[Rhodes22-list] Wasps!

[Michael D. Weisner]

Brad,

Leave the squirrel pistol home.  Wasps are much too small a target.


Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 6:18 PM
> Went to the boat yesterday.  Absolutely no wasps in the mainsail because 
> the
> mainsail is still in the garage (and the first fold of the mainsail is one
> of their favorite places).  They were already swarming around the 
> binnacle.
> I don't want to carry a whole arsenal of chemicals on the boat and try to
> keep the inventory of killer weapons to a minimum. Starter fluid (ether) 
> is
> as good as any wasp spray, and I need ether on the boat to start the dink
> outboard and to entertain Slim if he ever comes down to visit. If you 
> figure
> out how to keep wasps from building nests on sailboats, let me know.  In 
> the
> meantime, I'm in the full blown killer mode!
>
> Brad
>
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 4:35 PM, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:
>
>> At 01:35 PM 4/21/2008 -0700, you wrote:
>> >What I was going to suggest was a 'boot' that starts
>> >at the front of the mast, comes around each side,
>> >engulfs the gooseneck & the gathered sail, and cinches
>> >@ 12-18" from the front of the main.
>> >
>> >I would suggest using zippers w/flap top & bottom, and
>> >a cinch on top and bottom of mast opening, & around
>> >the main.
>>
>> Aha!  Yep, that'd work too.  I'll consult the seamstress and see what
>> we can design.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> John Lock
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
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