Shy David In Hawai'i, last four months of the year 2000. A rat on a power boat puts the boat at risk, and therefore puts the lives of the crew at risk.
Rats chew through wiring and they cause extensive damage to electrical systems.
This rat severed some of the boat's communications cables, so it had to die. I could not think of a non-fatal means of getting it off the boat. Johann on his way to attempt a beach landing at Wailea, in heavy surf. Since there is no keel or rudder on the 'boat' he is using, the best one can hope for is to paddle in circles while the tide nudges one to shore. Folding stainless steel motor scooter, in the folded position.