Deadmeat
Well-known member
I'm getting closer to buying a boat and have about decided to get a new Yamaha 25hp. We live on a quiet street with woods on one side and the back of the house and neighbors who are gone during the day on the other side and across the street. I'll be parking the boat under a carport with the motor next to the woods but it will still be visible from the street. When we lived here before I had a boat with a 30hp Evinrude mounted on it and never had any problems but I'm still worried about someone stealing the motor. On my old boat I used an outboard motor lock that covered the transom mounting bolts, looped a chain from the motor handle through the the drain hole and padlocked it, and used a trailer hitch trigger lock on the trailer. The basement is nearby and although I could take the motor off and store it until the next time I go, it would be a pain so I'd rather leave the motor mounted. What things are you guys doing to ensure that your portable motors aren't stolen if you leave them mounted to the boat? And since one way would be just to take boat and all, what are you doing to keep the boat from being stolen?