Steve, I made a pedestal cover out of 2 yards of Sunbrella, a can of 3M adhesive spray and 2 snaps. I need to stitch the bottom of one seam. It is not elegant, (the top is square) but it protects the instrument pod.
Joel 35/3 On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks for all the suggestions. > I am on a mooring so no dock. The spiders come out at night and hide in > the canvas work and anywhere else that is dark during the day. Right now > that means the sail cover, the dodger, the bimini... and the pedestal. > which is why I'm worried about the cover. I do like the looks of the > sailrite DIY kit though. I'm fastidious about clearing away any cobwebs > whenever I get to the boat, I have a little mini-broom just for spiders and > spider webs. I kill or throw overboard whatever I can find. They never > really seem to go in the cabin so that's at least something. I have tried > that spider spray from the chandlery and it works, but it's temporary. I'll > give some of your suggestions a try, it's probably going to end up being a > combo of chemical warfare and discipline. Spiders suck for a number of > reasons, they are messy sure but what really sucks is bringing friends out > on the boat and then having them be uncomfortable the entire time because > they saw a spider or six. I take a lot of my girlfriend's friends sailing. > A lot of the twenty-somethings that come out seem to have only ever seen > spiders like mine on the internet :/ > > Bar Keepers Friend is good at cleaning spider shit and spider guts, just > FYI. It's good for cleaning the entire boat for that matter but I think > most of you know this. > > Steve > C&C 32 > Toronto > > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net>wrote: > >> I used to have a spider problem, as do many of the folks on my dock at >> the club where I keep the boat. I have spent considerable time on moorings >> or at anchor, and can’t really say I have ever had a problem – though the >> little buggers do seem to be able to “fly” out to the boat on the wind and >> a thread of silk and I still had the occasional spider even when away from >> the dock.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Now I say “used” to have a problem. Several of us have done two things to >> eliminate it.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> First, the spiders are there so they can eat the other bugs. Hence all >> the webs in the morning. (As someone already commented, you probably won’t >> get any spiders under your pedestal cover because there is no food there.) >> The clue for us was that the webs on the docks and the boats were densest >> every morning in the vicinity of the dock lighting. Light draws bugs. Bugs >> draw spiders. (and spiders draw birds that sit on the lifelines and boom, >> and poop all over the deck)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Several of us replaced the bulbs in the dock lighting with low wattage >> yellow bug lights. Something like 10 watt night light bulbs. The number of >> spiders and webs greatly reduced – or maybe just moved to be adjacent to >> OPBs.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Secondly, to take care of the remaining spiders several of us use a >> bugspray called “BugOff” that we purchase at Lowes. It comes in a gallon >> (or maybe 2 gallon) bottle with a pump and spray nozzle, and boy does it >> work well. We spray the dock, docklines, and pilings, and the area of the >> boat where the spiders build webs. A couple of applications and no spiders >> for 2 or 3 months. Repeat as required.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Hope this helps with your problem.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Rick Brass**** >> >> Washington, NC**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Stevan >> Plavsa >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 09, 2013 11:39 AM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> At my club we have a tremendous problem with spiders. I'm on a mooring >> and the boat is COVERED in them. I looked at the binnacle cover kit from >> sailrite and while it looks like a good solution to keeping the wheel in >> nice shape it will most certainly become a favourite refuge for the >> spiders. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Anyone else have a spider problem? I'm talking hundreds of them, every >> time I visit the boat. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Steve C&C 32**** >> >> Toronto**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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