Back in 1981, hanging around Lahina waiting for the start of the Sauza Cup regatta I spent an hour or so in the middle of the night chasing a rat off our boat. I suspect it crawled up a mooring line. The first sign of trouble was the sound of gnawing from under a bunk.
The boat was built out of aluminum (Frers 49, Bravura) and that damn rat was running from compartment to compartment between the ribs. I was armed with a winch handle and wearing only tighty whities. Eventually the rat decided to leave and all aboard could go back to sleep. The next day we added rat guards to the lines. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 ________________________________________ From: CnC-List [cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] on behalf of Wally Bryant [w...@wbryant.com] Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 6:00 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List boat pests (redux) Umm.. Okay, this is really funny. I had to leave the boat for five days (flying north for a funeral) and so bug-bombed the living heck out of everything. After returning, and washing everything that wasn't sealed in plastic, the boat was cockroach free. Then, a week later, I got a new friend: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb7FmEboVms> You just can't win... Wal -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
