Larry ... I try hard not to view advice as "scolding" ... especially when it comes from a fellow sailor who, as a lot seem a bit more discerning and intelligent :-)
You know, I've been mildly concerned about the mothballs. Seem like everything I can find to keep out the wasps and spiders is problematic in small spaces. A lot of guys in the marina use pest strips, but I was pretty concerned about them when I read the label. At least with the moth balls, when I arrive on Friday I throw them away and air the boat out before spending any time below. So I'm not doing "prolonged breathing." Heard a story Sat night ... Wind kicked up in the middle of a race Saturday, and a boat went for a headsail change coming off a downwind leg and heading back up. Guy pulled the seldom used 110 bag out of the v berth and pulled a BIG wasp nest out with it. In the resultant confusion, they went from first place to out of contention. Tom Lawrence Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [email protected] 07/17/2008 10:59 AM Please respond to [email protected] To [email protected] cc Subject Re: catalina27-talk: FW: Bounce This Along! Tom: I would bet that it's the moth balls that are keeping the insects out, not the Bounce. Keeping insects away (or dead) is what they are designed to do. At the risk of being seen as a scold (don't run with that pencil or you'll poke your eye out), I would be very careful when using moth balls inside a boat. There is increasing concern about the inhalation hazard from them (The box says "avoid prolonged breathing of vapors"), as well as their attractiveness as "candy" to kids. Here is a link to some health hazard info from Purdue University: http://www.purdue.edu/envirosoft/housewaste/house/mothball.htm Plus, moth balls ruin the flavor of good cigars. Larry Hardtack Calvert Marina Solomon's Island, Maryland 27' Catalina (#3401M77H) [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Well, snopes not withstanding, the guy down the dock told me to put > bounce sheets and moth balls in my cabin and it would keep the wasps > and spiders out. The outside may get covered with cobwebs, but the > inside's fine. > > Needs a good airing out before you can sleep though :-) > > Tom > > >
