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Preventing Theft of Marine Equipment

Theft of equipment from boats, trailers,of a crime, there are also measures you can
outboard engines and even entire boats istake to aid the police in recovering
still all too common, but there are many waysequipment and to assist your insurance
to minimise the risk to you.Your insurancecompany in settling your claim.Keep a note of
policy may list certain requirements, soyour Hull Identification Number (HIN) or
check your policy carefully.Thieves areother unique identifiersRecord serial numbers
looking for easy targets, so look for ways toof  outboard  engines  and  other  equipment
make their task more difficult. Consider any
measure to delay the thief, measures thatKeep purchase receiptsPhotograph your boat
will cause a disturbance or any measure thatfrom a number of anglesReport the theft to
will later identify the equipment as havingthe police and to your insurers as soon as
been stolen.Mark your equipment with yourpossible. Your quick action may result in a
postcode, name or the boat's name/sailspeedy recovery.Buying a Boat?Check to
number. Consider using visible markings,ensure that it has not previously been
hidden markings, or both.Lock trailers, usingstolen.
wheel-clamps, hitch-locks, even a padlock and
chain around an immovable object. Use goodBe suspicious if serial numbers or Hull
quality locks and don't leave the key withidentification Numbers are missing or have
the boat!Outboard engines should be locked tobeen tampered with.StolenBoats.org.ukThis is
the boat, using special clamping locks.a free database of Stolen Boats developed by
Alternatively remove the engine and place inUK Marine Insurers and the Police to record
locked storage.Keep loose equipment out ofall stolen equipment and circulate details of
sight or better still, take it home withany theft to any person who has signed up for
you.Consider an alarm system for largerthe Theft Alert emails.Patrick Altoft is a
boatsGet to know the other owners at yourmarine insurance broker with Noble Marine, a
marina or sailing club and look out for onespecialist insurance broker providing boat
another. If you see any suspicious activity -insurance for most types of pleasure craft.
report it.If you are unlucky and are a victim



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