We'll see more of this this summer...

erikgreen

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A couple of guys stealing gas from a boat decided to check how much gas was in the can using the light from a lighter....


http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=91078



Fortunately the boat didn't burn, but let's all be careful with our gas caps this summer, mmmkay?

Erik

PS: I almost thought this belonged in the stupid human tricks section..
 
Stingray312

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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

The thought of leaving 200 gals of liquid gold in my boat while I'm not there should cause some sleepless nights. anyone have a line on locking fuel caps that look somewhat good
 
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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

no klu sent me a security video of some guy on top of a tanker checking it with a lighter......ka-boom......stupid human tricks material....i couldnt find a way to post it tho.
 
5150abf

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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

Its called natural selection, only the dumb die young.
My dad was a police officer so I have been hearing these stories all my life.
 
Boatin Bob

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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

These guys should be Darwin Award candidates :eek:
 
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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

thieves tried to siphon the gas out of my jeep grand cherokee but I quess couldn't get the hose down the tank and my skid plate kept them from doing anything to the tank so the aaaholes stole the catyletic converter! looked like they had a nice pipe cutter cause it was a clean cut, imagine my surprise when I started up the jeep. The police informed me that alot of this has been going on around here and they're giving $100 a pop for the converters at the scrapyards titanium alloy I hear is what's in them, so watch your jeeps and high setting trucks cop said thieves can lay under them easily.
 
180shabah

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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

WOW!!! Stupidity at it's finest.
 
SS MAYFLOAT

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A stolen converter will buy a tank of gas. Most american made cars the converter will bring in this area $120 to 180. Imports can bring as much as $220. It is the precious metals inside the converters. The metals contain a percentage of platnum from what I hear.

I made a clamping device to pinch down my fill hose to prevent gas from being pumped out of mine. Thinking about putting the fill in a hidden area and the obivious one that would allow their hose to reach into the bilge water.
 
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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

Stingray312 said:
The thought of leaving 200 gals of liquid gold in my boat while I'm not there should cause some sleepless nights. anyone have a line on locking fuel caps that look somewhat good
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Why don't Marine suppliers make a Keyed Locking Gas cap for Boats? Somebody better get inventing one and fast. I thought about this last year and I see this as a major problem coming up very soon.
 
SS MAYFLOAT

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cbavier said:
Why don't Marine suppliers make a Keyed Locking Gas cap for Boats? Somebody better get inventing one and fast. I thought about this last year and I see this as a major problem coming up very soon.
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They do have locking caps for boats. I saw one at the marina that I dock at. Can't remember the manufacture, but I'm sure if you searched you will find them........SS
 
180shabah

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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

Why can't people just search iboats?????

http://www.iboats.com/Gas_Caps_and_Fuel_Fills/dm/category_id.238186--view_id.238186

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Captain Caveman

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Re: We'll see more of this this summer...

I just put a keyed locking gas cap on my 6 gallon portable gas tank :D
 
25thmustang

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Co-worker lost 100 gallons the first night the boat sat at the dock this year. I will be buying a locking cap and not leaving gas on the boat if I don't have to.
 
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I bet that guy has a new nickname!! It is "FLASH" !!!!!

The idiots !!!!!!!!! Got what they deserve !!!!!!
 
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