Had a 2 day old 25 hp short shaft manual start tiller motor... Yamaha 2 stroke stolen from my whaler at 2 am last night from my house in Cohasset. MA. The thiefs unbolted it and left the bolts on the ground. If you see a motor with the 25hp sticker removed from the back of the motor please pm me. Thank You

That's BS!!! I live close by, and will definately keep an eye out. You know it is someone local and was eyeing it before last night. I f'n hate a thief. That really sucks, Good luck...

I had a motor stolen in 1983. It really pissed me off. i never got it back or heard anything about it again despite putting the word out through channels to every marina in the area.

Wouldn't you just love to catch them. Probably the only cure for how you feel right now, except maybe powerball.

Good luck!

they just nabbed your new pride and joy ....toy....:mad:
real sorry to hear that happened to ya MTC
did ya have any kind of boat insurance?
or is it a total loss now for ya...
as i know
those motors are not cheap.

"Had a 2 day old 25 hp short shaft manual "

That soon after buying ... Looks like they might of known you MTC, could be a scumbag working at the place you bought it.
Sorry to hear. I fish dux/kings/plymouth bays I'll keep my eye out.

I live and fish near there and will keep an eye out, I hope nobody steals the Johnson off of my whaler:uhoh: I can't belive that happened in your driveway!

Was it new? I wonder if they would be stupid enough for a warranty claim... Get the serial into Yammi

I will keep an eye out in B-Bay.

I fish the harbor and Scituate a lot from boats. I will keep my eyes peeled as well. Make sure to watch ebay too. Since they are probably from your area, their best bet is to move the thing away from the area. :liquify:

sorry to hear about your loss , dirty bastages , if you don't have boat insurance it might be covered under your home owners ins. .still a huge pain in the neck , i will keep my eyes peeled

Also check craigslist and the want-ad. If you don't get it back, I hope they at least get lost at sea due to bad karma...

No insurance... Sold my old Whaler and picked up this one without power. Was going to set up insurance today. Noticed the motor missing when I was painting the bottom! I think it was sombody who works at the dealer...

i once took my car to get some front end work done
and the mechanics used it to commit a burglary in broad
daylight which i was blamed for when neighbors copied
down the plate. I was not involved but it ended up
changing my whole life and soon i was headed west.

my point is.....something smells real fishy or like
there was inside info....

Yea, either someone in the neighborhood or someone from the dealer.
FWIW, I not only bolt my motor on but use one of those channeled locking bars over the clamp handles. That lock set up ain't coming off without making enough noise to get me , Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson out of a deep sleep.

That wicked sux dude

That stinks. Cohasett has changed alot. Thats the last place you'ld see anything like that.

MTC...My thoughts exactly...Who else would have known you just purchased it...Long shot in my opinion that it was somebody just driving by...It sucks

That wicked sux dude
ditto:bc:

check out your homeowners insurance...may be covered???

thieves suck! :behead: that's why they strung up horse thieves. like the other guys said - homeowners policy should cover it.

This blows more than a Noreaster!
I will keep an eye open at the flea markets in central Ma.
You know it was someone that knows you. But what go's around comes back to bite ya in the arse,,,
VB

Can't stand thieves. Definately send in the serial number to the company. 4 years ago some scum bags took the motor off my whaler and loaded it in thier truck. They came prepared as they were working out here during the week next door to where I had it stored. The house I had it stored at was empty for the winter so the puds deicided to pull a fast one and load it up. One of the guys that worked at the ferry called me and asked if I sold my engine because it was sitting in the back of a truck waiting to get on the ferry. Quite a commotion when I went down to the boat. Still glad I had taken the guy fishing a couple of times so he recognized it.

$500 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the guilty parties and/or recovery of the motor of my KIDS motor.

SN 6L2KS 1017504

They had some long faces last night!

Tom 781-801-2500

Rotten bastages, sux for the kids even more.
I hope they find them, and....:behead:... them.

I doubt its covered under the homeowners policy unless you say it wasnt attached to the boat at the time it was stolen..Maybe...

I agree with fishsmith and squid kids dad. This sounds like an inside job. I would go back to the dealer and snoop around. Talk to the OWNER. It is unlikely that he would risk his reputation for such a small gain and he would have a vested interest in rooting out anyone that would do this. Focus on new employees. At the very least he should hear about it. If it happens again he will KNOW thatsomething is rotten. He may also have some type of delivery or yard insurance that he might be willing to work with you on.

Good luck!

I think he got his motor back......saw this somewhere else.....I'm quoting him.

"Got a call about 11:40 AM from my awesome insurance agent telling me about a 2006 25hp motor for sale on Crsigslist.com. Here's the ad...

I have to engines for sale a brand new 2006 yamaha 25hp boat engine and a 1996 tohatsu 15hp engine.I am selling both for no set price i know book value on both but make me and offer or a trade and im willing to. barter with them.call me mike 781 217 8179.

His brother called him from Chelsea and put a call in to him and from what he told him it sounded like my stolen motor. The customer I was at in Waltham called him and set up a meeting with him. He would not give an address so I told him to set up as meeting at the West marine parking lot in Weymouth. He told us the color and type of car he had and I told him I had a Black Surban. I did not want to use my White Truck because it was in the driveway when he stole the motor.

I called the Cohasset police officer that took the police report and he told me what to do when I got there. He arranged to have a Weymouth Police officer and another Cohasset officer meet us there.

I was told to stay on the phone and make him wait while he ran the plates. I got out of the car and looked at the engine. I saw the 25HP sticker that I removed and knew it was my engine. I scratched the back of my head to signal the police. As soon as I did I could hear the cars racing across the parking lot. The crook placed his keys down so I put them in my pocket. I said "I looks brand new" and he said "only been on a boat once" then I said " Yea... in my driveway in Cohasset before you stole it you piece of Sh&*"

The Police officer jumped out and pointed his gun in his face... the rest went quick but the crook and his girlfriend and there friend were crapping there pants.

By 8pm I had the motor on my kids boat and they were racing across the harbor.

The crook had another arrest so I think he'll be wearing his soap on a rope for a while.

If you had an engine stolen from the South Shore in the last 1-2 weeks give a call to the Cohasset Ploice Department."

Great news, I love it when a scum bag goes down:nailem:

Nice work....best story I have heard in awhile!:cool:

Wow! That's amazing! Glad you got your motor back!

Thanks... I still can't believe I got it back!

Great news MTC, and the good weather is here. :claps: one for the good guys.

:claps: Glad it worked out MTC....next time tho....buy a big Johnson, cuz no one mess with you if you have a big Johnson!:rolleyes: :hee:

Hearing the good news makes my day!That's just fantastic MTC.

Now all we need is some justice for Leptar and all will be right in the fishing world.

THATS AWSOME! There is hope in this world.

My 30 hp ob is secured with a slide bar and padlock. It may not be a big deal, but it would take longer and be noiser to remove. For short money it may give you some peace of mind in the future. I'm really psyched you got your engine back quickly and undamaged- and the vermin will have a felony conviction haunting his lowly carcass for life.