Ants in my boat

bassfisher · 06-13-10, 08:03 PM

You read right, I have ants in my boat.

Two of my straps, to the cover, were touching the ground, and ants are now in the back left coner, up under my rubber seal that goes all the way around the boat. How am I going to get rid of them?? You think spray will harm the paint any?

I have had an ant problem for years at the front of my garage area, and my other boat sat there for 4 years and never got ants in it, but the straps were never on the ground either.

I've already sprayed their pathways and their old home. I just hope they haven't tryed moving in yet.

Had the TM worked on, and it was down for 2 1/2 weeks, so I switch my boats around. You can bet this won't happen again.

WTL · 06-13-10, 08:12 PM

You can get medieval on their *** with a vacuum cleaner. What type of boat is it? If its simple aluminum, you could even fill it with water till you get them out in the open then suck them right up.

Of course spray might do the trick too. I once was worried enough about black widows that I put moth balls in the boat. Never did see a spider in there, but they were in the yard the boat was stored in.

zooker · 06-13-10, 08:32 PM

my understanding is once there are in the boat ya can't get rid of them...

zooker

nofearengineer · 06-13-10, 08:40 PM

Harold,

They will die this winter for sure if you can't get rid of them by then. They might just starve with no food source.

bamabassman · 06-13-10, 08:45 PM

spray it man. it won't hurt the finish. i too had those debils in the cajun. crawled up the tires after a lot of monsoon rains. had to spray it for a week though to finally get em all. they eat rubber covers off oyur wires. so food source is in there. fire ants will eat ANYTHING they can. just like cockroaches. spray em hard and heavy for a week till oyu see they are all dead pal. be sure to get UNDER everything you can too now. i had em in the BOW of my rig. i lowered the boat and filled it with water to get em out in the open...........BAM! sprayed em and cursed their every fiber. hate critters in my boat. bees, spiders, ants. had em all at one time or another. hopefully i won't have to deal with them much longer where i am now.

1/4 stick · 06-13-10, 09:08 PM

Sooooo bama...

If ya hate critters in yer boat so bad....

Well, I mean.. Ya got critters in the boat every time you step in it.

hehehehehehe....

MallenManson · 06-13-10, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 1/4 stick

Sooooo bama...

If ya hate critters in yer boat so bad....

Well, I mean.. Ya got critters in the boat every time you step in it.

hehehehehehe....

Penicilin should clear that right up

1/4 stick · 06-13-10, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

Penicilin should clear that right up

Might kill him though, he's the biggest critter of em all! lol

Rolling Tide · 06-14-10, 11:57 AM

They got in my gauges last week. It had lots of eggs. I just sprayed very good and havent seen them since.

bassfisher · 06-14-10, 05:43 PM

They are in the rear left coner. At least that's where they came aboard at. I couldn't believe it, the strap was almost cover with them, coming and going right about the wheelwell. I thought about taping newspaper around the painted area and rubber bumper, so no spray gets on it. (well not much I'm hoping) My boats are in the backyard in front of the garage. I could see them jumping/falling off the boat trying to got to land. (I guess that's what they were doing, but they won't find there way back onto it, because the strap is OFF the ground now. Well the weather here is awful right now, HOT and pop up showers and thunder storms off and on all week long so I won't be doing any fishing till the weekend again. Unless the wife wants to go tomorrow (Her birthday) and we'll just take the 94 Tracker 17 Magna boat. Well wish me luck guys, I'm about to kill me some p!ss ants. (That's what I've always called them, they're not much bigger then a flea and they are black in color)

Jim80 · 06-14-10, 05:49 PM

Well good luck getting rid of the piss ants

Jim

1/4 stick · 06-14-10, 05:57 PM

Good luck. May the force be with you.

bassfisher · 06-14-10, 06:11 PM

Well I just came back inside, the boat cover was full of water from last night, this morning rain. Two of my straps had pulled loose, and It had a small lake on the cover.

The good news is (I'm hoping) is not to many ants could be seen. So either they are all over the boat now or they have abandoned ship. I'm hoping for the latter. But as soon as it cools off a little and after dinner, I'll be sparying the carpet and bilge area, and up under the rubber seal in hoping they DIE!!

bassfisher · 06-17-10, 02:32 PM

Them little pest, they found the boat trailer jack, and they were coming and going on it. Sprayed it, no more ants there. (for now) I also found the nest/colony (I hope), in the bilge area right behind the two TM batteries, were the carpet meets the boat, heading down to the bilge area. They are behind the carpet.

