How do I minimize spiders in the cockpit?

[Boris the Tug]

Anyone know a good, eco friendly way to keep the spiders in the cockpit at bay? My RC-21 EC lives on the water so I get a lot of those daddy long leg (?) looking spiders in the cockpit. They seem to love all the dark enclosed spaces on my dock and boat. I don't have a huge problem with them (maybe a dozen or so every month) and there are no creepy crawler type spiders like I get on my pontoon boat (thank God), but they do build quite few webs....enough that I have to use one of my fishing rod holders for a web broom :|P

I've been reading about using peppermint oil, vinegar, dryer sheets, and even chestnuts. Has anyone had success with these?

 

[snydzy]

Try this stuff: http://www.askwetandforget.com/faqs-mis ... s-revenge/

 

[Chimo]

Have you considered a pet lizard? It would have to be a marine one so think twice the price of the usual. 😉

 

[Craig]

Don’t forget mothballs


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[Boris the Tug]

Try this stuff: http://www.askwetandforget.com/faqs-mis ... s-revenge/

This product was the only thing that came up when I searched this forum about spiders before I posted my own question. The back of this bottle says "Environmental Hazard: extremely toxic to aquatic life". So yeah, I'll pass. That's why I asked for an eco friendly solution.

Don't forget mothballs

Do moth balls really work? Have you tried this ?

 

[mrrlc]

I've never used this product but when I was at West Marine today I noticed it.

https://www.westmarine.com/buy/star-bri ... --10156925

 

[Pearl]

Here is the product I used this past boating season and I was impressed by how well it worked.
https://www.earthkind.com/product/stay- ... rs-4-pack/