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Old 09-03-2013, 10:48   #16
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A good electric fence charger would be a decent deterrent I would think. If a crook gets a hold of it and falls in the water or something just tell the judge the electric "fence" was to keep your dog from eating him
I like this approch ... more subtle than a gun shot in the face ...

Links to some similar ideas:
http://www.aps-perimeter-security.co...y_security.htm
http://www.secure-marine.com/ship/index.shtml
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Old 09-03-2013, 10:59   #17
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Booby trap laws will land you plenty of trouble.

There was a recent case with a jewelry store, but here are some similar ones:

It Wasn’t a Trap – Nieman Storyboard - A project of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

Shop Owner Charged After Suspected Burglar Electrocuted
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Old 09-03-2013, 11:06   #18
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Okay then ... some more "in your face" security ideas ...
Capital One Spark Business Card -- Dallas Home Security. - YouTube

The electric fence for boat was discussed on CF at length and recently here:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f14/electric-fence-for-boat-79857.html
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Old 09-03-2013, 11:14   #19
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Hot-wired lifelines cause Global Warming, amirite??

(no takers? Bueller?)

Actual reasons why not:
- liability
- liability
- liability

... but there's nothing stopping you from wiring your lifelines to be touch or pressure sensitive and triggering a loud alarm, after a small delay. Or an IR motion detector covering the cockpit.
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Old 09-03-2013, 16:10   #20
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Re: Hot wiring your hand rails?

What I want to know is whether hotwiring a shotgun to a lifeline works as well on a monohull as it does on a multihull. I don't think it does. This is really just one more way that multihulls show their clear superiority.
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Old 09-03-2013, 16:15   #21
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What I want to know is whether hotwiring a shotgun to a lifeline works as well on a monohull as it does on a multihull. I don't think it does. This is really just one more way that multihulls show their clear superiority.
You would think so, but ... multihulls by nature call for multithings. So, multihull with multiguns would work as well as monohull with monogun ...
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Old 09-03-2013, 17:50   #22
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The only thing missing from this thread now is a global warming argument... unless I skipped over it.

OOPS! I did skip over it. So have we got it all? Pirates - Guns - Mono vs Multi - Global Warming.

It's makes me wonder how the whales are being affected.
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Old 09-03-2013, 18:06   #23
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The only thing missing from this thread now is a global warming argument... unless I skipped over it.

OOPS! I did skip over it. So have we got it all? Pirates - Guns - Mono vs Multi - Global Warming.

It's makes me wonder how the whales are being affected.

Actually, I'm wondering what would happen if you hooked it up to your anchor rode. The added tension on the rode when the perp boards could be used to trigger the high voltage circuit and also fire the shotgun. Of course, a Rocna would not be as effective in this application as a Dansforth, I'm sure everyone can agree on that...
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Old 09-03-2013, 18:16   #24
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AND IT WOULD ZAP THE MANATEES! YES!!

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Old 09-03-2013, 18:25   #25
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Electrolysis heaven. This sounds like the most ingenious way to destroy 100 years of grounding wisdom.
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... oh, she just has sung ...
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I've been keeping this a secret but maybe its time to reveal. All this gun, shocking, spear/flare gun stuff is weak.

My boat will always be protected by trained sharks, using an electric impulse so they can know when to start thrashing and eating. If the intruders are still in one boat or the other the sharks are authorized to board or in lieu of that may fire ray guns or a 9 mil.

They are well fed afterward, that and a few casino chips all they need for the service.
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Mods this thread is officially ready to stay open until we quit posting on it. If you don't like the content then Unsubscribe.
I wasn't going to reveal my true security measures due to nature of the device. My life lines are wired up to a trans dimensional shifter, so when someone of evil intent tries to board my vessel they immediately vanish to a different dimension never to find their way back.
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Hot wire? Hot wire is for wussies. This is the bad boy that will absolutely stop all boarders.

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Ahahahahaaa...
Guy's.. Guy's.... what are most thieves away from home in the islands, Mexico etc... poor, superstitious and frightened natives...
Just get a footpad controled Princess Leia hologram to welcome them on board from the cabin top or foredeck...
Likely set new records for running on water...
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