Captmikestarrett · 06-17-10, 03:10 PM

Sink the boat ....

Capt Mike

06-13-10, 08:03 PM	#1
bassfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nicholasville Ky Posts: 275	Ants in my boat You read right, I have ants in my boat. Two of my straps, to the cover, were touching the ground, and ants are now in the back left coner, up under my rubber seal that goes all the way around the boat. How am I going to get rid of them?? You think spray will harm the paint any? I have had an ant problem for years at the front of my garage area, and my other boat sat there for 4 years and never got ants in it, but the straps were never on the ground either. I've already sprayed their pathways and their old home. I just hope they haven't tryed moving in yet. Had the TM worked on, and it was down for 2 1/2 weeks, so I switch my boats around. You can bet this won't happen again.

06-13-10, 08:32 PM	#3
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	my understanding is once there are in the boat ya can't get rid of them... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-13-10, 08:40 PM	#4
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Harold, They will die this winter for sure if you can't get rid of them by then. They might just starve with no food source. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-13-10, 08:45 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	spray it man. it won't hurt the finish. i too had those debils in the cajun. crawled up the tires after a lot of monsoon rains. had to spray it for a week though to finally get em all. they eat rubber covers off oyur wires. so food source is in there. fire ants will eat ANYTHING they can. just like cockroaches. spray em hard and heavy for a week till oyu see they are all dead pal. be sure to get UNDER everything you can too now. i had em in the BOW of my rig. i lowered the boat and filled it with water to get em out in the open...........BAM! sprayed em and cursed their every fiber. hate critters in my boat. bees, spiders, ants. had em all at one time or another. hopefully i won't have to deal with them much longer where i am now. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-13-10, 09:08 PM	#6
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	Sooooo bama... If ya hate critters in yer boat so bad.... Well, I mean.. Ya got critters in the boat every time you step in it. hehehehehehe.... __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

06-13-10, 08:12 PM	#2
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	You can get medieval on their *** with a vacuum cleaner. What type of boat is it? If its simple aluminum, you could even fill it with water till you get them out in the open then suck them right up. Of course spray might do the trick too. I once was worried enough about black widows that I put moth balls in the boat. Never did see a spider in there, but they were in the yard the boat was stored in.

06-14-10, 11:57 AM	#9
Rolling Tide BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 48	They got in my gauges last week. It had lots of eggs. I just sprayed very good and havent seen them since.

06-14-10, 05:43 PM	#10
bassfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nicholasville Ky Posts: 275	They are in the rear left coner. At least that's where they came aboard at. I couldn't believe it, the strap was almost cover with them, coming and going right about the wheelwell. I thought about taping newspaper around the painted area and rubber bumper, so no spray gets on it. (well not much I'm hoping) My boats are in the backyard in front of the garage. I could see them jumping/falling off the boat trying to got to land. (I guess that's what they were doing, but they won't find there way back onto it, because the strap is OFF the ground now. Well the weather here is awful right now, HOT and pop up showers and thunder storms off and on all week long so I won't be doing any fishing till the weekend again. Unless the wife wants to go tomorrow (Her birthday) and we'll just take the 94 Tracker 17 Magna boat. Well wish me luck guys, I'm about to kill me some p!ss ants. (That's what I've always called them, they're not much bigger then a flea and they are black in color)

06-14-10, 05:49 PM	#11
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Well good luck getting rid of the piss ants Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

06-14-10, 05:57 PM	#12
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	Good luck. May the force be with you. __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

06-14-10, 06:11 PM	#13
bassfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nicholasville Ky Posts: 275	Well I just came back inside, the boat cover was full of water from last night, this morning rain. Two of my straps had pulled loose, and It had a small lake on the cover. The good news is (I'm hoping) is not to many ants could be seen. So either they are all over the boat now or they have abandoned ship. I'm hoping for the latter. But as soon as it cools off a little and after dinner, I'll be sparying the carpet and bilge area, and up under the rubber seal in hoping they DIE!!

06-17-10, 02:32 PM	#14
bassfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nicholasville Ky Posts: 275	Them little pest, they found the boat trailer jack, and they were coming and going on it. Sprayed it, no more ants there. (for now) I also found the nest/colony (I hope), in the bilge area right behind the two TM batteries, were the carpet meets the boat, heading down to the bilge area. They are behind the carpet.

06-17-10, 03:10 PM	#15
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Sink the boat .... Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

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