Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

This year my boat slip is much closer to shore.
My first time out when I arrived at the boat it had hundreds of small pests all over it.
Think they’re nats, or gnats’ not sure tiny little things.
I’ve order a repellent that is stated as being fabric and plastic safe called
Sawyer Products Premium Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent Trigger Spray.
Haven’t tried yet.

Just wondering if anyone else has had same problem, and a good solution to get rid of these tiny little pests.

I'm laughing but not at you.... Let us know if you have any luck with your endeavor..

Mothballs work great for inside the boat. Pace a bag in the storage areas. For the outside, it's gonna be tought to keep critters off. I put a windscreen above the boat in the slip to keep spider and bird shit off of the cover. Works great. Better then great.

Soonertoon wrote:Mothballs work great for inside the boat. Pace a bag in the storage areas. For the outside, it's gonna be tought to keep critters off. I put a windscreen above the boat in the slip to keep spider and bird shit off of the cover. Works great. Better then great.

A windscreen? Can you post a pic? We have same issues. Thanks!

Soonertoon wrote:Mothballs work great for inside the boat. Pace a bag in the storage areas. For the outside, it's gonna be tought to keep critters off. I put a windscreen above the boat in the slip to keep spider and bird shit off of the cover. Works great. Better then great.

Mothballs - have to try some
thks

Permethrin is great stuff. It's what they mix in water to dip dogs in. I tihink it's actually a termicide, but works great on fleas and other pests. Just spray it on your boat mixed in a 1 gallon sprayer--and come back a week later and spray it again. Most pests shouldn't want to be around the boat. It's not so harmful to humans, either. If your dogs/cats bring fleas into a house, it'll get rid of them.

Permethrin is recommended to spray on your clothes that you spend lots of time outdoors in.

Good for 2-3 washings.

Be sure to spray in a well ventilated area and let dry.

I'd bet it'd be good on a boat as well.

NonHyphenAmerican wrote:Permethrin is recommended to spray on your clothes that you spend lots of time outdoors in.

Good for 2-3 washings.

Be sure to spray in a well ventilated area and let dry.

I'd bet it'd be good on a boat as well.

Just got the Permethrin today, states it good for gear carriages etc.

Will give it a try next time out.

Permethrin work Well! not a sign of the little guys for almost a week now.

I have had zero bugs, spiders etc in my boat since I did the mothballs last fall. cheap and works. A little smelly but worth it