Theft From Boats
Submitted by Paul Jackson on Mon, 2009-05-18 22:10
Theft from boats seems to be on the rise.
Mate of mine found that his boat had been disturbed outside his house at the weekend, but nothing appeared to be missing...
Eventually discovered that his flares had gone - this sort of thing could potentially be life threatening........
Wondering what others have done to secure their boats? My boat has an alarm fitted - and most things are removed or secured to boat.
milsey
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someone also took our
someone also took our flares, we now zip up and lock the covers and take anything valuable out. and i mean pretty much every thing we had someone take our chamois (spelling)
Luke R
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Date Joined: 03/01/09
yes i had the same thing
yes i had the same thing happen to me, the one night i left them in the boat some little barstard jumped my fence and nicked them
wopjrb
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should keep a pet tiger snake in there with a hot water bottle
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7739ian
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No where's safe
i live 8 k's from Dunsborough up in a rural residential area and now for the first time in 5 years have to lock the gate during the day. A few weeks ago i noticed someone had been ripping along my fire break which circles the block - big skid marks up the rise on one boundary where i park the boat. Spoke to the neighbours and one had seen the same white Landcruiser ute enter the block and park next to the boat on 2 differnt days but paid no attention assuming it was me. Nothing taken as it's all locked in the shed but i assume they were after the outboard - which in my case is 75% of the value of outfit. Scumbags.
catchalittle
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Touch wood I have been lucky
Touch wood I have been lucky but both boats are kept at the warehouse under lock and key,cant leave anything out these days.
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Nathan
Nathan
just dhu it
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cant trust anyone
Yep the problems on the rise , i have heard plenty in my area of boat gear ripped off, mainly kids chasing the flares for night time fun, i make a big effort to remove flares and especially the EPIRB, last year some low lifes found my spare boat key and decided to run the motor with out the water muffs , hence new motor. boat owner beware !
roberta
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We had the same problem a couple of
Xmas's ago, never in the 15yrs I've been going to Leeman we had to remove or lock anything in the boat, but unfortunately yes we were hit, Bob's 20yr old tackle box taken and his 25kg game rod. It wasn't so much the old tackle box that was stolen, but 20yrs of gear, things Bobs father had or given him, we never saw either ever again, but apparently they caught the little sh%$#@ts and all were charged. Apparently they also were taking grog out of eskys, food & petrol while people where out fishing from their camp sites in the Caravan Park. It certainly leaves a sour taste in your mouth for the so called youth of the day and one of the youth's, his father was a pro fisherman, money wasn't the problem, just the thrill.
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saltatrix
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Why is it in Japan, crime is
Why is it in Japan, crime is so much lower?
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biggerfish
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punishment
What I would give to catch any young punks going through my gear. Trouble is these days if they get caught stealing stuff all they get is a slap on the wrist. Yet if we catch them and give them a clip across the ears we get in a load of shit.
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Paul Jackson
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Alarm is the go - spoke to
Alarm is the go - spoke to quite a few boaties and theft is far more common then I thought a couple of days ago.
Electronics, flares, extinguishers, spare tyres, you name it people have had it nicked
Jacko
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HuggyB
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Yep
gotta take everything that isn't bolted down off the boat.
Its a bloody shame, but thats just how it is these days....
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
The_Wanderer
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We made the mistake of
We made the mistake of leaving some gear in the boat woke up one moring to find some prick had knocked off, fishing rods, reels flares and a fire extinguisher as well as empty the contents of the first aid kit from one end of the boat to the other. Now EVERYTHING comes out.
Ben
catchalittle
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was down the ramp the other
was down the ramp the other night and when I went to retrieve the boat noticed that both of the tyre caps gone off the trailer and the extra stainless safety shackel gone as well want to put new led's lights on the trailer but should I bother
Life is short so live it fast
Nathan
Nathan