i hate thieves !

[bigeasy1]

I don't hate thieves,I despise them,and my boat has been the target of them twice in the last two years.Because of them,I now have to remove everything from the boat when our trips are done and bring it all home with us,what a major PIA.

I keep my boat at a boat repair yard on the trailer when I'm not there,and slip it when I am.My buddy owns the boatyard,and lives on the property,so his house is close to the boats that are stored there.Even that doesn't stop the dirtbags.
Last fall. my buddy called me and told me that someone tried to steal the kicker(T8 Yammie)on my boat.They had cut the lock off,disconnected the wiring and throttle and shift controls.They had all the mounting bolts except one all removed.They were literally less than a minute from getting the motor.
It was just sh-t luck that they didn't.My buddy didn't see anyone,but thought that he must have unknowingly scared them off when he was opening the store.I was lucky that it was a derby week and he was open at 5 am in the morning.
He took the motor and put it inside his shop for safekeeping until I get there.
Now,because of these dirtbags I have to reinstall it when I get up there in May.I have a 6-1/2 hour drive to get to the boat,the last thing I feel like doing after that is remounting the kicker.

The year before someone broke into the cuddy and grabbed two bags of tackle that we had stored.They got away with at least 100 Rapala and storm stickbaits,a couple hundred spoons.over 100 trolling flies and squids,and misc other stuff.Easily worth a few grand to replace.
I was lucky that they didn't get the rods and reels that were locken in the front deck floor compartment.I'd have to take out another equity loan to replace them.
Unfortunately,I don't live near by,so I have to depend on people that I know to take a look at it occassionally,but that isn't very effective.
I know that some of the other Out of town guys who have boats there caught two thiefs,and beat them pretty bad.That's fine with me.
This kind of stuff is not uncommon where I slip in western NY.you would never think that because it's kind of a quaint area but it doesn't matter.One guy was sleeping on his boat in the marina when he was awakened by thiefs on his boat.They are that bold.

I have no problem with the death penalty,and think it should be ratchetted up and applied to weasels who think they have the right to something you own.I don't buy into the disadvantaged childhood,or bad crowd,or youthful mistake malarky.

I'm looking into an alarm system,and have something just about ready to install this spring.