Seagulls & Swinging moorings

[JeremyFisher]

The question is, how do you keep them of your boat?

[blueskip]

Number 4 shot, full choke barrel, 30-35yds, never fails, or even better .22 telescopic sight, sub-sonic shells, "click", there is no answer to the dreaded "****ehawk", except a full cover so they cant perch, but its as big a pain as the c**p!
blueskip

[JeremyFisher]

Number 4 shot, full choke barrel, 30-35yds, never fails,

Mmmmm, that has crossed my mind many a time the last two seasons. Not looking forward to another year having to dig the cr#p of the cabin roof and tonnau cover :yucky:

[blueskip]

They dont like sharp angles because of their webbed feet, so put everything as sharp an angle as possible, they love flat surfaces, so if you have a flat roof on your cabin, fix a spar above it, & cover it like a ridge tent, they wont perch on sharp angles.
blueskip

[rit]

Hi jeremy,
you can get seagull scarers from chandlers
there imitation, plastic owls! worth a try for £10
they may work!

[tonycccc]

A selection of bread , cake and leftover chips carefully displayed on the boat 5 berths away should keep them off yours,to avoid upsetting that boats owner I would suggest making sure the chips are free from ketchup,it pays to be thoughtful

[lazy hooker]

A selection of bread , cake and leftover chips carefully displayed on the boat 5 berths away should keep them off yours,to avoid upsetting that boats owner I would suggest making sure the chips are free from ketchup,it pays to be thoughtful


had to laugh i did something similar last year to a mate camping in perranporth. After he'd gone to bed we emptied the contents of a bag of wild bird seed on the roof of his caravan....not impressed at first light!!!

[Naughtydorf18]

I used to bring my cat in the boat and he would do a fine job of scaring away an individual gull but a flock of them tend to gang up on him and peck the **** out of him. The flock had to answer to my BB gun. For the non chalant method use, here is an American secret. Feed them Alka Seltzer

[Gethyn Owen]

:roll1: :roll1: Was wondering how the 2 title subjects would come together - gave me a good laugh.

[JeremyFisher]

Looks like it's the shotgun then:spiteful: Ah well, it will pass the time when the fishings slow:roll1:

[back lash]

hi we have the same prob with the seagulls . so we added a plastic kestrel to the cabin top this seemed to work for a while but the seagulls seemed to have sused it out as they even sh"te on that now sods! a boat a few morings up for us has a lenght of cord with a cd disks tyde about every two feet running from the cabin top to the stern. and he dont get bombbareded at all....so worth a try.

[Shropfisher]

I have read that fishing line tied to the bow and up to aerial etc works, gives off a buzzing sound in the wind and when they try to land it gets in their way, stopping them. not tried it yet, so if any one does or finds a 100% solution lets hear.

[tommy a]

The easiest and most efficient way is - tie a line from the stern to the bow and attach a CD every few feet and tie in place with a knot. The gulls wont go near the boat because of the shiny silver CD and believe me it really does work !!

Hope this helps you.

[JeremyFisher]

Well, while I've been antifouling today, dear old papa was busy with the remedy for the ****ehawk problem. lets hope that keeps the gits away this year:)

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Mods, having had to drag this thread out of the archives, please move to the boat sub forum.

[tgimike]

Hello Jeremy Fisher,

serious bit of rigging you got there, just hope none of then cd's are by the Eagles or have the Birdie song on em!:unsure:

Thinking maybe a sling shot or catapult for when the fish not biteing!!!:idea:


See you soon,


Mike.:)

[solehunter]

There are alot of boats down my way on the fishing boat groyn that use the cd method! its gota work!:clap3:

[JeremyFisher]

Cheers guys,

Not long now Mike ;)

[back lash]

nice job jeremyfisher i like the swivel work (that should scare the s**t out of them) good luck.

[JeremyFisher]

Thanks backlash,

But I cannot tell a lie, all credit must go to my father. Oh, and all blame if it doesn't work. Just thought I'd slip that in because I know he logs on this site for a read ;)

[blueskip]

You only need 1 Barry Manilow CD! that will keep EVERYTHING away! :roll1:
blueskip

[Cascars]

I am sure if you ask around you could get a few copies of 'The Birdie Song', it drove me mad, so should work for the gulls!