Absolutely agree, chicken wire is never strong enough to carry a full bottle of rum as it loses strength if continuously flexed, as it would be in the described situation.
Thankfully the Marine Police on the River Blackwater in Essex have been arresting the jet skiers for exceeding 8 knots and taking them to court where substantial fines have been levied. Should save on the cost of bullets. Better still the thermonuclear option would deal with a whole crop of them at once and provide us with instant sunshine.
I find the trap more effective.
Two plywood Silhouettes anchored twenty feet apart manned by pensioners
having a cup of tea with pianowire rigged between then.
Irresistible to your average jetskier. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
It has been traditional down our way for farmers repelling unwanted low lifes to replace 12bore contents with salt - it seems it can be used at shorter range and the evidence disolves or washes off
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I wouldn't worry too much about PWCs, it looks like Ireland is going to ban them and you know what happened the last time Ireland lead the EU with an innovative 'ban' - smoking got banned in public spaces through out many european countries.
PS: PWCs already banned in a number of Irish counties both inland and coastal. Their days are numbered. Wait till the domino effect starts.
Now, now lets be reasonable here.
The appropriate and effective artillery for jet/water skiers is a spud gun.It can be quickly made with plastic pipe, a piezo igniter, bottled gas and of course an ample supply of potatoes.
Construction details are here: http://www.geocities.com/spudgunner_6/