Dell Quay Dory recovered by Police

[Powerboats]

From: Oliver, Tristan <Tristan.Oliver@dorset.pnn.police.uk>
Date: Monday, June 6, 2011 8:29:06 AM GMT+0100
Subject: Urgent Dorset Police Marine Section Request

Dorset police have arrested a male in possession of a :

Dell Quay Dory 13 boat on FLETCHER single axled trailer with a brand new looking EVINRUDE engine fitted which was being towed by a van on false number plates at 2am in Christchurch a few days ago

The boat is almost certainly stolen from the Dorset Area, possibly Christchurch or Poole area's. Serial numbers etc are on the engine.

We really need to find out where this boat comes from and who owns it.

Please circulate far and wide to help us try and find the loser as soon as possible please.

Any information, please contact Dorset Police on 01202 222222 and quote crime number C:11:24215

This is a perfect example where property marking such as SelectaDNA could have been used, and we would now be contacting the owner to inform them that a person has been arrested with their boat!

Regards
APS Tristan Oliver
Marine Section
Poole
Dorset Police

[willk]

Originally Posted by Powerboats

Dorset police have arrested a male in possession of a :

Dell Quay Dory 13 boat on FLETCHER single axled trailer with a brand new looking EVINRUDE engine.........

.....Please circulate far and wide to help us try and find the loser as soon as possible please.

Firstly, nice catch APS Oliver.

So guys, do we know who the Loser with/out the Dell Quay dory is?

[Channel Ribs]

Interesting that they say SelectaDNA would help them find the owner. Do we imagine that the boat either had no marking on it or that the light fingered van driver had removed them?

I note that the SelectaDNA kit for marking lots of items with the same code is very well priced, possibly a chance here to have a RIB.net group marking that costs a few quid and gets the Police close enough to have a Moderator post a notice, maybe even recognise the user's boat.

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by Channel Ribs

Interesting that they say SelectaDNA would help them find the owner. Do we imagine that the boat either had no marking on it or that the light fingered van driver had removed them?

I note that the SelectaDNA kit for marking lots of items with the same code is very well priced, possibly a chance here to have a RIB.net group marking that costs a few quid and gets the Police close enough to have a Moderator post a notice, maybe even recognise the user's boat.

Looks like the same sort of stuff as "smart water", there have been a number of house burglaries in my Village so the police offered anyone who wanted one a free kit, just fill in your name and address on the form send it off post paid and the community support officer brings it out and shows you how to use it etc
So when said officer turned up I asked her how many people had signed up, just you and the church warden was her answer, they had one hundred kits to give away
Best of luck
Jim

[Poly]

Originally Posted by willk

Firstly, nice catch APS Oliver.

So guys, do we know who the Loser with/out the Dell Quay dory is?

Poor guy was probably hoping to use the insurance money to buy something decent and then the cops go and find it! Although presumably since the police seem to have no idea who it belongs to, its not actually been reported stolen (there can't be that many Dory's nicked) - perhaps he was too embarrased to report it

[Jizm]

The biggest joke is that unless they can prove he nicked it then they will give it back to him!

[Pikey Dave]

I've just Datatagged BP after taking up the RIBnet discount offer. My fleabay genuine Xexun TK102-2 arrived yesterday, I just need to get a sim card & hardwire kit & I'm all done for a shade over 100 quid

ee lad, tha can't educate pork

[Smithyyy]

Pikey Dave
Would you mind letting on which ebay seller you got your Xexun from please? And are you satisifed it IS genuine? Trying to buy one myself, but hard to tell which are kosher and which aren't....
Thanks!

[JABS]

Originally Posted by Smithyyy

Pikey Dave
Would you mind letting on which ebay seller you got your Xexun from please? And are you satisifed it IS genuine? Trying to buy one myself, but hard to tell which are kosher and which aren't....
Thanks!

Ditto that!

Thanks!

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by JABS

Ditto that!

Thanks!

Got mine from here. Just be aware that there is a TK102 & a TK102-2, the latter being the new model.
It checks out on the Xexun website as genuine. It works fine, but for some reason it won't work when it's been plugged into the hardwire charger for about 6hours. I'm still trying to bottom that one out. The hardwire kit is from a different seller (Xexun don't sell them) so it might be incompatible. Apart from that it works perfectly. I've got it linked to this site & it works a treat. I've put an Orange sim card in it with a tenner of credit & I still have about 6quid left after a month of playing around with it.

[Smithyyy]

Thanks!

[JABS]

Hi,

Surely in this installation, it needs to be plugged into the charger 24/7??

Is this a malfunction or a limitation??

I can't see how it could be used with this limitation??

Am I missing something?

Thanks.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by JABS

Hi,

Surely in this installation, it needs to be plugged into the charger 24/7??

Is this a malfunction or a limitation??

I can't see how it could be used with this limitation??

Am I missing something?

Thanks.

Hi Tony, I think it's a malfunction of the hardwired charger. The tracker itself has an internal rechargeable battery which runs the unit for about 3 days. If I plug the tracker into its own mains charger & leave it on the kitchen windowsill with decent GPS & phone reception it's fine. If I put the tracker in the boat under the barn with poor gps & phone reception, it still works. However, if I plug it into the hardwired charger (on the boat) it stops respoding after about 6 hours & the LED says that it has no SIM card fitted, If I reboot the tracker & unplug the hardwire charger, it starts to work. I'm leaning towards a dodgy charger, which I bought from a 3rd party.

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by JABS

Hi,

Surely in this installation, it needs to be plugged into the charger 24/7??

Is this a malfunction or a limitation??

I can't see how it could be used with this limitation??

Am I missing something?

Thanks.

Mine has been running for 5 months off the boats main battery . No noticable effect on the main battery, but the hardwired supply can come unplugged after some ' exciting boating'......

Generally if doesn't respond , I panic , jump in the car to find the plug 1/8 inch out of the unit ....of course its 3 days after I used it as thats how long the internal battery lasts!

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by PeterM

Mine has been running for 5 months off the boats main battery . No noticable effect on the main battery, but the hardwired supply can come unplugged after some ' exciting boating'......

Generally if doesn't respond , I panic , jump in the car to find the plug 1/8 inch out of the unit ....of course its 3 days after I used it as thats how long the internal battery lasts!

where did you get your hardwire kit from?

[JABS]

Yes, it does sound like a charger issue.

We are all being a bit unfair here and waiting for you to sort your out so we don't have the bother!

Thank you!

Tony.

[Leapy]

Perhaps they've stopped selling them now but my charger came direct fron Xenun with the tracker.
To avoid the charging plug coming out if the going gets lumpy I've bluetacked the usb connector to the tracker body. Still there after nearly two years :-)

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

where did you get your hardwire kit from?

Direct from Xenon when I got the tracker. The areas police I do think do a good job. 1st rate in fact when I was a 'victim' of marine crime .