Overnight on the hook: Security?

geesh... i feel like a fool ! we sleep on the hook with the doors unlocked... I keep the cel phone in the SR and i'm a light sleeper; if someone walks on the aft deck, I'll hear it...

never heard any bad stories of overnight breakins here in the US...
 
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Originally posted by Charlie

We have perco hook eyes on the doors Liz. Easy open, fair security.

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Thanks for looking out for me, Charlie! I'll check into that.......

One time when I was anchored out, a fishing boat seemed to want to "fish" too close to my boat for my comfort, so I pretended my BF was down below. The fishermen left......
 
Here's my dog Monroe guarding the boat as you enter the salon...you ain't getting by her! :)

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Never felt the need to carry a gun on board for security so far.
 
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Originally posted by navman

Ya, your dog even sleeps with a smile... to funny

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Yep. She's the princess. Spoiled rotten and would definetly lick you to death! :)
 
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Originally posted by Jim Carter

In all my years of boating on Lake Huron's North Channel or the waters of Geogian Bay there has never been the need for any firearms or other security devices on my boat. I have never encountered or even heard of any security problems in the north country.

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I thought guns were illegal in Canada. AFAIK, the word "gun" vanishes from the dictionary when you cross the border and reappears when you head south. Kinda like in Back to the Future.
 
I don't want to extend this thread any farther than necessary, but I live in Hartford where home break-ins and attacking older people like me are common. I have a carry permit and I carry a handgun whenever I go out at night. Like everyone else here, we feel safe when we are on our boat but several years ago, while tied up at Payne's on Block Island in early June, some mainland kids, drunk, jumped onto our boat in the middle of the night. The noise got me up and I fended the drunks off with a boat hook. We were lucky.

Now, if we cruise to anywhere but Connecticut, I can't have a firearm on-board. My permit extends only to Connecticut, so if I'm stopped for some reason in New York, where we cruise often, I'm dead meat if I have a handgun aboard.

I'm not interested in shooting anyone. I am interested in protecting the lives of those aboard. I'm also not an NRA fanatic. But as we get older, we are prey to some people who think we are powerless. I just don't want to live out the years I have left worrying about who is behind me, or who threatens me in any way.

Consequently, I have a handgun aboard. I guess I'll just have to take my chances.
 
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Originally posted by abalmuth

Benelli Nova H20
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How did the Salt air treat the Benelli?

My Ruger was destroyed after one season - but factory replaced no questions asked.

A sampling of what may be my best friend while offshore

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Hey we are boaters! You need a "marine" shotgun. Mossberg 500 Mariner. 9 shots, 12 guage, load first two rounds 00 to drop them, next two slugs to finish them, last two #2 to deal with any straglers

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Originally posted by abalmuth

Benelli Nova H20
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How did the Salt air treat the Benelli?

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iT'S LIKE THE DAY IT WAS MADE

The Nova's largely polymer exterior makes a corrosion-resistant start, and the special metal treatment of the H2O version completes the puzzle. The barrel, magazine tube, magazine cap, trigger group and all other inner metal parts are nickel-plated to survive the wettest, saltiest environments. The heavy molded-in grooving of the pistol grip and fore-end mean your grasp will be secure, regardless the sea state, and unlike wood, polymer won't swell when wet. The Nova can swallow just about any ammunition you can feed it: shot, slugs, rubber ball loads or pyrotechnics. Whatever the challenge you face on open water, the Nova H2O will be ready for action.
With a chrome-plated rotary bolt head and a matte nickel-finished bolt body, the Nova H2O is ready to take on the harshest weather and keep on firing.
The barrel, magazine tube, magazine cap, trigger group and all other inner metal parts are nickel-plated on the Nova H2O to survive the wettest, saltiest environments
 
Yikes !!!

Get caught carrying one of those 4 in CT without a permit and it's 365 days in jail " Minimum Mandatory Sentence " for those who might not know what that is.... plan on 1 yr minimum with lots of friends you'd rather not have.

Otherwise.... VERY NICE
 
Pleez, guys. Reduce the size of the big gun photos. It looks like you are overcompensating.

If you believe some of the Delta lore you will read down in the SF Bay & California Delta forum, then I habitually anchor out in areas frequented by crank cookers, salvage pirates and desperate illegal aliens.

I'm not a groupie. I anchor out alone looking for some quiet time out.

No leaving the dept sounder alarm on all night. If I didn't trust my anchoring, I wouldn't be there.

The cabin is locked overnight while I sleep, might as well have time on my side if I need it. A .38 Special Off-Duty and good survival knife (great for cutting lines) are with me. I bought the revolver years ago for use while backpacking. Plenty of punch and easy to pack.
 
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Pleez, guys. Reduce the size of the big gun photos.

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Okay, fine - how?

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Go to Photobucket, hit "edit", then "resize" then select 680 X whatever size for bulletin boards. Easy.
 
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