!!
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,614 admin
    We have an idiot at our club that feeds them. He thinks its funny and he has a name for each one. People at the club are getting really pi$$ed but he has been doing it for about 4 years now. 
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • RiverRat232RiverRat232 Member Posts: 596 ✭✭✭
    aero3113 said:
    That’s crazy @RiverRat232 , and I’m sure the best is protected and has to stay.
    That's the first thing that went through my mind. Will he ever be able to use that boat again?
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not only does he lose his boat, he lost his lift and slip!  
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  • davidbrooksdavidbrooks Member Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭✭
    Are you sure that is a boat?  Kind of looks like a hot tub on a boat lift to me.
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  • SpyderwebSpyderweb Member Posts: 955 ✭✭✭
    @YYZRC we’ve had pretty decent luck with tucking clothes drier sheets in the nooks and crannies of the canvas/support poles.
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Got a new bird deterrent for the Bimini/arch. Hopefully this works. I got the 8’ one and a sand bag. I can stow it in the boat or on top of a piling when not at the dock. I will also have two American flag wind socks on the pilings as well. Tired of having to scrub the top!!!! ⚓️


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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Why don’t you just toss bread onto the bimini’s of neighboring boats?
    2006 390 EC
    2008 350 EC
    Georgian Bay
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I could do that too 😂
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I put two of these on a PVC pipe inline so I can set it on by Bimini top when we are docked. We haven't had any issues since doing that. Kept having a heron get up there and drop some monster 💩 


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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good to hear @Aqua_Aura !!
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice 40!!
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