Hi Joe, I too have had bird trouble. Cormorants mostly, They like to roost for the night on the spreaders and masthead. To keep them off the spreaders, I stretch 3 lengths of cord from one shroud to the other across the front of the mast, about 2,4, and 6 inches above the spreaders. These discourage landings... The most effective masthead solution has been an owl from West Marine. I cut a round wood disk to fit in the bottom, and drilled a hole for a 5/8" dowel. I put screw eyes in the dowel at the bottom and part way up, so that the owl's base was nearly even with the top of the masthead, when hauled up with my spare jib halyard, A downhaul connects to the lower eye.
Since Sundance lives on a mooring, she usually points into the wind, and Cormorants land into the wind, so I faced my owl aft. I have watched these dirty birds on final approach as they come face to face with a plastic owl. They chicken out and find a different boat.... --- In [email protected], "Joe McCary" <j...@...> wrote: > > Thank you! Now if I can find a solution to those D**M birds that keep > spending all the time on my boat when I am not there. > > > > Joe McCary > Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD > www.aeoluswestriver.net > joe at photoresponse dot com > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IC27A] Re: Second sail of Spring > > > > > > She looks good! > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> , "Joe McCary" > <joe@> wrote: > > > > This weekend was a rainy 2 days so far, but Friday was glorious! Mary and > I > > skipped out of all responsibility and headed for the boat and arrived > around > > noon. The best part was that a friend took some photos as we tacked out of > > West River. So, we have some good photos of the boat under sail (see the > > website below). The sail was only a few hours but glorious. > > > > > > > > I hope others here got some sailing time in . tell us about it. > > > > > > > > Joe McCary > > Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD > > www.aeoluswestriver.net > > joe at photoresponse dot com > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 5060 (20100426) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com >
