Just to make sure no one gets the wrong idea here... I think guns on boats is a seriously dumb idea!
But... There is a need to want to protect you and yours. It's primal and I understand but I also realize having guns on board a boat is a recipe for making things worse, not better.
Over the years I have spent a lot of time and thought on various cunning and not-so-cunning plans to keep bad folks off the boat and to get the upper hand if they do. I should also be truthful and tell you that after all these years I have come up with pretty much zip. So I basically just work on the premise that I need to keep my ear to the ground and avoid places and situations where I might have a problem. So far so good!
But the idea of a non-lethal form of defense is no bad thing and I do keep my eyes open. Recently on one of my electronics geek reads, I came across a sorta/kinda neat project over at Adafruit... The Bedazzler!
Apparently the US Gov and Homeland security wanted to develop a non-lethal weapon that would make folks barf and otherwise spoil their day. They came up with a flashlight that apparently walked the talk and like everything from Government it cost some serious money but what is a million here or there if you have taxpayers footing the bill?
Anyway, clever techie folk realized that they could build the same thing for less than $250. Now I have no idea if it works but it is very cool and as I can think of any number of worse ways to spend time than an electronic project that might do double duty as a real interesting party game... I might even actually give it a try as if it does not work on the barf angle, it might make a very cool disco light!
