Mooring basics

camp guy · 04-13-2025, 04:44 PM

With respect to birds..., probably a losing proposition. Ducks, and other "prolific" flyers view a moored boat as a floating toilet, and once they get used to its location, I'm sorry, but there is very little you can do.

bobkatfly · 04-13-2025, 05:10 PM

Have to admit, I didn't think of the bird issue. I should have, given the amount of techniques I've seen on swim rafts to get rid of them. I'll have to speak to the marina about their experience.

ApS · 04-14-2025, 07:27 AM

I posted a picture here of about a dozen large birds perched in front of two giant plastic owls.

I'd suggest a "gull sweep", which uses breezes to rotate a wide thin metal sweep around the center of your dock or float.

In my travels, I saw a plastic reptile (Iguana-like) that seemed to work.

04-13-2025, 04:44 PM	#1
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,190 Thanks: 301 Thanked 527 Times in 294 Posts	Mooring basics With respect to birds..., probably a losing proposition. Ducks, and other "prolific" flyers view a moored boat as a floating toilet, and once they get used to its location, I'm sorry, but there is very little you can do.

04-13-2025, 05:10 PM	#2
bobkatfly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Center Tuftonboro Posts: 370 Thanks: 57 Thanked 54 Times in 48 Posts	Have to admit, I didn't think of the bird issue. I should have, given the amount of techniques I've seen on swim rafts to get rid of them. I'll have to speak to the marina about their experience. __________________ Bob F Amherst till the big 66 comes (made it!) Winter Harbor/Mirror Lake till the big guy comes

04-14-2025, 07:27 AM	#3
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,939 Thanks: 2,209 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	"GullSweep"...$72-Up, at Amazon.... I posted a picture here of about a dozen large birds perched in front of two giant plastic owls. I'd suggest a "gull sweep", which uses breezes to rotate a wide thin metal sweep around the center of your dock or float. In my travels, I saw a plastic reptile (Iguana-like) that seemed to work. __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.