Tagged: rodents
MId-Winter Check
Well, it’s late February, and while there is little snow on the ground, it’s cold out. Chances are good that it has been awhile since you last checked the boat. There are lots of reasons to support making a trip to the boat, in spite of the freezing temperatures. For instance, a quick look will confirm that no water is getting through the winter cover leading to spots of icing and subsequent ice expansion damage. The look will also confirm the fact that the cover is not rubbing excessively on the hull wearing spots in the gelcoat or chrome surface. [...]
Winter Guests
Recently I had to make a trip to the boat to handle one last important winter storage chore, namely, rodent control. Several times in the last few years, I’ve opened up the boat in the spring and found mouse nests comprised of fabric scraps, wire insulation, sticks, and a variety of other materials. And, while some of these self-made winter homes were in non-critical storage spaces, others were built in the middle of key wiring junctures creating high risks of fire and wiring harness failure. While I’m as much of an animal lover as the next person, the situation is [...]