replacing outboard bracket

[lingcod]

you guys might remember me. back on march 12th someone stole my old kicker motor. 2 nights ago someone stole my new 8hp nissan kicker. this time they took the black pad off the kicker bracket. can I buy a new mounting pad or do i have to buy a whole new bracket? this is a new stainless 4 stroke bracket from garelick. the punks also broke the fiberglass on the transom trying to pry the bracket off.thanks for your help<br /><br />lingcod

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: replacing outboard bracket

Forget the motor and bracket. Get yourself a man eating watch dog and a baseball bat. Time to exact some revenge on them thieves. Sorry about your loss and good luck with the bracket and new motor. Maybe re-think where you are storing that boat.

 

[lingcod]

Re: replacing outboard bracket

I would re-think where i store it but the boat is stored in my driveway 3 feet from garage door under a very bright light. they are doing this at night while I am home. ballsy for sure since I am the proud owner of several projectile firing devices from 22cal all the way up to 50cal. If i catch them they are not gonna like it.<br /><br />lingcod

 

[Nos4r2]

Re: replacing outboard bracket

just a suggestion but would it be worth putting a battery operated motorcycle alarm on your kicker? I've got one on my bike and its loud as he11. It's 3.5" square,made by Pirahna and called a microlarm.They aint expensive either.<br />It runs off a standard 9v battery that lasts about 4 months a time.<br /><br />You could try replacing the pad with a chunk of 2" marine ply. That's what I've got on mine and it's rated to 10hp.

 

[Solittle]

Re: replacing outboard bracket

Keep the next one in the garage.

 

[JRJ]

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Two motors in as many months? And you have a .22 and a .50 and a light? You're lucky all they wanted was the motor. You might as well buy them another. Get dead bolts and bars for the house. Good luck.

 

[roscoe]

Re: replacing outboard bracket

http://www.garelick.com/# <br /><br />email them for a replacement.

 

[lingcod]

Re: replacing outboard bracket

what can be done to protect the kickers from theft? I had a cable lock which they cut. I had the motor lock that locks the mounting handles, which they took with the bracket. what else can I do? I don't want to have to remove the motor every time as it is electric start and not easily removed unless you are a thief.are there any other options?<br /><br />lingcod

 

[Nos4r2]

Re: replacing outboard bracket

Datatag it all over-boat,main engine AND kicker.<br />I'd seriously think about putting a really loud alarm on your boat with a sensor on the kicker.You might even be able to do this with a remote sensor on a house alarm.<br />In the UK we have a lot of problems with boat theft-usually by gypsies. My boat is stored on a farm in the middle of nowhere up a 1/2 mile dirt track that has a caravan storage facility, and 2 friends of mine live on site.Everything of value left on it is datatagged,engraved with my zipcode and UV marked in at least 3 places and the stickers are on everything that's datatagged-in a really visible place.<br />It aint worth jack to them if they can't sell it.<br /><br />If you really want to let them know that they are risking their lives stealing from you a big NRA sticker on your kicker might make them think twice.<br /><br /> Get a pull start kicker and remove it would be an obvious suggestion-but probably not really what you want to hear.<br /><br />What it really boils down to is making them move on to what they think is an easier target.That's all that anti-theft measures can do.<br /><br />Good luck.