On Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:26:41 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Some dealer in Fla had a 33ft center console sport fisher stolen yesterday. Brand new boat, twin Evinrudes, trailer and delivery truck. It's probably in Mexico now, but someone left a general post about a possible means of theft tracking and recovery. I thought it was worth sharing. The concept is really simple and cheap too.

"Here is a great idea for all you dealers. Or just boat owners in general. Go to petco they sell dog collars there with GPS and batterys like in a watch which last awhile. The collar is perfect to wrap around in an inconspicuous place and there ya have it. They can change or disconnect anything they like and you still can track it on GPS"

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Interesting idea. Does the collar uplink to a satellite or does it
depend on the cellular network? A boat like that can be offshore and
out of cell phone range in no time at all.

Boat theft of high performance center consoles is rampant in south
Florida and the Bahamas. They are highly prized by smugglers and
sometimes get stripped of engines and electronics.