Rodent repellant during storage?

With all this talk of winter lay-up, I was wondering if anyone has any secrets on trying to make sure mice,or other critters,dont get in your boat during storage.    I once saw a pontoon boat that raccoons decided to live in thru the winter NOT a pretty sight).

I do put out packs of poison around the building. I also place mothballs in old butter containers inside the boat ,as well as the bilge area...
Anyone have any other suggestions?

cats...i dont like cats.. cats leave paw prints on my Chevelle hood...I dont like paw prints on the hood of my 70 Chevelle..
cats, i dont like cats.....cats leave paw prints on....
plus , probably not a good thing to leave a cat locked up in a storage unit all winter....

Chuck, actually we used to have "barn" cats around...I always said if they were people , they'd be on welfare.. just plain lazy..and we still had lots of mice...

moth balls? you'll need alot of moth's though

Steve,
I was pretty much kidding about the cat, however, we've had one living around our house now for about a year, she just showed up, and no mice in the garage. I did find the little thing sitting on the boat once when the garage door had been left open, that made me nervous. But, I guess she has good taste.
We used to have a rat terrier, sort of, more of a sort of than a rat terrier, but anyway he was a good varmit chaser. And, that dog loved to ride in boats. I should have taught him to ski.
Chuck

For some reason cats like to chill on vehicles, one of the many reasons I hate them.

A bunch of kittens had a wrestling match on my buddy's dad's Buick GNX 300. Claws went straight through the cover!

bkhallpa$$ wrote: I've read that insects, bugs, etc. don't like drier sheets. Never tried myself. BKH

I put a bunch of dryer sheets in my boat last winter. No rodent problems to speak of and the interior had a spring fresh scent!

Thanks guys!
Dryer sheets it is!... now i just have to explain to my wife how she probably just "mis-placed" hers

62 wood wrote: probably not a good thing to leave a cat locked up in a storage unit all winter....

Sounds like a good place for them to me

F***in cat has been pissin me off lately! One more paw print and that thing is taken a dirt nap.

i second that

I'm Ok now!

    Stang72, that was cool!!!!

    Maybe you might get into Hollywoods next signature!!!!!


                                   Jeff....

I sure don't like cats however there is nothing like a good P...y (5 letter word for naughty kitty)!!

And you thought dryer sheets were also good for just keeping mice out of your boat during the winter:

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92'NIQUE wrote: And you thought dryer sheets were also good for just keeping mice out of your boat during the winter:

Now if you could just help me with a nasty stain on one of my shirts!!   

Resorter...kinda nasty! but I bet it does work! might try some of that also...