I would get used to the fact and take it in as a pet. You can good beds at
http://www.squirrelstore.com/site/744999/product/sl01

A rat isn't alot more to feed.

"MLapla4120" wrote in message
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Anybody out there know how to get rid of this unwanted and destructive
pest?
I've tried traps, poison, sticky mats. I can hear him/her at night. I
don't
really
know where he goes. That's part of the problem, because then, I could put
the traps at that location.
I have a sailboat and there is a space between the cabin and hull that
pretty
much goes all around the boat.
What worries me is the possibility that it's chewing or going to chew on
the hoses for the head, wires, or other important and expensive things.

Just so everyone knows, there are no droppings, no food is left out. All there
is 'as evidence' is the noise at night.
I put out poison in the form of small brick
and noticed they were chewed. So now
I guess I'm waiting for a hideous smell.
One thing may have happened because
I haven't heard it for a while, is that he may
have escaped. I figured that out. It may have wanted to leave but didn't have
a way out, so I made it easy and left the companionway open overnight. Since
then
I haven't heard anything. I can only hope for the best.