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