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

[Rick]

I always thought it is better to have the spiders than what they eat.

Rick

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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