Boat thieves Southampton

[jonathanhsm]

Just discovered my boat broken into at Cracknore Hard - between 31st October and 13th November. Apparently a boat nearby was also burgled and several at Marchwood. i've only just discovered it because I managed to go sailing three weeks ago without noticing it! Lockers were opened etc. but I had assumed they'd burst open in recent storms. Anyway I have lost my tools (expensive) - my flares (expensive)-and loads of annoying things that must be completely useless to thieves including engine injector spares etc. - fan belt -impeller - electrical spares fuses- knife - lanterns - voltmeter - head torch. Only ancient electronics and vhf on the boat which they didn't bother with. ( I take my GPS home ). Who are these people? What do they do with the stolen items? The returns on all this stuff must be minimal- while the inconvenience to me colossal. Anyway I'll report it tomorrow (Hythe police station closed on Sundays!)

Sorry I also posted this as a reply to crime in eling - but those posts were quite old so started new thread instead

 

[SimbaDog]

Condolences, the barstewards should be flogged
It's reckoned that most stuff gets sold at car boot sales, boat jumbles or on fleabay!
Perhaps post a list of stolen goods at local yacht clubs?

 

[oldmonsty]

Boat thefts

These stolen items only have any value because 'we' all provide a ready market, which is why ebay and boat jumbles are so popular - cash and no questions asked.

 

[Zagato]

I visited a boat yard and marina in the Southampton/Portsmouth area and couldn't believe the kit that was left on boats and 20K plus trailer sailers just left without any security. So easy to pinch one of the outboards just left on the pushpits or hitch up a whole boat and drive it away . I never leave anything onboard worth pinching, all tools and anything of value is taken home each time!

 

[boatsRus]

It is vital that you inform the police - if every victim of marine crime reports it, resources can be allocated (and you may be pleasantly surprised)

 

[jonathanhsm]

Informed police

Yes I've done that and sent them an exhaustive list of what went missing. And they were every sympathetic even offering "counselling" as I'm a victim of crime! I only hope the villains are now enjoying such luxuries as injector washers labelled in plastic bags, a fan belt, a log display without transducer - a lantern with the top broken off - some wires and radio fuses - some relays - an old impeller - half a bottle screw- a £5.00 voltmeter - etc etc I expect they'll make a mint out of that lot - well worth the effort. The trouble is when you add it all up it costs quite a lot to replace and were all "tailor made" or at least collected over time for my boat and various ongoing projects-
The only thing on its own of any real value was a nice knife I kept hanging in the emergency position and a year old offshore flares kit - where are they going to sell that?!
Bah!