[Rhodes22-list] My Rhodes pigeon coop....

[Christopher Greco]

Thanks but moved my boat to South Shore...no more problem
On Mar 21, 2014 10:43 AM, "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Chris,
> The side pockets usually have a coaming box in them?  Similar to:
>
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/GLASTRON-0322270-WHITE-27-1-4-X-8-1-2-X-7-IN-PLASTIC-BOAT-STORAGE-COAMING-BOX-/190720349884?_trksid=p2054897.l4276
>
> that might stop them #@#$ pigeons.   Then again, I hear pigeons make good
> eating!!?? - rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Chrissailorman
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:13 AM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] My Rhodes pigeon coop....
>
> I had just launched my Rhodes 22 in Mount Sinai harbor the day before and
> tied up to a slip temporarily before moving to my mooring spot... Upon
> boarding I thought I could hear pigeons... The sound was coming from the
> rear of the boat... Seemingly from inside the lazarette...How could this
> be? I opened the cover and almost fell over as two pigeons flew out!! Now
> how in the world did they get in there? The next day when I returned to do
> some more work on the boat...guess what? They were back! A mystery...but
> easily solved. It turns out that the side pockets under the winches are
> open to the bilge from the top, inside... Pigeons must have been attracted
> to the pockets to roost...and somehow  they found their way into the bilge
> and then to the lazarette.... All I can say is, it was a good thing it was
> only one day between visits....or the mystery would have been....what is
> that smell!   Solution? Cover or fill up those pockets or I'm gonna have
> some dead pigeons aboard!
>
> Chris G.
> 1986 Rhodes 22
> Long Island, NY
> Sent from my iPad
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