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10-09-2007, 01:17 PM | #1 |
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Stolen Trailer
Some low-life scum stole my trailer from the Varney Point trailer lot in Gilford last month. It was a Four Winns Navy colored with white pin stripes, single axle 15" wheel with surge brake hitch, bunk style for a Horizon 18 foot. There was a spare tire mounted on the side, and the hitch had a padlock on it. It was marked with the name "WALKER" on the port side. The vehicle ID number is 42KBKCS14Y2013252. If anyone has any information regarding this trailer please PM me or contact the Gilford police department.
The Gilford PD said they had reports of other problems at this lot, so any users beware! Looks like I'll be extending my boating season until I find a replacement. Last edited by Island-Ho; 10-09-2007 at 09:51 PM. |
10-09-2007, 05:00 PM | #2 |
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Swapped trailer.
Before the Varney Point trailer site, I use to park my trailer in the Gilford lot in Glendale. 7 years ago, I notice someone replace my trailer with a similar older trailer. I would have not noticed until I found the swapped trailer has a lot more rust. The police did a VIN check and found it was registered to someone on Cape Cod. The police could not find the original owner. So I still have the trailer. I couldn't register it for 2 years because I don't have a title for that VIN. After the trailer is ten years old, I was able to register, as a title is not needed.
What is funny is that the trailer was never confiscated after I reported it! In case you are wondering, the thief swapped plates so I still had my plates!
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10-10-2007, 07:46 PM | #3 |
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Broadhopper, if you still have the name of the original owner of the trailer you can try a zabasearch.com search and see what comes up.
Not perfect but it could help. AW |
10-10-2007, 11:14 PM | #4 | |
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Island-Ho talk to Winnisquam marine, they sometimes have trailers sitting around that people didn't take with their boats and they sell them very reasonably.....
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10-22-2007, 12:00 PM | #5 |
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Trailer Lock
It's too bad it's come to this, but some people can't seem to leave other's property alone. Can anyone suggest a secure trailer lock that can't be removed with a bolt cutter? What methods do you use to secure your trailer if you find it necessary?
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10-22-2007, 01:12 PM | #6 |
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What about this?
You could use this to immobilize the wheel...
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Dear Island-Ho--
There's a type of heavy-duty hitch lock that slips right over the coupling, completely encasing it, like a sleeve. An allyn wrench tightens a bolt up into the socket, and the whole thing locks down with a key. We use this type on our horse trailer, and I can't imagine anyone being able to get it off without some serious tools/equipment. Sorry, but the trailer is parked elsewhere right now, so I don't know the name of the product, but a trailer dealer should be able to help you. Good luck.
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Something like this...
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That's it!
Yes, that's just the type of lock I was trying to describe--good job, Blue Thunder.
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The only way to slow down someone from stealing your trailer is to use a tire lock. Thieves will use your safety chains, wrap them around their bumper and away they go.
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"The Club" doesn't work either....
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My "fix" was to weld two chain links on the inside of one wheel and padlock a short chain to the axle. If a thief drove the trailer out of the yard, streaks would be left on the road—pointing to the thief's destination! Alas, nobody tried to steal my trailer.
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10-30-2007, 10:03 AM | #14 |
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Great idea APS.If you have a trailer with spoked wheels you can just run the chain through the rim and around the frame.
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Trouble with the chains links around the tires is that if you have a cutter, its minutes and they're off. If they want the trailer they will get it especially if they are pros. They will have the equipment(cutter,chains,etc.). How about removing a tire or even removing the air(assuming no boat on). They can't possibly carry all the different size tires and seeing a trailer with a "flat" tire may stop them. I little inconvenient but worth a trailer.
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The Abus has a narrow opening, so fashion the cable with loops of different sizes on each end and thread one end through the other before padlocking to the cable body. (A sailboat getting new rigging will have many yards of used stainless cable at bargain FLL prices.) Don't lose the key!!!!
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Is trailer theft a big problem in the Winnipesaukee region. Also, what about boat theft? I always worry about my boat at the marina. Should I be worried?
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