[PUP] Dingy Motor Locks (was Dinghy Wheels)

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

Yes.  A slide-on type lock like the steel ones but made from heavy-walled 
stainless  tube closed at one end. As with the square steel locks, there is a 
slot to  accommodate the clamp screws on the motor, and one or two holes in the 
other end  to take a padlock. There's a shop in Trinidad, run by a Canadian, 
that makes  them. I've never been able to figure out why someone doesn't make 
them in NA.  Price, probably. I think mine cost me $US35. - and well worth it. 
We use the  all-stainless discus-style lock so that none of the shackle is 
exposed  enough to cut. 
 
Thieves  will seldom bother with a motor under 15HP. Some folks remove the 
15HP  decals and sub the 9.9 ones - a good idea IMHO. Others cover, paint or 
deface  the cowlings, but I suspect that not all thieves are stupid - if it isn't 
a  hot item, why disguise it?
 
On  an allied subject, probably the worst thing you can do is paint T/T (boat 
name)  on the dink, which announces to the bad guys on the shore that the 
boat is  vacant.
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"

Speaking  of which, does anyone have any better locking
solutions that the slide-bar  and master lock which
tend to rust-freeze within a few months? Other  theft
prevention measures? Painting the engine cowling so it
hides the  size and makes it hard to hide?





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