I almost lost my boat!

[sublauxation]

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Not sure about Hostage but I wish mine involved barley pop. Me and boat storage the last couple years haven't worked so well. But I can tell you exactly how easy this happens. I wouldn't have admitted it but I didn't want Hostage to feel all alone.

To get the price I needed on my new office lease they bumped up the move in date, so the boat had to go immediately. Called my father in law who had a spot reserved and turns out he "didn't have room", again. Long story.... but we're done, passive aggression is his moa. I called around from craigslist and a guy offered me a great deal but he was going hunting that afternoon and I had to be their immediately. He was in an area I wasn't familiar with but I loaded up the boat, dropped it off and put the address in my wallet (mistake # 3 or 4, it hasn't been seen since.) After that I had to build out the office, move, fire my billing service, and somewhere in the middle my house flooded. The boat had been the last thing on my mind until a couple weeks ago.

I'm sure I'll either find the person's address or they'll call me. I was the last one in and with my couple and swing tongue locked they'll need to get in touch with me eventually. So my boat isn't really lost but if I had to pick it up tomorrow I couldn't. So this goes in the stuff happens file I guess.

 

[CC245]

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And don't post stuff like this:


How the heck did you lose a boat stored across the street from the launch ramp?

In this post I think he has the boat in a dry slip. Just a parking spot at the marina so he does not have to tow to the lake.

When it was lost, it was winterized and stored inside for the winter in a barn.

 

[hostage]

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To clarify, I get May and March confused regularly. >< I meant to type May 1st.

Also I brought my boat to the place, I have a vague memory of where it is, though worst case I could have driven there to and found it that way. It is over a 30minute drive to get there. This was an older guy with his wife and he was driving a truck w/ plow and business name on it. Also other people where bringing there stuff there too. I wasn't worrying about him trying to steal it, just lost the info I wrote down in a huge stack of papers some where in my office. I didn't panic, though I was able to connect the dots. In any case I will most likely find the info I was looking for within a week by accident.

 

[cajuncook1]

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I needed a good laugh!!!! The comments on the post were hilarious!!!

 

[MH Hawker]

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he he I know where it will be shortly , in my drive way, i love auctions.

 

[sutor623]

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Nice work guys. Speaking of lost boats, I had some D-bag in my front yard last weekend trying to unbolt my lower unit off of my Merc. I heard a noise outside, and when I went out there someone took off. Looked around and couldnt see anything. Next morning I noticed that some idiot used a channel lock on my precious L/U bolts and tryed to get it off. Luckily he didnt have an allen wrench to get off the trim tab, cause that was the only thing holding it on.Next day I noticed that 4 rod holders were gone and my spare tire. Luckily my dog started barking at 2:00 in the morning. Next day I talked to my sister (who is my neighbor)to see if she saw anything suspicious and her boyfriend was still asleep on the couch. Found out that he told my sister a couple weeks back, that his dad gave him a Merc 850 that needed some parts. That idiot stuck my rod holders and spare tire in my sisters basement. Little SOB. So now I know that I have a thief living next door. Worst part is that my sis DID NOT break up with him.......

 

[island mike]

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Nice work guys. Speaking of lost boats, I had some D-bag in my front yard last weekend trying to unbolt my lower unit off of my Merc. I heard a noise outside, and when I went out there someone took off. Looked around and couldnt see anything. Next morning I noticed that some idiot used a channel lock on my precious L/U bolts and tryed to get it off. Luckily he didnt have an allen wrench to get off the trim tab, cause that was the only thing holding it on.Next day I noticed that 4 rod holders were gone and my spare tire. Luckily my dog started barking at 2:00 in the morning. Next day I talked to my sister (who is my neighbor)to see if she saw anything suspicious and her boyfriend was still asleep on the couch. Found out that he told my sister a couple weeks back, that his dad gave him a Merc 850 that needed some parts. That idiot stuck my rod holders and spare tire in my sisters basement. Little SOB. So now I know that I have a thief living next door. Worst part is that my sis DID NOT break up with him.......

I cant believe this,And you are saying this guy is still walking around ???This is a joke right??

 

[jbjennings]

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Nice work guys. Speaking of lost boats, I had some D-bag in my front yard last weekend trying to unbolt my lower unit off of my Merc. I heard a noise outside, and when I went out there someone took off. Looked around and couldnt see anything. Next morning I noticed that some idiot used a channel lock on my precious L/U bolts and tryed to get it off. Luckily he didnt have an allen wrench to get off the trim tab, cause that was the only thing holding it on.Next day I noticed that 4 rod holders were gone and my spare tire. Luckily my dog started barking at 2:00 in the morning. Next day I talked to my sister (who is my neighbor)to see if she saw anything suspicious and her boyfriend was still asleep on the couch. Found out that he told my sister a couple weeks back, that his dad gave him a Merc 850 that needed some parts. That idiot stuck my rod holders and spare tire in my sisters basement. Little SOB. So now I know that I have a thief living next door. Worst part is that my sis DID NOT break up with him.......

