Wansworth
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Wait on board and shoot the buggers……..
How to secure a liferaft
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Wansworth
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Had boat broken into,really nothing to steal but crook a drug addict made a mess of the main hatch and could have set fire to the boat with candle
Bouba
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I had a boat broken into…nothing but a bottle of water stolen….unfortunately they jemmied the sliding door …the cost to me:
€200 deductible
€200 because the payout didn’t cover the cost
Days lost running around after the police, insurance, port etc etc
Days lost boating due to repair time
No claims bonus lost…inestimable financial cost
€200 deductible
€200 because the payout didn’t cover the cost
Days lost running around after the police, insurance, port etc etc
Days lost boating due to repair time
No claims bonus lost…inestimable financial cost
Jonny A
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Thanks for all the suggestions. Think I'll try fitting security screws to the frame and get a padlock and wire. Ultimately, if they want it they'll get it but it should deter light-fingered opportunists.
Gsailor
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Thieves don't want to be caught.
A cover over raft that is light proof.
A light sensing switch (plenty around) wired to a siren and deck lights that they can't reach... might make them swim away leaving everything and doing little damage.
Or one of those two-way SMS cctv things; it detects movement (so position it pointing at raft not the sea) sends you a text, you open it, link to the cctv and shout down the phone that you can see them and have called the police or whichever authority may actually render assistance. More costly than light sensing switch.
Jonny A
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Regarding lights/alarms/CCTV: I'm extremely reluctant to start drilling holes/running new cables around the boat. Also my battery power is limited and I don't want to put a constant load on them when I can be away for a few weeks at a time.
Gsailor
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Fair enough, but the load of a light sensing switch would be miliamps; it could run for a year without a battery needing a charge.
A small alarm battery in a locker with wires along deck would mean no drilling.
Good luck.
PaulRainbow
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They can't reach the switch, but it's under the cover ?
So, they are going to be so afraid of the light and siren, they are going to swim away (empty handed) leaving the dinghy or boat that they arrived in behind ?
Expect to see a thief in a hoody giving you the finger, laughing up his sleeve because he knows he'll be long gone by the time you even get in your car or finish the phone call.
coopec
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Would something like this be useful in tracking down a stolen life raft?
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Alex_Blackwood
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Magnet, really handy for a GRP unit. I suspect that you would soon get fed up with the battery alarm going off at weird times.
Refueler
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Sadly too true.
Any addition to secure items on deck or even hatches - only deters the casual or opportunist thief.
coopec
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Sorry! I thought you could switch it on if the dinghy went missing ?
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Refueler
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The problem with trackers ...
1. Where do you place the tracker so that thief doesn't just find it and throw it away ?
2. Very few actually have long battery life - I have many having tried to sort for lost models etc. The sales blurb often overstates run time of batterys.
3. If based on Mobile Phone .... most are 2G / GSM .... and if 3G / 4G - then battery life suffers even more.
Refueler
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I have a number of Trail Cameras on my grounds ..... completely independent and with night IR action as well as motion detect. I have Foxes ... Deer etc. come on my grounds and I like to record them.
You can get WiFi versions - but really only useful if your boat is connected to service.
Thief will likely have face covered - but there's always chance they don't.
What use ?? Doesn't alarm or scare of thief - but you might be lucky to get a short vid of him for passing to Police ...
Problem would be though - if you are a marina based boat - the arc of motion detect may be too large and anyone going to next boat will trigger it. This uses up battery power of course each time it records. It also needs to be fixed ...... but not necessarily on the boat ... could be on a light post on pontoon looking at your boat ?
Just thoughts .... sure someone can refine that or use a smaller cam ??
You can get WiFi versions - but really only useful if your boat is connected to service.
Thief will likely have face covered - but there's always chance they don't.
What use ?? Doesn't alarm or scare of thief - but you might be lucky to get a short vid of him for passing to Police ...
Problem would be though - if you are a marina based boat - the arc of motion detect may be too large and anyone going to next boat will trigger it. This uses up battery power of course each time it records. It also needs to be fixed ...... but not necessarily on the boat ... could be on a light post on pontoon looking at your boat ?
Just thoughts .... sure someone can refine that or use a smaller cam ??
coopec
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I'd place the tracker in a roll of bandages in the First Aid Kit (How big are they?)
As far as battery life is concerned wouldn't they be "dead" until switched on remotely?
6-12 months
How long can a GPS tracker battery last? The battery life of the GPS tracker varies from one to another. But on average, a GPS device can also last up to 6-12 months without active tracking.
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I know nothing about them but doesn't this indicate there are 4G models?
Tracking devices 4G - Google Search
fisherman
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We did eyebolts and chain.
coopec
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I think everyone has discarded that idea as bolt cutters would make short work of the eyebolts and chain
PaulRainbow
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Daydream believer
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Put it in the cabin & inflate it. 
coopec
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Hi Paul
I wonder how well equipped the average the crook would be? (I'd take the risk)
(Maybe the way to go would be to stow a life raft that had been condemned and of no value)?
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