On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:25:42 +0200,
Jelle wrote:
Craig wrote:

You can buy flair shells that are loaded with a powerful pepper spray
and you can have flair shells loaded with lead if you know someone
privately that can do it right, I have both and my guns are the heavy
duty metal type..My safety out there is my responsibility, nobody is
going to protect me but me, there is no 911..For those of you that
refuse to arm yourselfs please do not advertise it on the web, that is
just stupid. Goto www.firequest.com ,,catalog/flair...

Although you probably are a typical & dangerous gunnut, the product might
be usefull.
The correct link is: http://www.firequest.com/catalog/flares.html

Personally I'd look for something that protects me while I am sleeping
etc. Not something I have to have within reach, as that can only increase
the uneasiness. You cannot feel safe if you have to have a weapon nearby
all the time, and that defeats the whole purpose of sailing.
Something like a high voltage wire around the outside of the boat, that
would produce a non-lethal shock when touched and turns on some lights &
sounds. You'd have to make sure you don't get false alarms though, an
anchorage with every five minutes a car-alarm going off would not be very
enjoyable. And frying the local boys that want to sell you some bread will
also be frowned upon, i'd guess.


I don't feel comfortable unless there's a fire extinguisher close to
hand, does that defeat the point of sailing?

--
Jim Richardson http://www.eskimo.com/~warlock
"`If there's anything more important than my ego around, I
want it caught and shot now.'"
-- Zaphod