Thanks Glass. Spent all day working on the boat, what a mess. The good news, not as much damage to the boat as I thought. Some clothes, and they chewed the wood in a few spots, but mostly just a big mess. I got a lot of it cleaned up. I started at the stern and worked forward. More good news, there was a whole pantry of preps they couldn't get into for some reason. Canned food, vacuum sealed flower, sugar, and rice, etc. A lot of preps I was able to save.
The downside, all MRE's are gone. They didn't even eat them I think, just chewed through the packaging. Same with the lifeboat rations, all gone, because they compromised the packaging. What a fucking waste of food, those little bastards.
I've found out they've holed up in the forepeak. I could actually hear them moving around as I was cleaning up the area. I've set bait traps, regular snap traps, the whole works for them. I'll post an update tomorrow as to if I got any of them.
What I've learned from this:
They get into everything, but not canned foods. All my canned goods are fine, as well as thankfully all my Mountain House #10 cans. Pretty much everything else they destroy, even if they don't eat it. MRE's, what a waste, as well as any vacuum packed foods. Cans are the way to go, none of my canned bacon was even touched!
I got a smile from that.
Secondly, they can chew through small Tupperware containers, the thin ones, but don't touch the thick containers. Note to self, store MRE's properly, in thick plastic containers.
I'm a little bummed out about the MRE's, they were expensive, and I was looking forward to having them around on a rainy day.