They are as brazen as you can imagine. Mine was in a secured lot, keyed entry, security cameras, lit as bright as day. They broke through a chained gate, jerked my boat (that cannot be seen from any angle from the highway - scoped out job) to the middle of the lot, cut the control cables, unbolted the motor (Yamaha F250 with just under 100 hours), laid it into the bed of a pickup (New white Avalanche with dark gray underpanels, crew cab, white bed cover, custom wheels - likely stolen) and took off, in less than 20 minutes. Three perps, looked hispanic and wearing gloves. They must've had an order for the motor as they left my Garmin stuff as well as a bunch of fishing tackle.
Yes, it's getting bad. They are targeting high powered, go-fast boats for illegals and drugs from Cuba and Haiti. In my case, the motors are being shipped to Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas. Just about the same time they were getting my motor, a new (never sold) 35 foot Everglades disappeared off the dealer lot, later to be found stripped near Ft Lauderdale behind - guess what? - an export outfit. Gone - all the electronics, controls, tabs, 2-F350's.
It's out of control and the perps are likely to be illegals so it's hard to track them. My guys wore gloves - so they must've had their prints on record. Luckily in my case they didn't damage the boat and the insurance company treated me great. They cut me a check in about 10 days and now I'm good to go again. Garage building permit should be here today. It's a sad tale, but true and getting worse.
