Keeping a cat out of boats in a boat yard

[zed4]

Hi all,

We have a cat at work, it was a stray that we’ve been taking care of for the last few years. I suppose it’s now “our” cat.

A couple of the staff members look after it, feed it etc. It gets let out at night as it sets our alarm off if it’s left in. It has a little outside cupboard with a bed and food, in which it lives at night.

We are a boat showroom and yard and the problem I have is that the cat often gets inside the boats and sleeps. It leaves fur, muddy footprints and sometimes even blood all over the upholstery. It can’t get into any of the locked cabins, but it can get inside boat covers and sleep on any of the outside seats, sunbeds etc. So, any ideas of how to keep her out of the boats? Obviously I try to keep the covers on as tightly and as secure as possible, but it still finds a way in a lot of the time. I don’t have power on the boats to use a cat scarer, and I can’t put in a big cat scarer on the outside of the building, as she won’t come back during the day and the other staff members won’t be happy!

Anything I can use to keep the cat out of the boats only?

Cheers,

Dan

[C0ffin D0dger]

Keep a large dog inside each of the boats it might venture into

[zed4]

C0ffin D0dger said:

Keep a large dog inside each of the boats it might venture into

I wish we did have a dog instead of a cat! The cat just sleeps on the office floor during the day, and then sleeps in the boats at night! At least a dog might be slightly interested in us!