Theft protecting a boat ...
 

Doug Kanter wrote:
There's only so much you can do, but.....

Camping: If the boat is electric-start only, and too big to row, take the
battery to the tent/camper. A friend of mine can remove his prop
blindfolded - that's his technique. But, since stolen batteries themselves
have value to a fence, I think removing it makes sense.

Vibration sensor: When camping, will the boat be beached, or floating? If
the latter, forget the vibration sensor. You think people hate dummies whose
car alarms go off every time a bird craps on the hood? Try introducing
campers to the same nonsense and see what happens.


"Matt Lang" wrote in message
om...

Folks,

its now down to a few weeks til the boat will arrive and I have to
start makeing arrangements to make sure it stays where it belongs and
doesnt end up with some crook....

My insurance (and common sense) require the boat to be chained when
stored at my place. Unfortunately there is no solid structure nearby
that I could use to connect a chain to .... I was thinking about a
hook in the (concrete) ground .. Kryptonite has one but its expensive
and hard to get here... Are there any other ideas or options?

The second scenario that requires some protection is when camping with
the boat. It should be made sure that nobody can pull the boat away at
night and I have to swim home ... What is the standard method to
protect for that? Lets leave aside that sometimes you DONT want to
know or be there if someone (armed) takes your boat....

I was thinking about an alarm in the boat ... it could be a simple
setup with a vibration sensor hooked to a siren or a thin wire going
from boat to shore and if the boat moves the wire rips and triggers
the siren ..

Is this preactical? Recommended? After all sometimes its better to
stay asleep and let the boat go with an armed&dangerous criminal ..


What are your opinions, experiences?

Matt



Route a pair of wires from the boat to your bed. Blasing wire is
cheap, and can be got in black, an easy colour to hide. Wire a
battery operated alarm to sound if the wires are disconnected. Hide
a second mooring line on the boat, out of sight so the potential
thief will undo tha main mooring or shore line, then try to leave
with the boat, only to fetch up against the second, hidden line.
Ensure the wires will become disconnected before he reaches the end
of the second line. While he fumbles, you can instigate your theft
response (pictures, cell phone, yelling, persuit, citizen's arrest,
baseball bat, bear defense knife, shooting your gun, etc.)
Alternatively, hang pots and pans on the second, alarm line to sound
if the boat is moved.

Pray he isn't injured when the boat fetches up aginst it's end, or
you could be charged with constructing a man trap and causing injury.

Or, get such an old disreputable boat that no-one would want to
steal it. You must bear the rich man's burden, slavery to
possessions. You have my sympathy. Where is a man to hide from the
convenience of the all night 5 finger discount store? Ah,
civilization! Sow, reap, all that...

Terry K