Bug Prevention on Trailered Boat
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Bug Prevention on Trailered Boat
I'm going to be trailering my cabin cruiser back to Indiana from Florida in a few days, and the love bugs are terrible right now. These pictures are from just a 50 mile drive yesterday. Id like to prevent them from getting on the hard top/ arches/ front of the boat as best as possible. Would saran wrap be the best way? Looking for any suggestions.
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Saran wrap will come right off.
Use Clear Plastic Stretch Wrap from Lowe's or the like:
...on anything you can wrap like the arch, windshield struts, rails, anchor. For the leading edge of the bow hatch, lights, portholes, etc, wrap them in blue painters tape. I would not put anything on the hull.
A little trick in the race car world: when we are painting the cage inside the car, put a thick coat of wax on the outside of the car. That way any paint that settles on the surface of the car, just wipes off with the wax. You could try that on the hull; but I've never done it before on a boat/gelcoat.
Use Clear Plastic Stretch Wrap from Lowe's or the like:
...on anything you can wrap like the arch, windshield struts, rails, anchor. For the leading edge of the bow hatch, lights, portholes, etc, wrap them in blue painters tape. I would not put anything on the hull.
A little trick in the race car world: when we are painting the cage inside the car, put a thick coat of wax on the outside of the car. That way any paint that settles on the surface of the car, just wipes off with the wax. You could try that on the hull; but I've never done it before on a boat/gelcoat.
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I'm going to be trailering my cabin cruiser back to Indiana from Florida in a few days, and the love bugs are terrible right now. These pictures are from just a 50 mile drive yesterday. Id like to prevent them from getting on the hard top/ arches/ front of the boat as best as possible. Would saran wrap be the best way? Looking for any suggestions.
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A little trick in the race car world: when we are painting the cage inside the car, put a thick coat of wax on the outside of the car. That way any paint that settles on the surface of the car, just wipes off with the wax. You could try that on the hull; but I've never done it before on a boat/gelcoat.
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My hauler is taking my boat from Cape Coral to Hialeah in the morning and he said the same thing, the bugs are terrible. I was having it wrapped for the trip to MA, but it’s much smaller. They are suppose to wash it first. I saw a lot of boats going north uncovered.
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Good article on times of year and times of the day these are flying around ?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...gs/1126599001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...gs/1126599001/