Scrotum thieves strike again within 1 week of engine being replaced

[HUMBER P4VWL]

This time they also tried to take ours as well. Strangely they left it tied up on our friends mooring, with the ignition barrel loose. Then they took our friends big rib with brand new four stroke after it only went back in the water last sunday following it being stolen in october. names are now popping up among the locals!

Again, they took it down the straits to a small bay at high tide, took off three bolts then leveraged the locking one off.

I just want to shoot them. He's getting the insurance and selling up this time, how sad. Police are actually trying this time looking at cctv on the roads they had to drive on.

Grrrrrrrrrrr

[PeterM]

Must be gutted . All to common unfortunately. The gangs that do this watch and wait until a nice new shiney motor is on it, which is usually secured the same way as the last one, then just repeat what they have done before.

Started off with car radios, but now happens will nearly everything.

At least they didn't manage yours . Is there any form of patrol on the water near you ? or can you set one up ?

There is one here that runs till 2am up & down to keep an eye on things - all voluntary by local owners etc. ( they ignored me at 11pm the other night though)

[Nos4r2]

I reckon it's time you fitted a tracker Paul.

[gaelforce]

correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't the tracker run the battery down in a couple of days?

I heard that the next generation of trackers will have the gps and the gsm on one chip which will reduce the power drain.

What's the best you can get out of a tracker timewise, without trying to start the engine and getting ddrrr drr d......?

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by gaelforce

correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't the tracker run the battery down in a couple of days?

I heard that the next generation of trackers will have the gps and the gsm on one chip which will reduce the power drain.

What's the best you can get out of a tracker timewise, without trying to start the engine and getting ddrrr drr d......?

Think they run down the internal one that fast, but if it's hardwired to charge it up from the boat battery it doesn't.

Chris will know more. He's got one fitted.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Evidently the boats are very very easy to hot wire, irrespective of our tracker, there must be a form of immobiliser that could be fitted to stop them moving it in the first place.

Would a basic switch, tapped in to the ignition circuit to create a break, stop them hotwiring it from by the ignition? Or am I being stupid? My brother used to do it with his old escort, switch was hidden under the dash, if you don't know it's there you can't start it.

[Nos4r2]

What motor?

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

What motor?

175 opti

[Carl]

tracker also fitted to mine,and a small removable solar charger

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

there must be a form of immobiliser that could be fitted to stop them moving it in the first place.

When I lived in a rather classy area of Bristol we used to either remove, or pull off the plug leads of our cars. Pull them off half an inch so they are not in contact but look like they are and itsa bugger to spot in the dark.

Simple, quick & effective - the same could be done on an outboard ?