Stolen Trailer

[esora]

Great week camping at tent Island, good weather, only p..s off coming back to Crofton Launch to find Trailer for boat gone. Just a heads up in case somebody happens to hear anything (longshot but...)Trailer was a 2003 EZ Loader Excellent condition, barely used, White plastic fenders. I'm sure it would be gone but license# UCB 01A.

Thanks

Esora

 

[esora]

Forgot to add it was a 16 ft

Esora

 

[Gypseas]

That sucks big time. Hope the bstrds choke on it.
Did you have it locked?

 

[battaglino]

I wish someone would steal my trailer I need a new one.

 

[adrianna3]

I always put a padlock on my safety chain and back it in against a tree or curb. If they realy want it, they'll get it, but I won't make it easy for them. That's the third trailer I've heard of stolen from the Crofton ramp in the last year.

 

[Time]

Eyes are open Esora.
Just a PO that you can't even leave a boat trailer.
And even worse if, as Adrianne reports, that this is the third this year out of Crofton alone.
Never knew this was a problem.

To satisfy my curiosity esora, was it attached to your truck? And/or have the locks that insert through where the cotter pin goes on the trailer ball fastener?

My personal method, being the wary (paranoid) guy I am, is to use a locking pin through the trailer ball fastener, plus a locking pin to hold the hitch bar in the hitch receiver on the truck.

Originally I did it this way so I would not have to worry about a cotter pin or lynch pin breaking or getting lost. For the 30 or 40 dollar cost it seems like good added security.

 

[esora]

Time
Just to clarify it was the Father in laws trailer, and it wasn't attatched to the truck. I usualy do back mine up to a tree or a fence, but he needed his truck. It is the first I heard about any more trailers missing. Thanks for keeping the eyes open, although I think it will be long gone now. Never know though

Esora