"Charlie Brown" wrote in message
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This may be a dumb question, but when I buy my boat, I'm planning on
storing in an open lot. Obviously, I'm concerned about theft. It
would seem to me that removing an outboard motor is probably not too
hard to do. Is there some kind of locking mechanism that helps
prevent theft?

Lowes or Home Depot has everything you need.....15 feet of heavy duty
galvanized chain secured through the outboard frame mount and weaved through
the wheel of the trailer.....then locked with a heavy duty padlock. This
secures the outboard, boat and trailer.

Not theft proof but theft resistant. ;-)