STILL LMAO.....
So are you going to confront the "boyfriend"? NOt that it's my business, I'm just working the scnenario all out in my head......
Hey Bossman, are you going to at least wait until I go to work next time before you try and steal my lower unit? BTW, can I have my rod holders back??
GOod reading to say the least...
JBJ

 

[sschefer]

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ROFLMAO.... This is too funny... The fact that boats are getting lost is beyond my comprehension. The thievery doesn't suprise me, however most theives are of above average intelligence and clearly this one is not. The only theft I've had in my neighborhood was when the kids down the street stole my christmas reindeer ornament off the front lawn. I actually caught him and now the whole neighborhood is aware that I have a gun and will protect my property. I marched him right to his front door and told his dad that his kids pranks almost got him shot.. I didn't dare let him see the S&W .500 too clearly or he'd noticed it wasn't loaded. It is a rather ominous gun though and will get your attention loaded or not.

 

[sutor623]

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I cant believe this,And you are saying this guy is still walking around ???This is a joke right??

Yea he is walking around. My sister and I don't exactly have the best relationship, and my dad is really sick, so I didn't want to press charges on her boyfriend. Just don't want to stir up and ish right now. I did however go over there the other day and just let him know how lucky he is that the current situation is what it is. He knows now that if ANYTHING is tampered with around my house I know exactly where to go to. He sincerely apologized, and pretty much kissed my @$$ all the way out the door. I think that he is truly grateful that I didnt press charges and my sister didnt kick the little punk out of her house. Sometimes violence is not the answer.....

 

[idonthaveaname]

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He sincerely apologized, and pretty much kissed my @$$ all the way out the door. I think that he is truly grateful...

Okay...wake up and smell the coffee...time for the straight up truth.

He did not mean a word of the apology. He kissed your @$$ because that's what always saved him with his mommy or some other authority figure. He is not grateful. He thinks you are an idiot. He thinks he is smarter than you. He will steal from you again. His behavior is classic loser getting caught. It's not going to change.

 

[Limited-Time]

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Okay...wake up and smell the coffee...time for the straight up truth.

He did not mean a word of the apology. He kissed your @$$ because that's what always saved him with his mommy or some other authority figure. He is not grateful. He thinks you are an idiot. He thinks he is smarter than you. He will steal from you again. His behavior is classic loser getting caught. It's not going to change.

Ding Ding Ding.........We have a winner!!

 

[FlaCowboy]

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Yea he is walking around. My sister and I don't exactly have the best relationship, and my dad is really sick, so I didn't want to press charges on her boyfriend. Just don't want to stir up and ish right now. I did however go over there the other day and just let him know how lucky he is that the current situation is what it is. He knows now that if ANYTHING is tampered with around my house I know exactly where to go to. He sincerely apologized, and pretty much kissed my @$$ all the way out the door. I think that he is truly grateful that I didnt press charges and my sister didnt kick the little punk out of her house. Sometimes violence is not the answer.....

I Hate a Thief....nothing sets me off more than a person that wants to "steal" because he is too lazy to work for it his self. He would have either went to jail or he would have to have someone wipe his a** for him because his fingers would be broke
Sorry to Hi-Jack...now back to the regular topic :facepalm:

 

[sutor623]

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I Hate a Thief....nothing sets me off more than a person that wants to "steal" because he is too lazy to work for it his self. He would have either went to jail or he would have to have someone wipe his a** for him because his fingers would be broke
Sorry to Hi-Jack...now back to the regular topic :facepalm:

Yea well we will see. If you guys see me whining on here about finding a new lower unit then you can say I told you so. Trust me once my sister decides to leave his lying cheating @$$ it will be a different story. For right now he is a lucky S.O.B. Point is, no matter where you store your boat, even your front lawn, there is always a chance of something coming up missing. Just glad that I pulled my kicker off when not in use.

 

[BonairII]

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30 minutes away and the OP couldn't be bothered to drive there when the boat was pulled/stored?


Anyone THAT busy....probably doesn't have time to go boating in the first place.

 

[saumon]

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Seriously? You take your boat someplace in the fall and can't remember where you left it?
Maybe take a GPS with you next time and mark the location with a waypoint for future reference

He did, on his marine charplotter, that still was on the boat...

 

[saumon]

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Nice work guys. Speaking of lost boats, I had some D-bag in my front yard last weekend trying to unbolt my lower unit off of my Merc. I heard a noise outside, and when I went out there someone took off. Looked around and couldnt see anything. Next morning I noticed that some idiot used a channel lock on my precious L/U bolts and tryed to get it off. Luckily he didnt have an allen wrench to get off the trim tab, cause that was the only thing holding it on.Next day I noticed that 4 rod holders were gone and my spare tire. Luckily my dog started barking at 2:00 in the morning. Next day I talked to my sister (who is my neighbor)to see if she saw anything suspicious and her boyfriend was still asleep on the couch. Found out that he told my sister a couple weeks back, that his dad gave him a Merc 850 that needed some parts. That idiot stuck my rod holders and spare tire in my sisters basement. Little SOB. So now I know that I have a thief living next door. Worst part is that my sis DID NOT break up with him.......

Just to makes things even, maybe you should remove all but one of his car tires lugs...just saying!

 

[sasto]

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Just to makes things even, maybe you should remove all but one of his car tires lugs...just saying!

Word around here is if you want to keep a thief out of your front yard.......Hang one in the side yard!

 

[Outsider]

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and now I have my peace of mind restored

Dude, don't get too comfortable with yourself, you had no idea who you left your boat with, and only a vague recollection of even where you left it! :facepalm:

 

[saumon]

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I think this thread should be moved to the SHT.