Hi all, I know we are all about wind here - but know there are a few boaties here as well. Just wanted to see if anyone keeps a motor on the back of their boat?

I am going to be buying a 14foot or so tinny with an outboard, and want to leave it on the car port, however I am not sure how to secure the motor on the back so dudes won't nick it.......?

Any ideas?

K Dog said...

Hi all, I know we are all about wind here - but know there are a few boaties here as well. Just wanted to see if anyone keeps a motor on the back of their boat?

I am going to be buying a 14foot or so tinny with an outboard, and want to leave it on the car port, however I am not sure how to secure the motor on the back so dudes won't nick it.......?

Any ideas?

Why would they bother nicking the outboard. Wouldn't they hook up the whole trailer and go.

Same as mattyjee.. turn the two lugs so they're done up tight and facing each other and then padlock them together.

Coast guard told me a story once about thieves who used a chainsaw to hack through the transom to get the motor off - if that helps you sleep any better??

Im sure if they have the tools to remove an outboard they will have the tools to remove a padlock ....lol

cisco said...

Make a doggy bed in your tinnie for your hungry Doberman or Rottweiler.

That is not as silly as it sounds. My place is in a reasonably high crime area but I am confident to leave the house completly open. Dogs are a big deterrent.

It is just ****ed how personal property is seen as fair game.

Two months ago my house mates Toyota Surf was nicked from the street. Two kids had stolen their fathers 4wd in Singleton, driven down to the dunes, bogged it in the surf, ( it was washed out to sea), walked into Stockton, seen Grahams car out in the street with the keys in it and taken off.

He had been on the point of going out and met a neighbour and gone in to the house for 15 minutes.

They eventually caught the kids by spiking the road near Singleton killing two tyres. They stole fuel and ran through 3 cameras. The three fines are framed, all over $1800!

I cost Graham $1000 to get it towed and they would not let him have it back until he paid.

Had he not reported it stolen as quickly as he did he would have been responsible for the fines as well.

Makes you wonder why a bloke bothers!

The vast majority of people think this sort of situation is appalling
But there is a small section of society who have the power to make changes and dont because it is not in their interest to do so
If you were a turkey would you wish for an early christmas ?
The young lads who stole the Surf are present and future customers of the so called Justice system It doesnt make sense to discourage them too much
Cynical ? Yes may be but what other explanation makes sense ?