www.iFourWinns.com

Guys, here is my dilemma. 2 yrs ago I left my boat berthed at our campsite for the summer. During this time I suffeed substantial damage from a muskrat, it ate my exhaust bellows, trim gauge wire, and speedo tube. Is there anything that can be done to avoid this from happening in the future.

_________________
Ottawa Dan
Ottawa Ontario
06 180 Horizon
"Never enough time"

Dont leave it in the slip.


No seriously though...I was looking in my Four Winns manual the other day, it says to put trays of rat poison in various places around the boat....not sure if that will work or not.

_________________
Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

That would work if the damage was from the inside, but the critter was chewing on this from in the water behind the boat. Cost almost 600 bucks to get it repaired.

_________________
Ottawa Dan
Ottawa Ontario
06 180 Horizon
"Never enough time"

Well, the obvious solution is to get a lift. If that's not possible, I'm afraid that my ideas regress to sectioning off your drive unit with a chicken wire box in an attempt to keep the muskrat at a safe distance. However it's likely the muskrat is willing and able to spend a lot more time on this dispute than you are, and may be able to overcome such obstacles.

_________________
2007 Horizon 200
4.3L GXi/ SX 225 HP