What to Do if My Boat Is Stolen

[nigel1]

Originally Posted by mintyspilot

Where the engines damaged? If so I hope the "hapless pair" got the bill for two marine engines. Expensive caper!

The owner got both engines rebuilt on insurance, the hapless pair were taken to court both by the police (stealing), and the insurance company to recover their costs

[mintyspilot]

Originally Posted by nigel1

The owner got both engines rebuilt on insurance, the hapless pair were taken to court both by the police (stealing), and the insurance company to recover their costs

Good!

[Xen]

Originally Posted by Bash

If I recall correctly from another thread he started, Xen recently purchased a Lagoon 470. Used. Which means the simplest solution would be to install inline fuel cocks on both engines.

Xen, you'll get better advice here if you include info as to what country you live in and what boat you own in your public profile.

Ah ok, I just took the leads off the starters. I found this rubber cap thing to cover the ends incase they got wet. Yea its a lagoon, i still have to fix it up I dont expect to leave for a little while. I have no use for so many beds.And I am from North American land mass.

[Sailmonkey]

Originally Posted by Xen

Ah ok, I just took the leads off the starters. I found this rubber cap thing to cover the ends incase they got wet. Yea its a lagoon, i still have to fix it up I dont expect to leave for a little while. I have no use for so many beds.And I am from North American land mass.

You don't by any chance subscribe to the same world citizen organization as geckosenator

[Surveyor]

Originally Posted by Sailmonkey

You don't by any chance subscribe to the same world citizen organization as geckosenator

bad sailmonkey...bad bad bad boy

[sarafina]

good news if the boats stolen is ya don't have to worry about how to keep pirates from boarding her....

>; -}

[Xen]

Originally Posted by Sailmonkey

You don't by any chance subscribe to the same world citizen organization as geckosenator

Yar I have a world citizen passport/ID I dont know who geckosenator is though.

[tager]

My friend got a really good deal on a Catalina 36 that was found anchored up in BC waters. The boat was stolen from somewhere along the Columbia river. When the owners came down the dock in the Spring, the slip was empty. They had to hire a PI to go find it. They decided that selling it made more sense than having it trucked or delivered back to Portland. Sad story for them.

Sailboats do indeed get stolen.

I keep my boat on a lake, so if it disappears it would have to leave via a lift or the locks, wouldn't be hard to find.

[Xen]

Originally Posted by Sailmonkey

You don't by any chance subscribe to the same world citizen organization as geckosenator

LOL So I found the guy you are talking about, I am going to guess that this is his YT page.
YouTube - geckosenator's Channel

Fun stuff No I am not this guy by any stretch.

[SabreKai]

We've had a couple boats stolen round here, one of them was indeed a sailboat. Couple guys came out of the bar on the river and decided to take a trip in one of the boats tied up along the river. They made it out and about 3 miles west along the lake, then got bored and ran her ashore. Jumped over and walked home I guess. Anyway the boat ended up being pounded pretty good to the extent that the bottom chine was opened up badly and a lot of the gear was lost. As far as I know, no one was ever caught. That was a small plywood sloop being used to train the local scouts. The guy doing it didn't want to spend money on a slip so he tied up along the seawall. The other one was some kid ticked at his dad, took the family cruiser out with some buddys and ladies for a beer bash. That one was found a couple of marinas over.

As for anyone stealing a sail boat, i wouldn't worry about it too much if its in a marina or club basin. At least not unless its TEOTWAWKI and the MZBs are coming to get you and everyone else. (I love Dawn of the Dead and Maximum Overdrive!) I would leave the decompression valves up, so the engine will spin but not start. I'd bet 90% of joyriders won't have a clue about the care and feeding of a marine diesel.



Sabre

[Mariness]

I think I may name the boat "Teotwawki". Wonder how many people would get it...?

[Thanna5]

You might take a look at this system. Set up for marine use, gps equipped, and uses cell service for contact . Google: InSite SMS

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by Mariness

I think I may name the boat "Teotwawki".
Wonder how many people would get it...?

Not many, and they'd be mostly jerks and survivalist ******** who'ld assume you mean:
The End Of The World As We Know It

[DaveC]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Not many, and they'd be mostly jerks and survivalist ******** who'ld assume you mean:
The End Of The World As We Know It

That's a good one, Gord...

But now that song will be in my head all day!!

[GordMay]

Post a notice, on Facebook [etc].

A Vancouver family that spent a year building a 14 Ft. sailboat ["Salor Do That”] from scratch, only to have it stolen upon completion, says they are thankful for its recovery by police after onlookers reported seeing it being rowed on a local waterway.
More ➥ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ered-1.6493923