My boat got stolen on Sunday...

[ShallowsNole]

Don't laugh too hard...but two guys and a boy waded up out of the bay and STOLE OUR BOAT OUT OF OUR YARD on Sunday. Wesley was home, saw them and thought wth to himself, but didn't confront them as he was alone. It's just a 8 to 10 foot old aluminum green jonboat, no motor, was registered 25 years ago but not renewed as the motor was sold after my dad died, slightly warped and a small hole in the bottom. Still, it was nice to piddle around on, and it belonged to my dad . I can't believe anyone might have thought it was abandoned; it was IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE.

Fuzz discovered the boat was missing yesterday (Wesley had forgotten to advise us ) and, after learning of the bay people absconding with it, walked the shoreline from our house to Cabbage Rose Lane late yesterday afternoon. No sign of it. He would search again today, but he is back at work today and since he is now off patrol and back in CID, he can't drive around and look for his boat.

If anyone goes kayaking or messing around in the bay from 331 or Bay Drive east, and sees a boat that looks like that pulled up somewhere, please PM me? or call my cell, 850-585-6471?

Meanwhile, make sure all of your stuff is locked up or tied down...and tell your teenagers that people coming up and leaving with your stuff warrants a phone call .

 

[steele mama]

So sorry! People!!!

 

[seagrovelover]

Wow they had some guts taking something out of your yard!!!! so sorry about that, maybe it will show up later?

 

[Smiling JOe]

Wow they had some guts taking something out of your yard!!!!

Especially with your son looking on. Wesley should have busted a cap in their @$$.

 

[Beachbummette]

Awww...this is sad. Let's all keep an eye out for it and bring it back!:clap_1:

 

[kathydwells]

Girl, boy do I know how you feel!!! So sorry. I really hope that you can get it back. People can be so freaking mean.

 

[florida girl]

Sorry to hear about that, someone stole my dad's boat out of our yard too, when my mother was in the hospital dying of cancer. An old friend of the family gave me a small 12' Jon boat (you'd know the gentleman if I told you), it wasn't near what my dad's was though. 20 years later, I managed to find one similar to his and bought it, have a blast with it. The other boat got damaged on the conrete rip rap, not too bad, I used it to get out after Hurricane Ivan, if you would like it you can have it.

 

[audie]

it's a sad fact that if it isn't nailed down, it will go mia. i even chain my wicker chairs to my front porch !

 

[Smiling JOe]

It takes more than nails and chains to stop theives. We had a canoe chained to a tree at a local lake, and the thick chain was cut and left by the tree, but the boat was nowhere in sight.

 

[audie]

It takes more than nails and chains to stop theives. We had a canoe chained to a tree at a local lake, and the thick chain was cut and left by the tree, but the boat was nowhere in sight.

that's true sj, but i have some really thick chain, and i hope by the time they would get cut thru it, the nosy old guy across the street will have the police on the way.