Don't know what to do about the eggs. Seems odd for a duck to lay them in a boat like that. BUT...it's an old wives tale that you cannot touch the eggs or young of birds. The parents won't mind and will still attend to their duties. Don't know why people keep spreading that untrue tale!!!!

That is tough but once you touch them the mother won't look after them. The only way would be if you could catch her and call animal control or put them in an incubator. Which I don't think anyone would want to do. It is boating season so I don't know what to tell you. Hopefully someone here has an idea. Otherwise you are going to just have to remove the eggs and hope for the best.

but I have heard that they take 30 days to hatch and the mother might not even be through laying the eggs so I am wondering what to do since the boat is in a slip in the marina and I do go out on the lake, always returning to that same slip every night but still, don't want to do anything to disturb her but also can't keep my boat docked for 30 days! Also where the eggs are--I sit right there about 3 feet away. I am hoping we can just coexist peacefully! Any tips!