That's bad luck Nic. Next door neighbour in the Creek had the same problem (stolen from the dinghy rack) in
McCarrs Creek Reserve, so with his replacement dinghy he bought 2 metres of hardened SS chain. You have to
buy this stuff in set lengths because it can't be cut with bolt cutters. Needless to say he still has his dinghy.

Battery grinders and the publics lack of concern means hardened chain is not much better.
I know. Because when iI was looking for a spot for my tender, i cut away 2 tenders that were obviously abandoned and no one looked twice.

Sorry to hear that, I used a whitworths special inflatable floor dinghy for ages. Got a 12 volt two stage pump that I lengthened the leads on . It only takes 5 minutes to inflate . It lives on my foredeck now still going strong with a couple of patches. When I lived on a swing mooring I used a hard dinghy as transport to go to work leaving it tied up at the marina , used heaps of fuel till I got home from work early and found the motor already hot. Apparently everyone knew my schedule so if you wanted to visit your boat why row lol. At least it kept coming back.

samsturdy said..
That's bad luck Nic. Next door neighbour in the Creek had the same problem (stolen from the dinghy rack) in
McCarrs Creek Reserve, so with his replacement dinghy he bought 2 metres of hardened SS chain. You have to
buy this stuff in set lengths because it can't be cut with bolt cutters. Needless to say he still has his dinghy.

My sister lost two dinghies from there. Both with high grade hardened chain.

MorningBird said..

samsturdy said..
That's bad luck Nic. Next door neighbour in the Creek had the same problem (stolen from the dinghy rack) in
McCarrs Creek Reserve, so with his replacement dinghy he bought 2 metres of hardened SS chain. You have to
buy this stuff in set lengths because it can't be cut with bolt cutters. Needless to say he still has his dinghy.

My sister lost two dinghies from there. Both with high grade hardened chain.

The crooks must be getting more sophisticated MB. My old sad looking worn out fibreglass dinghy doesn't
rate a second look, consequently I've still got it.

samsturdy said..

MorningBird said..

samsturdy said..
That's bad luck Nic. Next door neighbour in the Creek had the same problem (stolen from the dinghy rack) in
McCarrs Creek Reserve, so with his replacement dinghy he bought 2 metres of hardened SS chain. You have to
buy this stuff in set lengths because it can't be cut with bolt cutters. Needless to say he still has his dinghy.

My sister lost two dinghies from there. Both with high grade hardened chain.

The crooks must be getting more sophisticated MB. My old sad looking worn out fibreglass dinghy doesn't
rate a second look, consequently I've still got it.

That is exactly what happens Sam.
My sister always has nice robust aluminium tenders, which admittedly she has needed when out cruising. They are quite expensive items.
My little fibreglass tender is always the least attractive one in the rack and nobody looks at it twice. And if they did pinch it it isn't the most stable one and without careful handling they will go for a swim.