[Rhodes22-list] Stowaways On Board!!!

[Michael D. Weisner]

Hank,

I once had a rodent nesting in the laz.  The animal made its way in and out 
over the flimsy fiberglass separator between the laz and the area under the 
cockpit seats (there are small teeth marks at the top of the separator.) 
If you slide under the cockpit seats and look towards the stern you will see 
that the separator does not go all the way to the underside of the seat. 
Many animals can probably squeeze through the small space.  Maybe even a 
duck.

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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:44 PM
> Hey Gang,
>
> Well, I went down to the boat today and I didn't have any wasps, but I had
> some much larger stowaways and I can't figure out how they got there.
>
> I opened the aft lazerette and found about 8 duck eggs inside.  No nest,
> just the eggs and a few feathers.  A few of the eggs were broken and the
> odor was a bit ripe.  I tossed all of them over the side.
>
> What I can't figure out is how a duck got inside to lay the eggs?  My laz
> doesn't lock, so I'm almost wondering if someone didn't put them in their,
> but that doesn't make much sense either.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Hank
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