JUST A SMALL REMINDER FOR THE ANGLERS WHO LEAVE THEIR BOATS AND ENGINES BERTHED UP ON THE LAKE SHORE,

SOME BOATS AND ENGINES WERE STOLEN FROM KILINHARD LOUGH SHEELIN YESTERDAY THE 4TH OF AUGUST, ,
THE BOATS I BELIEVE WERE RECOVERED BUT THE ENGINES ALL RELATIVELY NEW WERE NOT,

PLEASE CHECK YOUR BOATS AND ENGINES ARE SECURE AND LOCKED UP,
IF POSSIBLE BRING YOUR ENGINES WITH YOU,


FINALLY I HOPE THE B@STARDS HAVE THE WORST OF LUCK AND ILL HEALTH FOR DOING THIS.

LIAM

Down our way the police have started a scheme where owners get replacement soft covers which lock in place instead of the original engine cover. This means the thieves have to get a replacement cover. The local chandlers are part of a scheme which checks & records identity when replacement engine covers are purchased.

Marine Crime

GREAT IDEA BUT A BIT LATE FOR SOME OF THE ANGLERS HERE,

HOPEFULLY SOMETHING GOOD WILL COME OUT OF THIS LIKE THAT IDEA FROM YOU BEANZY,

When my engine was nicked last year the local Garde said there were at least
4 to 5 suspected foreign national gangs, stealing engines to order, up and down the country... I asked him if they were close to a break through in shutting these gangs down... his answer "er... no!"

I guess that would take a little detective work ffs - it's not mission impossible!
Still some people reckon the 'engine stealing trade' may have been worth up to 1/2 a million euro on the black market last year... dodgy b@stards make Dellboy look like a quire boy

CONTAINER FOUND IN DUBLIN DOCKS 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO BOUND FOR EASTERN EUROPE, ALL LEGIT PAPER WORK ETC ETC, WHEN OPENED THE CONTAINER WAS FOUND TO HAVE HAD ABOUT 250 OUTBOARD ENGINES 2 STROKE ALL MAKES WITH HORSE POWER UP TO 20HP, SHORT SHAFT AND SUITABLE FOR ANY OF THE LOUGHS ABROAD, FUNNY THING THESE ENGINES WERE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, OUR SCUMBAGS ACTUALLY TOOK TIME OUT AND WENT FOR THE BEST AND THE MOST RECENT MODELS,
A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS INDEED, , ON AVERAGE THESE ENGINES COST €1000????
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT WOULD YOU LEAVE €1000 IN CASH LYING ON THE GROUND BESIDE YOUR BOAT AND EXPECT TO FIND IT WHEN YOU RETURN THE FOLLOWING DAY OR WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SAY FORGET THE GARDAI, LEAVE THEM SCUMBAGS FOR THE LOCALS TO SEAL WITH , THE LOCAL WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was passing Kilinhard last Sunday on the way home from Dundalk and I was amazed to see so many engines left on boats. Nothing is safe these days and I think your right hobble, anglers take your engines home with you.