Cleinin' da deck

[Sgt_Nutz]

Yippeee...looks like I have an excuse for a trip to the boat store. Thanks for all the input.

[slapshot]

I'm getting those same stains on my boat, its very frustrating. Will the above listed products also take off the wax I just put on the smooth surfaces?

I was hoping that the wax would provide a barrier coating to those stains, but it does not appear to be the case?

[likwid]

Soft Scrub + Ajax mix takes everything off decks.

[ProfessorM]

The gypsy moths and winter moth catepillars are already eating the oaks and %$%$%$%$ting all over the place. Invest in a tarp to throw over the boat till they are done. Helps keep the pollen off too. I just noticed this weekend my tin boat was covered. Paul

[macojoe]

Family Dollar, $2 a bottle mold and mildew cleaner. Spray it and watch it melt away!! I go thur this every year!!! I hate it.

We bearly have any leaves on the trees here on the Cape.

[Sgt_Nutz]

We have plenty of leaves here which means the caterpillars to go with them. And they are eating up a storm. I think they predicted that this would be the worst year to date for wintermoths. This is just from Wed. when I fished last and was to lazy to put the tarp on the boat. I think I will end up waiting until after this Wed. trip to clean up again.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Professor Moriarty

The gypsy moths and winter moth catepillars are already eating the oaks Paul

doesnt baccilus thurengitus (sp) work on gypsy moth catapillers?
i'm thinking no....

[ProfessorM]

I'm pretty sure BT will work, and safe too, but the problem is getting it up 70 feet in the air to kill them. You also want to get to them while they are small if they get big they are harder to kill. It is going to be a bad year in my neck of the woods. They are starting very early this year. I think there is going to be competition between the winter moths and the gypsy moths for the same food source. I can remember 20 or so years ago that they ate every oak and then actually ate the pines. Looks like a forest fire went thru the area. Maybe they will kill each other off. P.M.

[Sgt_Nutz]

My father got so frustrated last year he took a leaf blower and a can of raid. It didnt get up 70' but he said it sure was raining dead cats'. Dont imagine it was to healthy for him either. This year he hired some company to do it. They used a truck with a preasure hose. It seems to have held them off somewhat so far. They are working on the oaks here. Maybe when they have finished off those they will move on to the dandylions, poison ivy and other asorted leaves.
Just bought some Soft Scrub w/bleach. Will give it a try tomorrow.