Bird Problems
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
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Printed Date: July-01-2024 at 7:45am
Topic: Bird Problems
Posted By: pipester101
Subject: Bird Problems
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 3:41pm
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Anyone else have problems with birds, ducks, etc... polluting your boat cover or ski platform?
Anyone know how to keep them off? Unfortunately it is not in a covered dock. Thanks in advance ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2232&yrstart=2001&yrend=2005 - My 2005 |
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 4:00pm
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Borrow one of Billy's (Boat Doc) bird dogs. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 2_Nautiques
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 5:01pm
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I don't have this problem, but at the marinas at the lake where sea gulls are a problem, I have seen several attemps to discourage birds.
1. The marina uses a propane cannon that shoots off on a timer. 2. Artifical Owls 3. Artifical Snakes 4. Whirlly gigs with long arms that spin in the wind. would not work well on a swim platform 
Most of this stuff can be purchased through West Marine ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1160" rel="nofollow - 1988 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: boat dr
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 5:26pm
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The dogs will only "point them" not flush and retreive.The blow up OWLS work good down here , but we have dumb, redneck birds with no education and a family tree that does not fork........ ------------- boat dr /diaries/details.asp?ID=4631 - 1949 Dart /diaries/details.asp?ID=1533 - 1964 American Skier |
Posted By: Pgaski
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 5:46pm
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Shotgun
A semi-auto 12gauge works nicely. |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 5:56pm
Youd shoot one of those at the birds sitting on your boat? I think Id prefer a stained cover! ------------- |
Pgaski wrote:Posted By: Jim_In_Houston
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 6:03pm
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Use a .177 cal pellet rifle.
Heat 1/16" extra virgin olive oil very hot in a heavy skillet. (Paul Newman's Own Olive Oil is suprisingly good.) Cut birds in half. Season with salt & pepper. Place halves in slightly smoking olive oil. Reduce heat to medium. Add sliced fresh garlic. One 1/8" slice of salt pork. Add tablespoon of real butter. Add 3/4 cup of good red dry wine and cover for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer. Add sprig of fresh sage. Cover & simmer until meat falls off bone. Serve with fried pollinta or hot french bread and your choice of wine. Garnish plate with fresh sprigs of sage. Your friends and family will love this recipe. They will begin to help you catch the birds. Your boat will remain clean as long as everyone is hungry. ------------- Happy owner of a '66 and a '68 Mustang |
Posted By: tullfooter
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 7:36pm
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I was in Warsaw, Indiana, doing some footing when we saw seagulls on top of a crap covered boat hoist awning, ducking as the arms of one of those whirly gigs went over their heads.
Laughed our asses off. Steve ------------- Play hard, life's not a trial run. '85 BFN '90 BFN White Lake, Michigan |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 7:48pm
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We also have a problem with the gulls on the clubs ski jump. There are times when we have to send our younger members in training out there with brooms to scrum it off the fiberglass deck!
Steve, you're correct that they ignore moving things meant to scare them off. The plastic owl worked for about 2 days before they figured it out! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 2_Nautiques
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 10:05pm
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Steve that's too funny. Damn sea gulls are too smart, why is it they pick out one boat and attack it! Must have been a pissed off neighbor threw bird seed on top ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1160" rel="nofollow - 1988 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: nuttyskier2002
Date Posted: November-08-2007 at 11:35pm
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I used to keep my old Chris Craft under a covered boat slip on Fish River near Fairhope Alabama. One Sunday afternoon when docking, there were several ducks gathered around where my slip was. As I eased up closer they were scared away. I did kinda intentionally "goose" a few of them though to get them to move. They didn't scare that easily as they were there almost year around. The next day I returned to the marina and found my interior and decks covered with poop. Until then I hadn't had a problem with them. It made me wonder if they did this knowingly for revenge. ------------- 95 Malibu Echelon w/Mercruiser 350 Magnum Skier Former boats: 88 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II 59 Chris Craft Capri (woody) |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: November-09-2007 at 2:27am
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Thanks J_I_H.
You never seem to run out of different (unusual?) answers to questions. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: backfoot100
Date Posted: November-09-2007 at 11:17am
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My In-Laws place in Minocqua had huge issues with gulls on the boat lift. He finally attached a vertical rod at each corner of the lift. Each rod was about a foot tall. Then strung fishing line around the circumference of the lift and then corner to corner at the tip of each rod. Haven't had any issues since then, and that was five or six years ago. Others around the lake have done that too with the same results.
------------- When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded. Eddie |
Posted By: pipester101
Date Posted: November-09-2007 at 11:27am
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Thanks for the replies. It is a real pain but oh well, what can you do...
Grabs rifle... ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2232&yrstart=2001&yrend=2005 - My 2005 |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: November-09-2007 at 12:00pm
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I use JIH's meathod...though I'll pass on turkey buzzard for dinner! LOL I also like what backfoot said; I can see where that would throw them off.
These neo-dinosaurs are smart. The turkey buzzards come in a large group of 50-100 maybe, and they have trashed a neighbors pontoon boat. They get on the dock tops and crap in a projectile manner and claw up eveything they choose to perch on?!!? I've found that by watching for a few minutes, the boss or pecking order can be deciphered. In the beginning of this I'd pop the tree right next to the top group a few times and maybe get a flight feather if they had to be stubborn. And they will be stubborn! I watched them stare back at me a make fly overs with binoculars. The look in their eyes might be compared to that of a spurned woman. 
Anyway, we've had 2 peaceful years and my neighbors are grateful! just my 2 cents ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-09-2007 at 8:06pm
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Pigs? now turkeys flying too......50 to 100????
you gotta lay off the stuff Greg, lol ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 8:30am
I still want to come see your shop sometime after the new year, but now I'll have to bring this book I have. It's called '101 practical jokes to play on transmission shop owners named Eric'!  ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 10:58am
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Lifes to short, to not laugh
your more than welcome, this is absolutely the worst time of year, i go from 14 hour days to nothing and it drives me crazy, i have work to do and dont feel like doing it, this dead spot comes every year and it gets harder to deal with every year, i unknowingly will pace in the shop, wont sleep, skip meals, its a good time for a laugh ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 11:10am
To laugh is the better choice I think! ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-10-2007 at 11:13am
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i was tossing that around and was tongue twisted, its a symptom from what i described above ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |