Congratulations..I hope the other one is found soon!

Great news about Travelinman. Was it just a joyride?

Not just a joyride. They did a bit of damage to the boat when they unsuccessfully tried to remove the engine. They must have given up and abandoned the boat.

I hope the damage is easily fixed. I know how meticulously Josh maintains that boat.

Maybe use a cable lock in future?

Mystical had 2 cable locks on it when it was taken.

JZB. I'm happy that you were able to recover one of your stolen boats.I hope you will also recover the second one.
The most effective way I found to protect my boat from theft was to remove the propeller every time I was not using my boat. It is doubtful that any would be thief would carry a prop around with him/them. I know it can be somewhat of a hassle but well worth it if you are trying to discourage the thief and protect your expensive investment.It's a simple matter of removing a cotter pin and carrying the prop to you home. Good Luck!

Depending on the engine, it's fairly easily possible to modify the electronics so that an additional component is needed to start the engine. That component of course you carry with you. Because it's a non-standard mod no-one has a clue what's wrong and it defeats them. I've never done it with a boat engine, but I have to car and motorcycle engines with apparently great success. Easier with 4-strokes than two, and doesn't work at all with diesel.

Of course, that doesn't stop the theft of prop or lower unit. We had a spate of those thefts a while back, but I haven't heard of any recently.

Thanks Bill. I don't think that would have helped in this case. They towed both boats away. I think we'll just get ourselves a rotweiler and have him sleep in the boat from now on.

LOL! JZB. You can't beat a good watchdog.

Sounds like a Trailer Hitch lock is also called for in your case. I have one on my brothers trailer. Makes it impossible to hook up a vehicle to the trailer when used.

It was towed away in the water! One boat was pulling the two boats. They must have been going VERY slow.