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What are the best ways to keep mice away from/out of your boat during storage?

I will be storing my boat in a shed on a farm. They don't have a mouse "problem", but obviously, they are around. There are a few cats and they even have an electric rodent deterrent - one of those pulsing or sonic systems.

I have put fresh cab in compartments and under seats, and spread dryer sheets all over interior. What else, if anything, should be done? Poison, or anything else, around outside or boat? Anything different or additional on inside?

Recommendations welcome.

Thanks

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1994 FW Horizon 190
5.0 OMC Cobra

I think you've got it nailed down, just make sure every possible opening into the boat is closed off as best you can. This includes the exhaust opening on the drive!

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2009 H180 w/3.0 Merc
Homebuilt Minimax Hydro
2011 Zodiac Cadet 310

I always lay a perimeter of moth balls on the floor around my boat as well as the dryer sheets inside. Works like a charm!

John

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07 Azure AZ200,
Previous boat,
95 278 Vista,
And a lot of others.

Ontario, Canada

You need a live-aboard boat cat:

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2011 Four Winns H180 SS.
Aussie built Mustang 2800.
SOLD - 1997 Four Winns Horizon RS

Put a radio on a talk station radio station. The talking will help keep them out.

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-Tony
2016 Robalo R200 w/Yahama 200!

Previous boats:
2003 Four Winns 248 Vista - sold
1994 Sunbird Corsair 200 - sold
1980 Checkmate Predictor - sold

You should be good...just never put poisen in or on anything that you don't want mice in.....the poisen attracts the rodents....its a bait..what I do is put some bait stations on the outside of the storage barn...if mice are in barn they go out to get poisen..or....it gets them before they come in.

I have used the electronic deterrents and they're a waste....so is talk radio....sorry, but we've had mice run around our feet at the deer camp while we were playing poker. Cold weather will bring them in....if i was a mouse I would come in too.

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