I've got Birds in the Boom!

Dirtboy · #1 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

It doesn't help that my wife feeds the birds in the back yard, 75 feet from the boat. They've already hatched and mom is depositing their poop-bags right on the lazarette. I've been forbidden to evect them until flight is achieved.

As soon as I see that I'm gonna clean it out and plug up the end of the boom with something.

DB

knothead · #2 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

Good for you for leaving them be for the time being.
Are they doves?

Boasun · #3 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

After the birds have departed to the south(?) A spray can of insulating foam will plug that boom.

Dirtboy · #4 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

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Are they doves?

Chickadees

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A spray can of insulating foam will plug that boom.

Thanks, good idea, and I've already got some.

DB

deniseO30 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

they were nesting my boom too while on the mooring, it was so bad that last winter we took the boom apart and got about 2 lbs of twigs and stuff out. Even the the outhaul wouldn't work! Pretty easy it was actually.. drilling out pop rivets pulling the ends off. Learned how there is a block in the boom to increase the pull on the outhaul. 3/16ths pop rivets put it all back like it was never apart.

"Denise, what is the rag in the end of boom for?" I'm often asked LOL

knothead · #6 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

Insails · #7 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

Get one of these after you plug the boom it will keep other birds away

Boasun · #8 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

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Originally Posted by deniseO30

they were nesting my boom too while on the mooring, it was so bad that last winter we took the boom apart and got about 2 lbs of twigs and stuff out. Even the the outhaul wouldn't work! Pretty easy it was actually.. drilling out pop rivets pulling the ends off. Learned how there is a block in the boom to increase the pull on the outhaul. 3/16ths pop rivets put it all back like it was never apart.

Denise's Idea about cleaning out the boom is good also...

Dirtboy · #9 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

Yeah, I figured I'd need to clean everything out of there.

I thought about an owl but my wife really enjoys the birds in the back yard so I'm just gonna live with it. This winter there was a young Ospry who spent most nights on the top of the mast. In the morning I'd get to hose away fish parts.

I knew I wasn't the first with this problem.

DB

davidpm · #10 (**permalink**) 05-08-2010

You think you got problems. Look what I've got to deal with!!