diesel5599
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Sep 4, 2006
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UPDATE: 28 Sept 2010
I just wish to thank everyone on this forum for their support and I hope my experience will serve as a warning to all of you fellow boat owners to at least take some rudimentary precautions when securing your boat. I'll never know if a tongue lock or wheel lock would have made a difference.
I had BoatUS AV coverage for both the boat and trailer which they paid in full yesterday. Yes it did take quite awhile, and I did miss out on most of the boating season, but it is definitely better than the alternative. I have decided I will sit out the rest of this year, and look for a new boat sometime in March or April of next year, it does not make sense to get a new boat and have it sit all winter.
Besides a call to BoatUS management around the 47 day mark to find out what was taking so long, the process was relatively painless. I am just really glad I paid the few extra 100 dollars or so for Agreed Value coverage versus Residual Value coverage, or we might still be haggling over what my boat was worth.
During my wait I have been researching every boat security device imaginable, and I will probably somewhat overkill the security system on my next boat, but at the end of the day, nothing short of good insurance will truly ensure peace of mind.
Even after the settlement I did make a final call to the police to find out if they were making any headway and it sounds like they have pretty much written it off as a lost cause. I even had to call the DMV myself to tell them the tag for the trailer was stolen, that way if the plate got ran someone might get caught.
END UPDATE
My 2006 Century 2400 WA was stolen yesterday in broad daylight from my driveway. The one thing the thieves did not count on was my CCTV cameras that caught the whole thing from 3 different angles. Although the police are actively investigating the theft, and I know it is a really long shot, if anyone happens to see a yellow Century 2400 WA in the Tampa Florida area with a registration number ending in 85RY, I'd really appreciate it if you would contact the authorities immediately.
Below is a link to the video of the boat being stolen. The individuals were driving a Black/Dark colored Ford Excursion with a tan or gray lower fascia. The boat is sitting on a Shorelander trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0sungAwdoc
Oh and lessons learned:
Buy a hitch lock, buy a wheel lock, and use both of them at all times. The only good news here is the boat was fully insured and I'd recently removed all of my tackle to thoroughly detail the boat, so nothing irreplaceable was on board.
I also get to find out two things, how good the Tampa police are at recovering a stolen boat, and if its not recovered how good BoatUS insurance really is.
I just wish to thank everyone on this forum for their support and I hope my experience will serve as a warning to all of you fellow boat owners to at least take some rudimentary precautions when securing your boat. I'll never know if a tongue lock or wheel lock would have made a difference.
I had BoatUS AV coverage for both the boat and trailer which they paid in full yesterday. Yes it did take quite awhile, and I did miss out on most of the boating season, but it is definitely better than the alternative. I have decided I will sit out the rest of this year, and look for a new boat sometime in March or April of next year, it does not make sense to get a new boat and have it sit all winter.
Besides a call to BoatUS management around the 47 day mark to find out what was taking so long, the process was relatively painless. I am just really glad I paid the few extra 100 dollars or so for Agreed Value coverage versus Residual Value coverage, or we might still be haggling over what my boat was worth.
During my wait I have been researching every boat security device imaginable, and I will probably somewhat overkill the security system on my next boat, but at the end of the day, nothing short of good insurance will truly ensure peace of mind.
Even after the settlement I did make a final call to the police to find out if they were making any headway and it sounds like they have pretty much written it off as a lost cause. I even had to call the DMV myself to tell them the tag for the trailer was stolen, that way if the plate got ran someone might get caught.
END UPDATE
My 2006 Century 2400 WA was stolen yesterday in broad daylight from my driveway. The one thing the thieves did not count on was my CCTV cameras that caught the whole thing from 3 different angles. Although the police are actively investigating the theft, and I know it is a really long shot, if anyone happens to see a yellow Century 2400 WA in the Tampa Florida area with a registration number ending in 85RY, I'd really appreciate it if you would contact the authorities immediately.
Below is a link to the video of the boat being stolen. The individuals were driving a Black/Dark colored Ford Excursion with a tan or gray lower fascia. The boat is sitting on a Shorelander trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0sungAwdoc
Oh and lessons learned:
Buy a hitch lock, buy a wheel lock, and use both of them at all times. The only good news here is the boat was fully insured and I'd recently removed all of my tackle to thoroughly detail the boat, so nothing irreplaceable was on board.
I also get to find out two things, how good the Tampa police are at recovering a stolen boat, and if its not recovered how good BoatUS insurance really is.
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