What a rotten deal!

One other tip we should all remember is keep your boat tucked away out of sight when not in use (garage or shop). I drive by many places across western Washington where I regularly see boats left out in the great wide open, motors in plain view. This is nothing more than an invitation to the pond scum of humanity to have at your boat.

If you are diligent about keeping your boat out of sight and still experience a theft, look at local suspects, neighbors, punk high schoolers that live in the area. I had a friend lose his kicker motor off his sled and he was religious about keeping evrything locked and out of sight. Upon talking with the sheriff, they reasoned it had to be someone local who knew the boat was there. The sheriff knew of some punk kids he'd dealt with down the road. So, he paid them a visit, they got nervous, he did a search....and found the motor!

food for thought.

[ 05-31-2001: Message edited by: Eric ]