[northoceanbeach]

I know there are a lot of experts on guns aboard boats on this forum. I've glanced at a couple threads in off topic. I'm not looking for anything that extreme but will need some form of deterrent when I'm out cruising this summer.

My main concern is my own safety once I get closer to central and then Southern California. That's not to say I can't have issues up in Washington or Canada, but I found people more reserved up there.

Once I get down the coast and the weather warms up, I'm going to be getting more tan and my hair will be getting more bleached blonde. I'll also be riding around with a wetsuit partially rolled down or in surf shorts an no shirt.

My basic human fear is that that the chicks are going to become literally over come with lust and launch a full frontal assault upon me and my dinghy. I'm single handed so I'm no really sure what I can do to prevent this short of the perceived threat of violence.

Thoughts welcome.

 

[DonScribner]

Dude,
Call me! I've got your back! We're in this together for the long haul.

 

[Minnewaska]

 

[robodd]

Just quit bathing when you head south. By the time you get there, attacks by women shouldn't be a problem.:laugher

 

[Delta-T]

6 mill condoms with a hair trigger semi automatic re-loader. And I wouldn't go around calling it "my dinghy"!

 

[aeventyr60]

If your in the $500 a month bracket you'll be well protected by lack of anything the Sheila's in California want.

 

[Tallswede]

A machete and bug spray works for me, 'course I live in a swamp. LOL

Kevin

 

[sck5]

HEY - My wife's name is Sheila. Dont want any ignorant savages from rude countries disrespecting her.

 

[aeventyr60]

He wouldn't want anything the Sheila's from NY have on offer either...

 

[bljones]

My basic human fear is that that the chicks are going to become literally over come with lust and launch a full frontal assault upon me and my dinghy. I'm single handed so I'm no really sure what I can do to prevent this short of the perceived threat of violence.

Thoughts welcome.

The perfect defense- a sticker on your shirt that reads "Hi, my name is Cruising Dad"

 

[guitarguy56]

Avoid wearing 'AXE' deodorant & cologne products.

 

[chucklesR]

I'd suggest you only need to be yourself to stop attacks by women.

Works for me, always has, even when I had a 6pack instead of a keg, and even when I had hair.

 

[Ritchard]

I've been battling this same issue for years. I decided long ago upon a passive approach. I invite the marauders aboard the vessel and order up sandwiches.

 

[jrd22]

Maybe when they get a look at your "dinghy" the "threat" will disappear?

 

[jrcanoe]

I had this problem too untill I got me a very Dangerous WIFE!

 

[Bene505]

The threat only exists in small numbers.

Suggest you hold up a big bottle of rum and some glasses. Then yell "Partyyyy!"

Regards,
Brad

 

[stagman]

I'd keep a wooden boat paddle in the dingy anyways but yes that's just me. A boat paddle could be just as lethal as a pool cue, and those things break skulls pretty well.

I wouldn't recommend traveling through Cali with a gun if you're not from Cali. The laws there are notoriously anti gun which is why I don't live there any more. Plus transporting a firearm across any border is bound to be a PITA. That's only if you declare it though, but gun running is a serious crime.

That said if I could take any 2 things aboard a boat, they would undoubtedly be an AR-10 or AK-47 and whatever pistol you feel comfortable with. I wouldn't take an AR-15 because the small 5.56 round is great for pounding flesh but poor against other things. 7.62 in full metal jacket with a steel core will seriously ruin peoples days, and give you some ranged defense- IE it will punch nice big holes in fiberglass and thin aluminum, maybe mess up an outboard motor if you're being pursued. That may only be realistic in Somalia though.

Handguns are an intensely personal choice. If it interests you, go to a gun store (NOT a big outlet unless its Cabelas) and hold every gun in the display case. One will speak to you.

That said, in Cali, I would just as soon have a hunting or dive knife and avoid the potential legal issues.

One other thing you could do is "disguise" your boat if you are going to be in rough areas for a period of time. A buddy and I were discussing this the other day and although we have done this with cars we haven't with boats. There's a wonderful material called Plastidip you can get at home depot that is a spray on latex covering in a certain color. The beauty if it is it forms a barrier and adds color but peels directly off a surface when you want it too. You could use some grey plastidip to make your hull look old and worn, and then some dark red plastidip to sumulate extensive rust stains. Won't fool a seasoned yachtsman but should be enough to make a casual criminal think that your boat and its contents are nothing of value. Then when you get to a safe area, an hour with a scrub brush and viola your old boat would be there underneath.

 

[Seaduction]

Get some brightly colored ..............aww, never mind.

 

[Don L]

be sure that every third word out of your mouth is "dude", then spit some tobacco juice

 

[northoceanbeach]

I dunno. I think I'm going with the above mentioned camouflage.