kicker motor stolen
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 2:41 pm
Just a warning to fellow fish-hawkers...
My 8 HP kicker was stolen couple of weeks right in my driveway in the city. The kicker is next to my house and out of sight from the street. They cut the battery cable and the gas line. When I found out in the morning, the gas line is still dripping gas! It could be much worse if it caught fire and spread to the house.
Anyways, insurance paid for the full replacement cost minus the deductible. I got the new kicker now. I am still trying to decide how to secure it. I am thinking of a lock like this one: https://www.amazon.ca/Master-Lock-430DS ... B00004SQM6 . But I read they can be pried open. Then there is the security bolt lock. I will see if I can add it as well. I plan to add surveillance camera to help the police plus a motion sensor light. Hopefully that's enough deterrents this time.
My 8 HP kicker was stolen couple of weeks right in my driveway in the city. The kicker is next to my house and out of sight from the street. They cut the battery cable and the gas line. When I found out in the morning, the gas line is still dripping gas! It could be much worse if it caught fire and spread to the house.
Anyways, insurance paid for the full replacement cost minus the deductible. I got the new kicker now. I am still trying to decide how to secure it. I am thinking of a lock like this one: https://www.amazon.ca/Master-Lock-430DS ... B00004SQM6 . But I read they can be pried open. Then there is the security bolt lock. I will see if I can add it as well. I plan to add surveillance camera to help the police plus a motion sensor light. Hopefully that's enough deterrents this time.