[Rhodes22-list] Holes in the Hull and Brown Recluse Spiders

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Once i docked my sailboat (not a rhodes, but sold it to buy a Rhodes :-) ) at a friends house. Unknown to me His dock was infested with spiders.  I didnt have much sailing time so about 2 months later i get a frantic call from his wife that my boat is sinking in the rainstorm.  I rush over to find the cockpit full of water, the aft of the boat nearly pooped.  I took a bucket and jumped on board ( bad idea) the boat rolled.......i held onto the mast.....the boat rolled its rail under then slowly rolled back upright. Phew!  I bailed like a maniac. And got her floating on her lines.  Down below the batteries were exhausted from running the bilge pump and there was a foot of water inside!
It seemed the spiders had spun so many webs that all of the scuppers and drainlines were so completely stopped up, that i had to replace the hoses!  The boat had thousands of spider egg cases!  The engine wouldnt run because they had stopped up the air intake. Spiders and boats dont mix.



On Apr 15, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Geoff Farrell <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Insecticide sprays can also be effective applied into harborages and along
> floor/wall junctures, edges of suspended ceilings, and other places where
> spiders tend to travel. Better spray ingredients include cypermethrin,
> cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, deltamethrin and lambda cyhalothrin, which are
> contained in such professional insecticide brands as Demon, Tempo, Talstar,
> Suspend, and Demand. Consumer versions containing similar ingredients
> include Bayer Advanced Multi-Insect Killer, Spectracide Triazicide, and
> Ortho Home Defense Max. *"Bug bombs" and total-release foggers are seldom
> effective against these spiders,* and should only be considered when
> treating otherwise inaccessible areas. Treatments can also be made outdoors
> to help reduce spider entry. Cracks in exterior walls can be treated, and
> sprays can be applied along the base of foundations and likely entry points
> with one of the above-mentioned insecticides.
> 
> From:  http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef631.asp
> 
> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Rob Granger <rgranger at sbc.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Hello List
>> 
>> I finally got the bottom of my project Rhodes completely clean down to bare
>> white gel coat (whats left of it) and I took some great pictures using my
>> phone.  I need to patch a few spots, fill in a few voids and gouges etc.  I
>> took pictures of those items too....  then I stepped on my phone and
>> demolished it.    Arghhh.....  So I was feeling rather unlucky.
>> 
>> Anyway.  I found a fews spot that the P.O. had slapped some bondo onto the
>> hull.  Yes he slapped the bondo over ablating bottom paint.  Its a wonder
>> this boat was still afloat...   One of the bondo "patches" was hiding a
>> crack in the hull that goes all the way through...  so I cut it out in
>> preparation of a proper patch.  Unfortunately the hole in the hull goes
>> under the cockpit.  Not an easy place to work on and it is full of 40 year
>> old foam.  I was planning to get the hull bottom done before I started on
>> the interior.... but I had to start pulling out the  galley so I can get to
>> this hole so I can start the patch.  Anyway....  I made the acquaintance of
>> a brown recluse spider under the galley.  Luckily I saw it before it had a
>> chance to bite me....... and considered myself one lucky guy.  More than
>> makes up for the cell phone.
>> 
>> Today I fogged the boat!!!!!!!!  Tomorrow I might fog it again!
>> 
>> 
>> In case you do not know what a brown recluse spider is... please look up
>> the image on the internet...  You don't want to get bit by one of these.
>> 
>> 
>> The other Rob
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