I've always been a fan of mothballs. When you go back to sailing more, open the hatches and the smell disappears pretty quickly. I used them effectively in coastal NC. Initially though I would just use a throwaway feather duster to clear out the current problem.

On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 10:31 AM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I have a 1990 Rhodes that set on the hard for several years before I bought
> it.  We seem to have a pretty healthy spider colony on board by the end of
> the summer. The boat sits on the trailer all winter and the mooring from
> May till October.  Does anyone have any suggestions of how to deal with
> this?  I have tried using some “natural” sprays and sticky traps in the
> cabin and along the seem between the deck and hull to little avail.  Anyone
> ever spider bomb the cabin?
> Thanks for any help you can give,
> Matt Wilson
> Hornblower II
> White Bear Lake
>