We were chaining up our dinghy yesterday at Alexandra Street in Hunters Hill (Sydney) when a bloke asked if we had a boat moored there (we do) and had anything stolen from it (we hadn't). (Apologies if you are a member here, I should have asked.) His boat is moored further out from ours and he hadn't been on it for 2 weeks. The outboard had been stolen, it was securely chained up with what he said was security chain and high quality lock. He wondered if it was worth reporting - we said yes - police and maritime, not that there was likely much could be done but at least they'd be aware.

Thought it worth mentioning here.

Tim

Battery powered angle grinder has become the new de facto master key, it doesn't matter how high a quality lock or chain you have a thin cutting disc will be through that in no time flat.
As has always been the case, locks only keep out the honest people.

Purfler said..
We were chaining up our dinghy yesterday at Alexandra Street in Hunters Hill (Sydney) when a bloke asked if we had a boat moored there (we do) and had anything stolen from it (we hadn't). (Apologies if you are a member here, I should have asked.) His boat is moored further out from ours and he hadn't been on it for 2 weeks. The outboard had been stolen, it was securely chained up with what he said was security chain and high quality lock. He wondered if it was worth reporting - we said yes - police and maritime, not that there was likely much could be done but at least they'd be aware.

Thought it worth mentioning here.

Tim

Was it a yacht motor or power boat? I always guessed that there would be less interest in the relatively low powered long shaft yacht auxiliary type.

Yara said..

Purfler said..
We were chaining up our dinghy yesterday at Alexandra Street in Hunters Hill (Sydney) when a bloke asked if we had a boat moored there (we do) and had anything stolen from it (we hadn't). (Apologies if you are a member here, I should have asked.) His boat is moored further out from ours and he hadn't been on it for 2 weeks. The outboard had been stolen, it was securely chained up with what he said was security chain and high quality lock. He wondered if it was worth reporting - we said yes - police and maritime, not that there was likely much could be done but at least they'd be aware.

Thought it worth mentioning here.

Tim

Was it a yacht motor or power boat? I always guessed that there would be less interest in the relatively low powered long shaft yacht auxiliary type.

From the context of our discussion I assumed a yacht - and there aren't that many powerboats moored there.