how to keep seagull off the radar dome

[ifish4tuna]

Anyone have any good ideas for keeping seagulls from sitting atop the radar dome and t-top, and crapping all over it? I think most of the sitting and shitting is on the radar dome. I think the t-top gets the inadvertent droppings during take off.


FWIW - It's a 48" span between outriggers.

Thanks in advance,
Ed

[Squidnation]

I have seen two ways.

In the keys I have seen rotating sprinkler heads on a timer. Ever minute or so the sprinkler goes off and skoots the pelicans off the boats.

The other way may be a little better. there is a boat in Ocean City that made a large wire rod type thing that he has on a small electric rotating motor. You could probably make one for less then $30 and attach it to a suction cup and place it right on top of your dome.

It is simple a piece of wire cut to the length you need. Then use something like a rotesseri (sp) motor element that you could purchase for an outdoor grill. It will constantly rotate at a slow speed and keep anything from landing on your top.

[gradywhite273]

looks like you have the grady on a lift, you could try a fake owl, i change the poles where it is

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

20 gauge 7 1/2 birdshot.

[LuckyLady]

You can use fishing line across between the outriggers or where ever... you can barely see it and they definitely can not land or sit on it

[Beatsworkin']

I agree with Lucky Lady/
that worked for me.

[shoefish]

Turkey load

[hotrodmarlin]

Shotguns could get a little messy. I think a .22 would do a little better job just don't shoot towards the neighbors house.

[trollman]

I agree with Lucky Lady/
that worked for me.

but if you're in ME, just take the boat out and pack it for the winter. that gives you all winter to research a solution.

[Tuna Taxi]

20 gauge 7 1/2 birdshot.

Like John said, just make sure you use a full choke to minimize the damage to the radome.