I've been finishing up a few things before it totally warms and noticed many spiders and bugs inside the boat and without thinking I dropped a bug bomb fogger in there and walked away very tuff like, not thinking about stuff inside, mainly sails being covered in chemicals, so any worries?
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Nope Dacron is pretty tough stuff.. just rinse the cabinet tops and any utensils before doing any food prep.
Here in south Louisiana, I have to use the "No Pest Strips" when we are away. Keeps the bugs pretty much at bay for a coupla months. When we arrive, we stow them in zip lock bags and air out the cabin and wipe down any food prep areas.
Here in south Louisiana, I have to use the "No Pest Strips" when we are away. Keeps the bugs pretty much at bay for a coupla months. When we arrive, we stow them in zip lock bags and air out the cabin and wipe down any food prep areas.
I open a jar full of moth balls when I'm not on the boat and leave that out. Like you,... I'm a trailer sailor.... so before I leave for the lake, I close the jar, open the hatches and drive down the road to air out the boat...the smell is gone before I get to the lake. BTW... the active ingredient in moth balls also kills mold spores. I get a lot of push back on this site whenever I mention moth balls but for the way I use the boat, it works for me.... for people who do not have the drive to the lake, I guess the smell sticks around... but for me.... the boat is fresh, bug free and more importantly, mold free....
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Great ideal, I'll be doing the same! Our house is in the middle of the woods so I get plenty of everything especially spiders.