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Barry

 

Over the years I have decided nothing deters the seagulls more than having extra targets. If your boat is only one there, well you are THE target. After that they to like pooping on boats that already have poop.

 

I was in Key West for just a few days and needed some kind of deterrent. I hoisted plastic shopping bags up the main halyard and the flag halyards. Perfecto!!
Obviously it was just a temporary measure and didnt look nice... Couldn't you fly long streamers off the halyards?

 

I've seen that using balloons. Thank you for the info. I will try that.

 

We don't have a seagull problem, but one thing I see people around here do is tie fishing line from the base of the spreader to the shroud making a tripwire that prevents birds from landing on the spreaders. I have seen all kinds of different whirly-gigs on biminis and dodgers to discourage them as well.

And I have seen plastic owls with bird poop on their heads...

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bird spikes on the spreaders

 

meouw. get a cat that kills seagulls. easy peasy.- my mainecoon mix nailed one and no more gulls on bird.

 

It’s not the seagulls it’s the anhingas. Yuck. Try hoisting flags that will touch your spreaders. Put a big yellow blowup ball with an eye somewhere that will interfere with them sitting on your boom. Fluttery stuff on your forestay etc. It’s a pain alright.

 

I use Bird Scare Humming Line, with a bit of wind it creates a sonic like humming sound the gulls hate..the downside is you need to remove it every time you go out..& re-fit it when back moored, but a lot better than cleaning up the crap...