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I have an issue with a certain group of seagulls, this time of year, who like to eat there daily catch of Bunker on my forward deck, leaving behind dried blood and guts. I usually don't see the mess for a couple of days letting it really set in and hard to clean up. I tried Spray Nine, boat soap and bird pop remover from West Marine. Nothing seems to work well. The boat gets waxed at least three times a year. However most of the mess seems to wind up in the non skid, complicating things. I would appreciate any recommendations.

By non skid, I assume you mean the non-slip fiberglass tacky area. I don't know if this is recommended or not, but in this area, I always pull out the big guns: Soft Scrub bathroom chemical cleaner and a tough bristle brush followed by a good rinse. I've never noticed any problems from the harsh chemical and it works well.

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Thanks, that was exactly what I was thinking. I will re-post afterwards.

I would think the only thing would work would be soaking for a while. Wet the deck and spray deck cleaner. leave for like 1/2 hour keeping it wet. then scrub with a deck brush.
Have you tried any deterrent? I see some use those helicopter thingys that slowly spin with the wind. They use owl decoys on our pilings. Not sure how effective they are. They can be a real pain. A couple years ago one guy had his boat on a mooring that got totally covered in droppings. Even a pressure washer wouldn't take it off.

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Thanks for all the ideas. I went on another forum and someone suggested 1/4 cup dishwashing liquid and 1/2 cup of hydrogen peroxide. worked like a charm and did'nt appear to affect the wax.

Just to clarify, by dish washing liquid I should have stated Cascade, as for a machine.

Dilute hydrochloric acid.

Dilute versions often sold as patio cleaner. Don't waste your money

Full strength 33% or thereabouts available on Ebay cheaper than the diluted stuff !

Thanks for the input, Grahm-R. I'm not familiar with hydrochloric acid and its use. Do you just brush it on the affected area and rinse like any other cleaner? I go in on May 19 and want to be ready incase the seagulls visit me again. I found this product on Amazon-what do you think.
Hydrochloric Acid Pure - Strong - Muriatic Acid 20 BE 31%

Try one of these. They will move on to another boat.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Solar-Yard-G ... lsrc=aw.ds

Last year I had a lot more trouble with the birds for some reason; all my past solutions failed to discourage them (pennant flags, bird spiders etc). Then I saw this angry fake cat on the hull truth; I found it on Amazon. I tied down one on the bow and one on the stern and it worked great. No more birds!

https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Gone-Gull-C ... 166&sr=8-7

expensive but worth it!

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Thanks for the input LouC. Even if it dont work it will be a great conversation piece at the marina. Man, that is one mean looking cat. Scared the h--- out of me. I will get back to you later this spring after the seagulls leave. They must feed on the fish for a certain time of the late spring and then they disappear till the next year.

You want a good laugh? I stored them in the engine compartment in the fall and opened the boat up a few weeks ago to charge the batteries and thought WHAT THE HECK IS THAT!!! 2 Damn cats hiding in the boat!

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Be very careful with it if using it at that strength; goggles, rubber gloves etc and if you splash any on your jeans, expect holes ! Even diluted forn to 10% it's quite nasty, requiring the same safety precautions.