boat stolen,

[iceknight]

A boat was stolen from the work shop that i work at last night or early hours this morning 1/4/09

it was found to be missing at 230am this morning when security done a random check to find the gate wide open and a cut padlock,

the boat as follows...


about a 4.5 meter runabout allycraft. fitted with a 40hp merc. a few years old with a problem that the owner/mate describes as it wont turn over....( possibly wiring or fuse/startermotor) the unit is on a sealink trailer.

will post some pics in future days..

occured in clontarf industrial area,

lookin at the paper tonight another boat went missing from another dealership on sunday arvo 2 streets away...


lucky i had the trailer lock on my boat last night at the workshop or it could have been taken instead!!!

[Wyoming]

Sorry to hear about this activity. It seems to be a real common occurence recently.

[Foxy4]

Geez that sure is close to home... Thank god i have mine locked with a trailer lock and in the back yard behind a couple of cars...

[Seahorse]

trailer lock is going on mine now. today.

[iceknight]

the sad part about most of the trailer locks on the market is they aint real good, I lost my keys to mine the other week and was suprised to find i could get it off in 5 minutes with just 2 screwdrivers and a hammer.. and wasent too noisy either...

the good part is it does make some noise. and makes them generally look somewhere else for something no sucured....

[ellste]

Hey, you will have to put a pic up of the boat you never know who may see it!!

[2_kilo_killer]

the sad part about most of the trailer locks on the market is they aint real good, I lost my keys to mine the other week and was suprised to find i could get it off in 5 minutes with just 2 screwdrivers and a hammer.. and wasent too noisy either...

the good part is it does make some noise. and makes them generally look somewhere else for something no sucured....


geez theres some dickheads about hey. line em up against a wall i say>:(

what sort of trailer locks would you suggest to buy?

[TimiBoy]

The bastards used a crane to lift a rockbreaker from it's cradle on one of my trucks last night. $10k, thanks for coming. I have to buy a new one on Tuesday, can't work without it.

Anyone know where I can buy a stolen one?

Tim

[Donny Boy]

The bastards used a crane to lift a rockbreaker from it's cradle on one of my trucks last night. $10k, thanks for coming. I have to buy a new one on Tuesday, can't work without it.

Anyone know where I can buy a stolen one?

Tim


Geez Tim.... :o

That's bad....I suppose nobody heard a thing ?????

Where was the truck parked ?????

[TimiBoy]

Geez Tim.... :o

That's bad....I suppose nobody heard a thing ?????

Where was the truck parked ?????

Not a thing. Relatively exposed - Councils have made it virtually impossible to park safely without buying a depot block and fencing it electrically. I don't have that sort of capital.

So much for Governments supporting small business...

Sadly,

Tim

[maztez]

Hey Tim do you have any pics so we can keep an eye out .Sounds like it was nicked to supply an order hey .

[TimiBoy]

I just had a chat with my Mate who will sell me the new one - he said "Oh, I'll add you to the list."

They are a favoured item, because of the expense. There are plenty of scumbags out there who are prepared to purchase untraceable stolen goods.

So, while I am insured, I will only get market value, maybe $4,500. The new one will cost me $10K ish. Do these $&%^#@( bastards have any idea how hard it is to hit a small Businessman with a bill like that right now???

Untraceable because they have an ID plate, which often gets knocked off the first time it's used. If you put an id anywhere else, it'll just get ground/cut off.

I don't have a pic, but they are blue/green, labelled "General Breakers" model GB 1 T.

I am so terribly angry...

Tim

[BarraBandit]

I really feel for you Tim, and I am truly sorry.

If the people who stole it read this, remember 1 thing... Karma is a b!tch!!!

I hope they get whats coming to them.

[iceknight]

not bad are they ayee!!!.....

if only you could catch them in the act ......

bludgen there fingers off ... or arms!!!!!

[Scalem]

And some think I am paranoid - with these sorts of things going on it's no wonder I have the trailer lock on the tow hitch, another cable lock through the spoked wheel, and a new wireless trailer alarm fitted recently that chirps at 103 db when it detects movement or vibration.

I hope they leave me alone now!!!

Scalem

[TimiBoy]

At least with my tub, if they nick the boat and don't have sensa brakes, it might beat them down the hill...

The Coppers suggest the chance of recovering said rockbreaker is zero. I agree. There are so many of this type out there, how do you tell which is which?

Now, back to the boats!

If your boat is nicked from a Dealer's yard, will his insurance buy you a new one, or an equivalent second hand? And who gets to decide what boat is the right one? Scary stuff.

Obviously the penalties for receiving stolen goods are not high enough. Society is growing soft on crooks, and so we get more crime. Soon they will be allowedto walk into your house with a shopping list and a theft license, and tell you what they want...

Cheers,

Tim

[levinge]

Tim, see there were a couple of blokes on the news last night (radio I think). They got nicked for stealing boats in NSW and because of loop holes in rego here in QLD they were able to re-register the boats and sell them through the Auctions.

They got caught when a prospective customer did a check because there were some anomalies with the Rego information. Apparently, they would hire a 4wd, go for a drive around the Burbs and one of them had some knowledge on boats. They would see the one they wanted, hook up and off they go....

