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"Fierce Bob" keeps the seagulls away...LOL!
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Author:  KayakDeb [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:38 am ]
Post subject:  "Fierce Bob" keeps the seagulls away...LOL!
OK - I just have a little Bravo - but I was SO sick of the gulls perching on Baby Bob and cr@pping on my boat/sail all summer :(

Winter is approaching and the boat has been pulled in from the lake. But while it's disassembled - I decided to give Baby Bob a makeover. Meet Fierce Bob:

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I just used fast-drying craft enamel for the paint - I picked yellow for the top color since I read somewhere on this forum that someone had noticed that the gulls didn't roost on yellow kayaks. And I like yellow anyway :-) Other folks have used "eyes" to keep birds out of their garden - so I added those AND teeth. The spiked plug is 2" of 3/4" PVC; a coupler; another short piece of PVC and a cap. The "spikes" are pieces of heavy duty nylon "weed whipper" material dabbed in PVC cement.

I won't know until next spring is this actually works - but I can't see how a gull could possibly land on this (or would want to?)
Author:  SebringSixSpeed [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:09 am ]
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Hmmm...very artistic. Hope it works.
Author:  IndyWave [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:51 am ]
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I like that! It kinda reminds me of the namesake of my boat.

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I've been thinking of decorating my bob; you may have given me the inspiration I need!
Author:  msp1957 [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:53 pm ]
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I like it! I saw someone with shark teeth/eyes on their hulls and that was very cool. Good luck

MP
Author:  KayakDeb [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:22 pm ]
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IndyWave wrote:
I like that! It kinda reminds me of the namesake of my boat.

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I've been thinking of decorating my bob; you may have given me the inspiration I need!


Go for it!!

By the way - when I had a Wave, it's name was "french": Le Ziass :wink: (say it fast)
Author:  xanderwess [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:01 pm ]
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I painted the Bob on my kids Wave to look like Stewey Griffin's head. It's hilarious!
Author:  OlderBowman [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:11 pm ]
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kinda reminds me of a USAF P40 Warhawk!
Author:  Africat [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "Fierce Bob" keeps the seagulls away...LOL!
KayakDeb wrote:
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That's an awesome idea, Deb! I'd consider painting the Bobs at my sailing club just for the fun of it. At least eyes and some teeth...
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