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From: Brent Evers (no email)
Date: Wed Dec 12 2001 - 16:19:18 EST
I just received this via the list and I sent it two days ago. Others have
responded so obviously it made it out to some people. Anyone else having
delivery problems?
Stephan - Is something going on with the list delivery?
Brent
>From: "Brent Evers" <>
>To:
>Subject: Re: : lv-ab: Pirates acted in Self Defense!]
>Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:35:05
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>I was thinking about this today while walking at lunch. I'm a gun owner,
>but I've always assumed that I would not carry one when cruising given the
>hassle that could be involved. Some of the recent incidents have made me
>re-think this. I would think that blowing a few beer cans out of the sky
>might be a viable deterrant to an approaching vessel of ill intent...
>
>However, assuming I don't carry a weapon, what fall-back plans do other
>cruisers keep in the backs of their brains in case a bad dream starts to
>play out? The 20,000 volt lifelines sound fun, but hey, I'd for sure blow
>myself to never never land. I can just hear it - "what does this switch
>do?" while I'm peeing over the side.... BBBZZZZZ!
>
>Seriously - you've got a boat approaching, you've warned them off, they
>haven't identified themselves.. Now what? throw a bucket of gasoline at
>their boat and point a flare gun at them?
>
>I think I would also be broadcasting the details of the situation over the
>radio and trying to contact some local authority if I had the time, hoping
>that the other vessel hear that I was letting others know what was
>happening.
>
>I don't mean to sound paranoid, but my engineer brain tends to want to
>think
>such scenarios out so that if needed, I know what I'm going to do - no
>different than any other situation that may arise on a boat.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Brent
>Baba 35
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