Where’d you buy it?I have been using one of these locks from Yamaha.
It’s a pretty good lock but you need to make sure your steering linkage clears when you tilt the motor up.
At the end of the day if they want it they can get it, but it makes the insurance company happy and it might deter them to move onto someone else.
OrderedMadJigga - I bought mine new from a guy off Craigslist that had just sold his boat.
https://rowkraft.com/shop/stazo-smartlock/
I found this one from “Stazo” same design and same brand of lock cylinder.
I guessing that they made them for Yamaha with the branding.
Hope this helps.
Looks like I will be upgrading to the SS one. I just grabbed what they had on the shelf. I’ll see how long the painted one lasts.
I’m renting a spot at a marina. But they still get ripped off. There’s no way I can have my boat at house.**** just leave a flock geese in the yard anyone come near they will make enough racket .... lol
Can you take a pic of your bolt lock and chain set up?
That’s sucks. Where did this happen? Seems like organized thievery. I’ll be mooring my boat at a marina. The thieves usually come in with a zodiac with an electric motor. They’re trying to make as little noise as possible. Nothing gets cut off if locked up. They’re looking for the easy snatch and grab and go stuff.my boat was in a locked fenced dealer yard undergoing maint. my kicker was only attached with the regular thumbscrews (no locks). thieves broke in and lifted my kicker off clean (no damage). the other 4 boats around me had remote steering controls and bolts/locks. the ones with remote steering has their cables/hoses cut off. the ones with locks had their transoms cut with large rectangular holes (they cut around kicker mounting plates and chopped 1/4 of the transom up). good luck fixing a boat with damage like that. i'd rather they just steal the kicker and run away while insurance writes me a cheque. a small cheap bicycle type lock on the thumbscrews is enough to deter the average thief. any more than that and a determined thief will damage your hull and get the kicker anyway.
So I get what you are saying here. The more secure it is the more damage they do. This is the exact scenario my boat was in. Locked and fenced compound with cameras and you really could not see my boat. They had obviously scooped it out as avoided all the cameras. Plus I had a 4hp in the dinghy on the roof and they knew to take that too. As for insurance yes it was insured but there is a big deductible and insurance did not pay for taxes or the hoses I had to replace. It still cost me $1000 plus.my boat was in a locked fenced dealer yard undergoing maint. my kicker was only attached with the regular thumbscrews (no locks). thieves broke in and lifted my kicker off clean (no damage). the other 4 boats around me had remote steering controls and bolts/locks. the ones with remote steering has their cables/hoses cut off. the ones with locks had their transoms cut with large rectangular holes (they cut around kicker mounting plates and chopped 1/4 of the transom up). good luck fixing a boat with damage like that. i'd rather they just steal the kicker and run away while insurance writes me a cheque. a small cheap bicycle type lock on the thumbscrews is enough to deter the average thief. any more than that and a determined thief will damage your hull and get the kicker anyway.