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Stolen Gas

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by: TC2u Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 12:09pm  
Stolen Gas
 
I inherited a brand new boat at the end of last year. I put in gas additive since we were headed into winter, and brought it home over the weekend to change the gas since the gas is 8 months old, and boat motors are so sensitive. It had a full tank, 27 gallons, but I did take it out once last year. So probably spent 3-4 gallons. When I went to get it out of storage (Pearland Sites Rd), it was laying the on neck. At first I thought the stand collapsed, or maybe I forgot to make sure it was locked in place. I jacked it up with a car jack, and got the stand up, and locked. There was nothing wrong with it, so brought it home. After draining 5-6 gallons, there was no more. I finally figured out, someone collapsed the stand on purpose to pull the gas forward, and they drained it. If you have a boat in storage... It would take about $100 to replace the $60 of gas I had in it. On the other I was going to have to hand pump it 3-4 hours to get the gas out. Instead I spent about 30 minutes, So there was a good side to my theft of gas.
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Stealth83 Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 12:47pm  
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Blackbird Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 1:23pm  
I hope the storage people who you paid, to take care of your boat, have been notified of your small claims filing. I abhor this current culture of suing everyone for anything, but this is a legit claim.
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 1:25pm  
I'm afraid we will be seeing much more of this. Lots of folks are putting locking gas caps on their RVs, boats and vehicles.
 
As much of a deterrent that you think this would be, many folks/thieves are desperate for gas and will do anything to get it. I have already heard of cases in Houston area where the bottom of gas tanks have been "ice picked" and had a hole knocked in them to drain the gas out.
So, locking gas cap is kind of a 50/50 chance thing.
Locking gas cap possibly could cost a person more than gas replacement. 🤷🏼‍♂️
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 1:29pm  
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 1:30pm  
@Stealth83 : Tough on people parked nearby, but think about it...
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 1:59pm  
@Stealth83: Yes a converter would definitely punch a hole in your back pocket ! 😮
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 2:26pm  
Unless they have changed greatly, it isn't that difficult to remove a locking gas cap. Locks are for honest people.
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 3:01pm  
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TC2u Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 3:38pm  
@Blackbird : I'm just moving on. The work I'd put in to recoup isn't worth it. I put the street name there in case anyone else is using the same place.
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 4:26pm  
@TC2u : what kind of motor does it have. Outboard or inboard car engine. Because the gas should have been fine as long as you don't need the 50:1 oil in it
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 6, '22 9:19pm  
im petty i may put out a nice container big red one near the boat 1/3rd gas, 1/3rd water, 1/3rd sugar or coolant
hopefully no one steals it Emoticon
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TC2u Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 7, '22 5:24am  
@Michael1960 : It's an outboard motor, and you're probably right. The gas looked okay. Boat motors are expensive to repair so I just rather err on the side of caution.
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 7, '22 5:53am  
Were there any security cameras that could've recorded the thieves?
Did you file a police report?
I'm sorry about the loss- it's stressfull.
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 7, '22 6:26am  
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~ 1 year, 11 mos ago   Jun 7, '22 6:37am  
@TC2u : does take the oil in the gas. If it did I would wash the tank out. But I do know for a fact, if you turn the gas off and let the motor run until it stops is always best to do. Have you ever owned a boat before? Because now if you haven't, you have to take a dang class before you can even register the boat.
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