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| 1197.1 | | NETCAD::SWEET | | Mon Oct 03 1994 15:02 | 8 |
| I have never had a problem for just winter storage w/ pests. I'm
not sure it is long enough for them to set up shop. If you give
every thing a good cleaning and limit access into the boat you
should be ok. In other words, don't park the boat under a tree
with low branches or other easy mean for them to gain access.
Don;'t provide them with materials and places to build nests...
Bruce
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| 1197.2 | I prefer inside storage... | KAOOA::PRINCE | Nothing succeeds like excess | Mon Oct 03 1994 16:16 | 20 |
| re: -.1
Last year was the first year I ever had trouble. I stored it in a shed with
the trailering canvas tarp on and a large plastic tarp covering that. There
was not one piece of material (tarp or plastic) within 1.5 ft of the ground,
yet they dragged in all kinds of pink fibreglas insulation and stuff between the
tarp and the plastic sheet. They chewed one of my Trailer tarp seems and
left all kinds of little piles of stuff around the interior.
I much prefer to keep the boat inside during the winter to keep the heavy
snow load off the tarps and have to further tie down the plastic tarp to
protect against the high winter winds.
I don't store anything edible or the like in th boat for the winter. They
just seem to like to find a spot to get out of the severe cold.
/Brian
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| 1197.3 | mothballs works for me | IMOKAY::cummings | Paul T. Cummings LTN2 | Tue Oct 04 1994 13:48 | 4 |
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I've used mothballs with success. I haven't had any problem with and
odor that was left. But I take out all my cushions, which I suspect
are what hold the odor.
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| 1197.4 | DECON FOR BOAT MICE | DNEAST::SLADE_DICK | | Tue Oct 04 1994 20:46 | 2 |
| I PUT 1-2 BOXES OF DECON IN THE BOAT BEFORE I COVER IT. IT HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL FOR ME.
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| 1197.5 | What's DECON... ?!? | KAOOA::PRINCE | Nothing succeeds like excess | Wed Oct 05 1994 11:26 | 9 |
| re: -.1
Could you explain what DECON is. Is this a brand name for a certain chemical.
Where do you buy this stuff at the Hardware store or boat store??? Does is
leave a pleasant odor and for how long after in the spring?
Thanks,
BmP
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| 1197.6 | DE-CON | HYLNDR::MCFARLAND | | Wed Oct 05 1994 16:33 | 15 |
| DECON has no odor as far as I know. It is a rodent killer. From what
I understand the rodent eats this stuff and then goes looking for water
and dies hopefully, not in your house/boat.
I have seen it in grocery stores, hardware stores, CVS type pharmacies
you can probably fine it anywhere where you can buy ant and roach spray.
The package is yellow with brown writing on it. And DECON is spelled
with a hyphen something like DE-CON. The package contains a smaller
cardboard box that has the stuff in it. You just open a corner and
place the thing someplace out of the way and let the rodents find it.
Judie
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| 1197.7 | Blood thinner | SALEM::GILMAN | | Fri Oct 07 1994 15:33 | 6 |
| DECON is a blood thinner.... a big time blood thinner. It thins the
rodents blood so much it bleeds to death internally. Thats why it
looks for water... as it bleeds its body tells it to replace fluids.
Of course to no avail, but thats what is going on.
Jeff
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| 1197.8 | cedar blocks work okay | MRKTNG::CUIPA | | Wed Nov 23 1994 10:26 | 5 |
| I have use a few small blocks of cedar. It keeps out the bugs. I
never experienced a problem with other than bugs. A tight cover
usually keeps the bigger ones out.
Steve
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