T&T: Alarm system

[Keith]

I used to have a self-contained alarm. Little brown box with an ultrasonic 
beam. You turned it on with a switch in the back, and it activated after 
maybe 30 seconds. When you came back and tripped the beam, it waited about 
30 seconds for you to turn it off, then gave off with a LOUD alarm. It also 
had a 110 switched outlet that you could plug a lamp or something into. I 
never had any problems with break-ins, and after it scared the heck out of 
me when I'd come home and forget to turn it off, I gave it away. Might be 
just what you need though... I think I picked it up at a flea market for $10 
or so.

I have a high water alarm system installed now. The alarm horn and strobe is 
conspicuously mounted on the aft deck. My guess is that folks think it's a 
burglar alarm, and who am I to tell them otherwise? This is what I use: 
http://www.norcoalarms.com/ezStore123/DTProductZoom.asp?productID=401
That site has lots of good alarm system components that you could probably 
use as well.


Keith
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Stress is when you wake up screaming and then you realize you haven't fallen 
asleep yet.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Sipe" <scsipe@suscom.net>

>
> I am considering adding a basic alarm system, with the thought that it
> doesn't have to be sophisticated, that an alarm that makes a lot of
> racket and lights the boat would be enough to persuade potential perps
> to select another target. I believe it may help me rest better, as well.
> I'm an hour away from the boat, monitoring doesn't seem to be a real
> priority, our normal circumstances are that the boat is not isolated,
> just somewhat vulnerable.