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  • jettywookie
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 25, 2019 - 11:30 AM
    Hello all, I just got exciting news! I just got a spot at our local yacht club to store my Hobie Getaway mast up and next to the water. I have the large mast float and I know seagulls will love to decorate my boat with poop. Anyone else have any ideas or ways you kept the bird from landing on the mast float? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
  • badfish
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 25, 2019 - 11:46 AM
    I prefer Heavy Dove loads.
    Full Disclosure, this may affect your Mast Bob's ability to do its job. icon_lol



    Edited by badfish on Apr 25, 2019 - 11:51 AM.

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    '02 Hobie Wave (Unnamed Project)
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    ‘89 Hobie 17 (ill-advised project boat, Sold)
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  • jettywookie
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 25, 2019 - 11:51 AM
    Hahaha! I do too but I live in commiefornia!
  • MN3
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 25, 2019 - 12:13 PM
    place a pet bobcat up there - that will keep the birds away

    what about if you somehow lubricated it so they couldn't sit up there?

    small motorcycle battery attached to the float so when they land they get zapped?
  • tamumpower1
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 25, 2019 - 02:55 PM
    Just replace the mast float with one of those lifelike plastic owls they have at Home Depot. It probably has enough floatation to work
  • badfish
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 25, 2019 - 03:29 PM
    On a serious note though, I think you're better off focusing on protecting the topside than keeping them off in the first place. Invest in a quality mast up cover. Serves two purposes. 1 keep the nasty stuff off the boat and 2 protecting the boat from the sun.

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  • ctcataman
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 25, 2019 - 03:47 PM
    You could probably put a spike strip on the float. One row down the center would do. It would look like a mohawk.

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  • nohuhu
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 25, 2019 - 03:50 PM
    Just strap one of these on.
    https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/events/uploads/images/full/240c9819bfe6188e04d8b68f02432209/Roberto%20the%20Magnificent%20Spiked%20Helmet%20email%209x7%20(2).jpg

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  • Dogboy

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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 26, 2019 - 08:16 AM
    How about getting one of those fake plastic owls and tying it to the halyard and hoisting it up the mast when not in use?

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  • badfish
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 26, 2019 - 03:19 PM
    DogboyHow about getting one of those fake plastic owls and tying it to the halyard and hoisting it up the mast when not in use?

    sm

    Perhaps a bat. Since owls aren’t known for hanging out upside down.

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  • gahamby
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 28, 2019 - 05:53 PM
    Could you stick a Davis Windex on top?



    Edited by gahamby on Apr 28, 2019 - 07:02 PM.

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  • gahamby
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    Link to this post Posted: Apr 28, 2019 - 06:13 PM
    Seize a pair of mast track slugs on to a length of aluminum rod. Have an offset bent into the rod to go around the mast float with the slugs in the track. Attach a bird deterrent device to the top of the rod. Attach the main halyard to the rod.
    Hoist up for storage. If you use an Aussie ring, tie a trip line to the top of the ring so you can get it down. You might need it in any event to pull the rig back down.

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