Putting signs/markings on a Tender

[aluijten]

As I'm new in (inflatable) tender-land. What would you normally put on the inflatable. The name of the main vessel? Any specific markings?
How do you prevent the inflatable/outboard from being nicked when you are out shopping or in the local pub.

Any advice more then welcome.

Arno

 

[Joe_Cole]

For security I've used an old bit of standing rigging. Padlock to the outboard at one end. Feed it through various handles/"D" rings etc on the tender and padlock it to a cleat on the pontoon.

I'm sure that a determined thief could get through it but at least it will put a casual theif off.

 

[wetandwindy]

A hungry doberman should do the trick!!

 

[BobGiles]

Useually you put the name of the boat on the tender so that people know who it belongs to. you rarely find that yachty types will nick other peoples kit and if its adrift will often return it to you. as for the out board, a good thick chain to the transom and make sure your tender is padlocked to the mooring. if you can lame a cover for the outboard that sites over it whilst attached, more the better. out of site out of mind.

 

[Swagman]

As explained wire is good. We had a 3 metre length of only 2 mm wire swaged with a cringle each end. It wraps up into a small loop to lie in the floor when not in use, and reaches the nearest point I can wrap it round and then back to dinghy padlock on the outboard.
A determined person could cut it - but suggest most are opportunistic thieves and if mines harder than the next - they'lll leave it alone.
JOHN

 

[colvic]

Swagman has the security aspect spot on. HOWEVER, we lost our tender and boat in the Balearics a couple of years ago when at anchor. The Guardia Cival were very helpful and supportive but gave me a real telling off for putting the name of the boat on the tender...tells a thief which boat is likely to have no one on board.

Insurance company had insisted on naming the tender so couldn't have any complaints. Our present boat in Italy has a tender with OUR name on it, not the boats!


Phil

 

[Evadne]

I find the best way to prevent the outboard being nicked is to leave it on the boat and row to the pub. Manky wooden oars being less desirable than a shiney outboard. It provides hours of endless entertainment for the crew on your return jourmey as well. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

For marking the name, you can make a stencil out of paper or card and buy a tin of "inflatable" paint at the local swindlery.

 

[duncan]

putting boat name on tender

 

[dmayes]

You would normally put TT (nameof boat) standing for "tender to". Wire rope looped through several fittings and padlocked is also good but make sure that what you padlock to will rise and fall with the tide along with your tender !!!

 

[Das_Boot]

Bolt it down when not in use. Use a soldering iron to burn your name into the transome. When I get my new one I am going to paint it like a flower power bus from woodstock.

 

[Lakesailor]

In these days of thieving toads I think the already suggested idea of marking it with your boat name, but hidden from casual observer's view is very valid. if it gets lost the finder (providing it wasn't the aforementioned toad) can make efforts to reunite you, but it doesn't sit on the shore advertising the fact the parent ship is unoccupied.

 

[aluijten]

Thanks all for some interesting input here,

I will do some thinking on how this all can integrated into a workable solution.

Cheers,

Arno