Finally, an Easy Way to Keep Birds off Your Boat and Boat Dock

There are still plenty of weeks left to enjoy your boat. Excursions and boat parties seem to ramp up as the summer ends. If you’re planning a party or holiday excursion with friends and family, the last thing you want to worry about are pest birds—like gulls, crows and pigeons—dumping all over your dock and boat.

You know form past experience that cleaning up bird droppings and rotting fish parts can be a real nuisance. You’ve also learned that if you lay out any kind of food on a boat, you’ll draw uninvited guests. Unless you’ve implemented some bird control on your boat or dock, gulls will dive in and pick food plates clean--in a matter of seconds. Besides the loss of food, birds carry any of 60 known diseases, so you certainly don’t want that in your food or anywhere near you boat.

If you’ve tried other bird deterrent methods with no success, and if you’re tired of scrubbing off bird droppings from bow to stern, it’s time to use what the professional bird control experts recommend. It’s time to invest in some serious, humane and proven effective pest bird deterrents.

One new device is rapidly gaining popularity among boat owners. It’s called the Repeller 360°. This nifty little device spins in the wind (no external power is required) to prevent large birds such as gulls, pigeons and crows from landing on boat dock and docked boat. The device sweeps around in a 6-foot diameter circle and keeps birds from landing and roosting near it. Two "sails" mounted at both ends of a Repeller 360°’s stainless steel arms feature reflective bird predator eyes. When the arms spin in the wind, birds won’t go near the perceived threat.

The Repeller 360° is quality constructed and made in the USA. Its stainless steel arms are securely attached to a UV-protected polycarbonate base. Installation is a snap. Just place the Repeller 360° over the center pin and press down to hold the unit in place. Insert the locking pin at the side for a secure hold. Unfold the arms so the sails are positioned opposite of each other. Adhere the stickers to each sail. And that’s it. You can also get various mounting options, including removable boat bases available through Bird-B-Gone. The unit is easy to store away for later use.

The best place to mount a Repeller 360° is on the flat areas of your boat or canvas covers. Its day and night sweeping action will act like a sentry to keep gulls away. On the dock, you should place a few on dock pillars or posts and let the wind do the rest.

Your boat or dock will now be protected from pest gulls, crows, pigeons and other birds. Sure beats standing on your dock or boat 24/7 with a hose or air horn.

How to Keep Birds Off Your Boat

by Alex A. Kecskes

It’s spring, and if you’re a boat owner, it’s time to open up your boat for all those parties and excursions with friends and relatives, and for those racing events that bring trophies to your mantle. Unfortunately, unless you implemented some effective bird control measures last year, your pride and joy will be covered with bird droppings from bow to stern.

Acidic bird droppings can stain and degrade canvas covers and damage rotating antennas and other electronic gear. Bird droppings can also create a dangerous slip-and-fall hazard for you and your guests. Removing dried bird droppings is no simple task, even with powerful cleaners. There’s also the problem of dead fish and bones that gulls leave on your decks and covers. If you host a party on your boat, you’ll have to be ever-vigililent for birds dive bombing for food and annoying guests.

Either way, if you failed to protect your boat with bird deterrents, you’ve got a number of problems on your hands. But you won’t make the same mistake this year. You’ve learned your lesson: keep birds off your boat with effective bird control devices—the kind the professionals use—or suffer the consequences of pest birds.
Here are two effective bird deterrents the pros use to keep birds off their boats:

Solar-Powered Bird Repeller

This nifty device uses rotating, motor-driven “arms” to harmlessly prevent birds from landing on your boat. You place the unit wherever pest birds tend to gather most often and the repeller does the rest. Its arms spin around continuously at 30 RPM to deter even the most determined birds. The best bird repellers feature adjustable arms that protect up to a 5-foot diameter area of your boat. And since the unit is solar powered, it saves energy. It even works at night because it has the ability to store electricity during the day.

Bird Spiders

These devices feature wildly flailing arms that bounce and whip about in the breeze. No bird worth his salt will go near one of these bad boys. They’re maintenance free and easy to set up on decks, rooftops, and virtually any flat surface of your boat. They'll keep gulls, cormorants, pelicans and pigeons off your boat covers and canvases. Bird spiders come in various sizes--including 2-, 4-, 6- and 8-foot diameter arm lengths to create ever widening diameters of protection. Look for bird spiders that feature a glue-on base for easy mounting. Some spiders come with railing mounts for easy attachment to boat rails. Other attachments include a removable sand bag base that makes it easy to place them on boat canvas and Biminis. Additional boat bases let you mount spiders on masts and radar units. Bird spiders are easily moved to areas wherever pest birds tend to gather on your boat. The best bird spiders have a U.V.-protected polycarbonate base for lasting durability in harsh sea weather.