[Rhodes22-list] Wasps

[PBR]

For the off season I scatter dryer sheets around in the cabin and the laz.
I even put them under the cowling for my outboard.  Seems to be pretty
effective.
Patrick


On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 12:54 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Peter,
>
> If you lay on your back in the cockpit and slide under the cockpit bench,
> you will surprised by a very large area inside the gunnel that serves as a
> great place for wasps to make a nest. They fly under the seats and up into
> the protected area.
>
> Once a year they get so bad that I put plastic sheeting down to protect
> the cockpit floor, place plywood across the cockpit seats to close the
> space, and place a wasp insecticide bomb in the center of the cockpit
> floor. This usually takes out all of the critters in the cabin, cockpit and
> lazarette.
>
> If you sail more frequently and play loud music (my speakers are in the
> lazarette facing the cockpit) they usually find a more suitable location.
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> I’d rather be sailing :~)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2024 11:56 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Wasps
>
> Hi All,    My boat has come out of the storage barn and so begins my 2nd
> season as a Rhodes owner.     I was having a pretty bad issue last year
> with mud daubers in my lazarette.  I thought they were getting in through
> the hatch, so I purchased several kinds of weather stripping over the
> winter with an eye to seal up the hatch before they can set up shop.  When
> I went to take a look yesterday I realized that there's a huge area under
> the cockpit seats that's wide open into the lazarette.  (Apparently I never
> looked last year, possibly because I didn't like to get stung).   While I
> work on blocking off that entrance to my boat, I'm wondering if there are
> any other hidden ways into the boat that I should be aware of?  Has anyone
> else had this issue?  How did you solve it?
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
>