Attempted boat robbery Leanyer

mippa · Post by **mippa** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:19 pm

where do you get those locks LATS?

stormboy · Post by **stormboy** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:28 pm

mippa wrote:where do you get those locks LATS?

I got mine from repco, $20 from memory mate

Lats · Post by **Lats** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:49 pm

BCF I think. I also got this hitch pin so the whole trailer and hitch cant just be put into another car's tow bar

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mippa · Post by **mippa** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:02 am

bewdy thanks fellas. i normally padlock the safety chain to the car when im at the ramp but that hitch pin lock might be better

Fish Tank · Post by **Fish Tank** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:16 am

Is trailer theft a big issue? Has anyone heard of any incidents?
I padlock my new trailer to the vehicle as a precaution but I haven’t heard of anyone’s being stolen at a ramp.
It would be a massive pain in the ass if it did get flogged. How would you get your boat home?

mippa · Post by **mippa** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:26 am

hence the reason why we do it FT.

i know somone who had the hitch removed from his car and took the trailer hooked up to it. people are stealing batteries from cars at boat ramps so a trailer is nothing

NathanL · Post by **NathanL** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:51 am

Has been plenty of thefts of trailers around darwin in the past couple of years.
Know of two at dinah beach, one at middle arm ramp, one at SWA.

Post by **Matt Flynn** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:44 pm

Paint your trailer with black and white stripes like a zebra, or yellow and white like a bee, or polka dots .... your trailer will not be stolen, unless the circus is in town

mippa · Post by **mippa** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:49 pm

or a collingwood supporter

Hally10 · Post by **Hally10** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:09 pm

What ramp was this at.

Lats · Post by **Lats** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:12 pm

Hally10 the thefts are spread out. I've even seen a trailer taken from the back of a car and conveniently placed upside down on the roof of the car at East Arm

seafarer.5.8 · Post by **seafarer.5.8** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:13 pm

I also have one on mine plus I put a chain through both wheels (Tandem) and round the chassis of the trailer. The chain is in a position where it is hard to get to the lock also.

I have also put a chain through the spare on the winch post and welded the base of the winch post so it can't be unbolted.

olfart · Post by **olfart** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:37 pm

We tend to keep an eye out for each other in our street, the last one to try it on got a broken ankle courtesy of Subdueus Maximus.

The scumbags soon give each other the word on which streets to avoid.
If everyone took the same attitude, the pr..ks would think twice, and, a lot more gear would stay where it belongs.
Sometimes a little 'therapy' is the order of the day(or night).

fish4me123 · Post by **fish4me123** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:15 pm

The idiots stick a bit of thin wire in the lock so you can't undo your lock as the key wont go in.

ajbear · Post by **ajbear** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:37 pm

That's the same lock I use, mine came in a combo pack for about 40 bucks that included a lockable hitch pin that is keyed the same as the trailer lock. Got mine from supercheap from memory

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