Apparently they pocketed over 100K in profit from stealing the boats. Hopefully this will open up a bigger can, once the detectives get through with them...

[finga]

The Coppers suggest the chance of recovering said rockbreaker is zero. I agree. There are so many of this type out there, how do you tell which is which?

Obviously the penalties for receiving stolen goods are not high enough. Society is growing soft on crooks, and so we get more crime. Soon they will be allowedto walk into your house with a shopping list and a theft license, and tell you what they want...

Cheers,

Tim
Well have I got a story or two for you Timi my boy.

1st story happened in 1995 or 6 when I wired up the cinema's in Warwick.
My new hammer battery drill got pinched. Pretty keen I thought as it was a locked site and the drill was in one spot and the charger and spare battery elsewhere.
Anyways this fella asks me to bung power on his block and I really did not want to do the job so I doubled the usual fee.
Bugger me he wanted it done so I did it but he did not pay. Double bugger I thought.
Anyways a few trips later he said he'd have the money Saturday morning.
Now knowing he likes a beer i thought he'd either be home or in a gutter somewhere so I go Saturday morning early...4.30 early.
I walk past his car which had the boot open (to get a slab of happiness out I presume) and, bugger me again, I see my battery drill.
I looked and my initials were up the butt.
So I leave and go and see Mr Copper.
Beauty was their remarks as they've wanted this clown and unable to pin anything on him.
Long story short they ask if I want to go for the bust.
I ask can I go first as he owes me money. No worries.
I go but he hasn't the money. He goes and gets my money and as i drive out the coppers come in. Beauty ;D
I did not get my drill until after the trial though :-/

2nd story. I like my little toys so when I saw a lazer level at the Beenleigh markets I brought it as I wanted it and the bloke looked like a genuine guy getting out of the game.
I've had it 18 months or so and my earth mover mate sees it and comments on it.
He asks how much I paid and fell over. It was worth $14,000 roughly.
$hit I said.
Worried it was stolen I rang Mr Copper. Yep, it was stolen :(
I lost my money and no hope of finding the guy.
To make it worse the copper said the people have probably claimed insurance and get their gear back...and keep it...not give it to the insurance company.
....and I'm left dry and broker but with a good conscience.
I asked the copper how many people ask about stuff like that and that was the first time for him at that station. 3 years he's been there

[QF3 MROCP]

Iceknight:

can you post a photo so we can promote it in our radio room.. Redcliffe CG has 0600 - 2100 M -Thur & 24/7 Fri - Sun watch hours over the airwaves & boat ramp... You never know what might turn up in the months ahead

Sounds like we need to have a "Wanted Board" in our tower

Peter

[Mac1952]

Tim (and anybody who has the same problem),

I have equipment, trucks and tools we have no choice but to leave on site as well, and had a couple of theft incidents last year.

Solved the problem though;).

At least I can now see who is nicking my stuff, as it happens, anytime day or night.
No matter where.
Give me a call and I'll explain. Didn't break my bank either.


Cheers

Dennis

[cormorant]

Not a thing. Relatively exposed - Councils have made it virtually impossible to park safely without buying a depot block and fencing it electrically. I don't have that sort of capital.

So much for Governments supporting small business...

Sadly,

Tim

Sorry to hear the scum are about.


We weld ,stamp and also die grind "assett" abn now and previously drivers lic numbers onto all equipment in several places as a slight discouragement. Have recovered 2 bits of equipment over the years as it went through auctions and my staff noticed grind marks on photos but the stupid blokes thought the stamped numbers were a serial or model number and actually put it in the add for sale. Yeah I got screwed on insurance and bloke was charged with posession of stolen goods but he had bought them at full price in good faith via a dealer who had closed - hmmmmmmm.

There is self contained infa red cameras that have a sim card in them and when the image pixels change it dials your mobile as an alarm. Not to expensive now and similar to the hunting aanimal cameras . We ended up taking portable security fencing to a lot of jobs to make a yad to discourage vandals but when someone shows up with a hiab you need to see the alarm straight away and get down there. We used to spend more time loading and unloading than working sometimes as at some sites just wouldn't leave gear and generally that was because of the other site workers or their mates pilfering.

Cameras are good at the campsite as well or on moored boats as they work anywhere there is mobile reception- can't believe the number of times we have caught blikes snooping, fishing off the back of our larger moored craft or even coming aboard to eat lunch. 2 blokes even overnighted on the back deck.

Just what part of private property don't people get!!

Hope they get hurt as the legal system doesn't seem to discourage them.


Mac1952 can you PM me with the details a I just looked at the website where I bought my last chineese one from and they no longer have them?? Thanks

[PinHead]

And some think I am paranoid - with these sorts of things going on it's no wonder I have the trailer lock on the tow hitch, another cable lock through the spoked wheel, and a new wireless trailer alarm fitted recently that chirps at 103 db when it detects movement or vibration.

I hope they leave me alone now!!!

Scalem

bloody hell Brian..it must take you an hour to get all the security off the boat