Marine padlocks

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Can anyone recommend a reasonable quality padlock for boat please. I want 4 same key look the part and fairly cheap. I want them only as a passing theft deterent. Will be chaining outboard, tender etc to boat.
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Keith
 
Plastimo do keyed ones, but it's the same key for thousands of padlocks.


ABUS have a range of padlocks. I have three different keyed ones. Don't buy the one with chromed steel inserts or laminated: they rust. and you have to saw off the padlock in full view of everyone :)

https://www.abus.com/uk/Home-Security/Padlocks

There are special boaty ones, but expensive ?
 
cagey said:
Can anyone recommend a reasonable quality padlock for boat please. I want 4 same key look the part and fairly cheap. I want them only as a passing theft deterent. Will be chaining outboard, tender etc to boat.
Thanks
Keith
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Not clear whether you want cheap or reasonable quality !
Either way a waste of money for boat use unless you buy good quality. They will either rust up in no time so you cannot open them or be so soft that you can cut then off with a bread knife.

FWIW:
I have a pair of laminated Squire locks on the washboards.................... I class them as only reasonable as they are inclined to rust a little but I keep them well lubricated and have been in use for a good few years now.

I Have two locks on the outboard, both better quality than the Squire ones. One is an ABUS which is I think a pretty good quality lock and stays corrosion free. The other is a Hampton which has a protective plastic shell. I have had to improvise some new seals but the lock remains in pristine condition after a good few years service.

A proper locksmith ( not the shoe repairer who cuts keys on the side) should be able to supply decent quality locks in keyed alike sets.
 
I have combination locks on my boat so someone else can gain access when I'm 1000 miles away. The current locks were fitted seven years ago and are still fine with an occasional squirt of WD40.
 
Any good quality (i.e. difficult to cut/pick) padlock you like. You make them "marine grade" by pressing it full of waterproof grease. Simply bring a rag/paper towel to wipe off the key after use. Lasts much better than a supposed "marine padlock" and you have a wider selection available :)
 
My plastimo keyed alike have all recently died in suprisingly quick succession after 4 years service, which I thought acceptable.
 
I have a set of cheap Plastimo locks which are still working after 4 years. I oil them with engine oil every 6 months. They can be opened with a hairpin and cut with small cheap Chinese bolt cutters but deter the opportunistic.

My VERY EXPENSIVE Master combination lock is still working after 12 years of almost daily marine use.
 
Quiddle said:
My plastimo keyed alike have all recently died in suprisingly quick succession after 4 years service, which I thought acceptable.
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My Plastimo keyed-alike are doing fine after seven years, although one is a bit stiff and normally needs refitted with the key.

I have a lovely Yale weatherproof padlock, with bronze body, which was outside on my Jouster continually from 1980 till 2010, has since done several seasons on my Hunter and still works perfectly. The only downside is that they are around seventy quid.
 
I have three Burg Wachter Atlantic padlocks, two on the boat, one for the dinghy. The oldest is 13 years old and works as well now as when new. Has needed a squirt of 3-in-1 once every 3 or 4 years.
 
I have only just purchased 6 new locks myself...different sizes and shackle length....they are IFAM INOX Marine padlocks....superb quality, and manufactured in Spain......and fortunately as I'm in Spain I ordered direct off Amazon.es...from the factory at unbelievably great prices.... they are dearer to buy in the UK I'm afraid but the quality is top notch..
 
Garry & June 'Friendship' said:
I have only just purchased 6 new locks myself...different sizes and shackle length....they are IFAM INOX Marine padlocks....superb quality, and manufactured in Spain......and fortunately as I'm in Spain I ordered direct off Amazon.es...from the factory at unbelievably great prices.... they are dearer to buy in the UK I'm afraid but the quality is top notch..
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+1!

I bought a set of 4 to secure our lazarettes and floor hatches 3 years ago. They are quite small-they have to be to pass through the hole-but the quality is A1.

From ebay I paid 26 quid IIRC.
 
SEveral years ago I bought two stainless closed shackle padlocks with 7mm diameter shackle which worked well for about 12 years then one just collapsed, replaced with an ABUS padlock, also two smaller ones for the cockpit lockers with 5mm shackle and these are going fine. Trouble is that I thought I would test the cork attached keyring to see if they floated - they sank! So added a Prosecco cork which is fine. I've also got a Plastimo one on my dinghy on the beach which gets regularly washed by the sea and that's been going for about 20yrs with no maintenance at all. trouble with the Plastimo is that you can cut through the shackle with a junior hacksaw in about 5 seconds!
 
Oh yes a question I can answer with authority at last!!! I'm the owner of www.Padlocks.co.uk and we supply the RNLI, wind farms, offshore rigs and so on.... ok enough of the boasting :)

The 65ib range from Abus are great. Brass padlocks but with a stainless shackle and stainless mechanism. That's the key and difference to normal brass locks. Search for 65ib/30 or 65ib/40. They come in keyed alike format for all the same key in a single set.

Next if you want small but more security then the 24ib/50 and 24ib/60 win hands down. Came out best in test in a PBO review where we supplied some of the locks. They beat some of the much larger high security locks. Again available in keyed alike format. I have these on my lockers.

Lastly if you want combination then a new lock is the Shield MC40 which is mega. Also came best in test for PBO and a great price from a British company.

Any other advice on padlocks let me know :)
 
By the way if anyone is struggling with decent marine locks then PM me and I'll sort you out with a discount. This forum has helped me out enormously and I'm happy to pay its members back!
 
Thanks for your recommendations. It's good to have it from a specialist. I've had an ABUS on my garage for many years and it's been faultless.
northcave said:
By the way if anyone is struggling with decent marine locks then PM me and I'll sort you out with a discount. This forum has helped me out enormously and I'm happy to pay its members back!
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