Re: Stus-List Birds and Stones

2020-04-09 Thread dwight veinot via CnC-List
Yes you have On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 5:05 PM Steve Staten via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > How about, "Crushing two food riots with one mobile microwave unit"? > > Sorry, I've been extrapolating a bit too much lately. > > Steve Staten > "C' Est La Vie" > C&C 26 > Langley, OK, USA > >

Re: Stus-List Birds and Stones

2020-04-09 Thread Steve Staten via CnC-List
How about, "Crushing two food riots with one mobile microwave unit"? Sorry, I've been extrapolating a bit too much lately. Steve Staten "C' Est La Vie" C&C 26 Langley, OK, USA Sent from my iPhone On Apr 9, 2020, at 2:41 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Off t

Re: Stus-List birds and stones

2020-04-09 Thread Edd Schillay via CnC-List
Having watched a lot of survival shows, when looking for food, killing two birds with one stone would be a dream come true. Seems like a great phrase. But what do I know? I still can’t figure out why they still blur everyone’s junk and bleep out curse words on “Naked & Afraid: Uncensored” A

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-10-01 Thread dwight veinot via CnC-List
Mate a stuffed cat sitting in the cockpit or laying in wait on the mainsail cover On Friday, September 30, 2016, robert via CnC-List wrote: > I have had a boat on the same mooring for the past 20 years but have never > experienced a problem with birds crapping on it like recently. Over the > ye

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-09-30 Thread Chuck S via CnC-List
I sympathize fully. I once had an encounter with a cormorant. It loved to sit atop my mast at the end of the fall and fish from there as I was located so conveniently in the slip closest to the channel, waiting for haulout. I actually love those birds because they can both fly, fish and dive

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-09-30 Thread svpegasus38
I use my cat Dinghy. Just his presence keeps the birds away.  Doug MountjoysvPegasusLF38 #4just west of Ballard, WA. -- Original message--From: robert via CnC-List Date: Fri, Sep 30, 2016 06:25To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com;Cc: robert;Subject:Stus-List Birds I have had a b

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-09-30 Thread David via CnC-List
Good point... David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 (cell) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:01:37 + Subject: Re: Stus-List Birds From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com CC: mike.h...@impgroup.com David I thought about something sharp on top of spreaders but wonder how that would

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-09-30 Thread Edd Schillay via CnC-List
All, I tried that plastic owl thing. After two weeks, I saw a seagull standing in front of the plastic owl. You could almost hear him say “Come on. Get me. Let me see you try.” Streamers and wire tend to be very effective. The problem is that once the birds start using your deck to eat and po

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-09-30 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
Subject: Re: Stus-List Birds We too have bird problems... I tie fishing line from VHF antennae to tri-color to anemometer to Windex. I also have three lengths of fishing line emanating from the base of the 4 spreaders to the shrouds in increasing height. Seems to work. I will also add pins to

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-09-30 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
Rob At the slip we get crows. They seem to like the port lower spreader for some reason. Is less bad now (probably because of your Osprey) but is common at our slip. Poopp is limited mostly to port deck beside mast and occasionally on mainsail cover. Bimini is usually fine because it is in

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-09-30 Thread RANDY via CnC-List
I haven't had the bird poop problem on my boat, but other boats in my marina use big plastic owls tied to the backstay and boom. Those owners must think that's effective. Cheers, Randy - Original Message - From: "robert via CnC-List" To: "cnc-list" Cc: "robert" Sent: Friday, S

Re: Stus-List Birds

2016-09-30 Thread David via CnC-List
We too have bird problems... I tie fishing line from VHF antennae to tri-color to anemometer to Windex. I also have three lengths of fishing line emanating from the base of the 4 spreaders to the shrouds in increasing height. Seems to work. I will also add pins to spreaders as well. David F.

Re: Stus-List Birds

2013-04-11 Thread Chuck S
mp;C 34R Atlantic City, NJ - Original Message - From: "Ronald B. Frerker" To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 4:23:52 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Birds I've got the darn swallows building inside my mast at the spin halyard. Then the nest falls and

Re: Stus-List Birds

2013-04-11 Thread Ronald B. Frerker
figure out a way to block them while it's sitting at the dock.  A CD fixed to the halyard doesn't seem to faze them.Any ideas out there? It's that time of year when they start building.RonWild CheriC&C 30STL --- On Thu, 4/11/13, dwight veinot wrote: From: dwight veinot Su

Re: Stus-List Birds

2013-04-11 Thread dwight veinot
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ronald B. Frerker Sent: April 11, 2013 4:15 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Birds Where there's birds, there's bird crap! And they have no respect for boat decks. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30

Re: Stus-List Birds

2013-04-11 Thread Edd Schillay
But without birds, what would we use to slingshot into rickety structures containing pigs? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log

Re: Stus-List Birds

2013-04-11 Thread Ronald B. Frerker
Where there's birds, there's bird crap!  And they have no respect for boat decks.RonWild CheriC&C 30STL --- On Thu, 4/11/13, dwight veinot wrote: From: dwight veinot Subject: Stus-List Birds To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 7:52 AM The birds are back boys.  Small floc

Re: Stus-List Birds

2013-04-11 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Sounds pleasant. Here in Toronto we've got cloud with a chance of blue pizzas: http://www.morejoy.ca/stuff/random/Blue%20Pizza.png No seriously, it's not funny, ice is falling from the sky. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:52 AM, dwight veinot wrote: > The birds are back boys. Small flocks everywher