Boat Security Tips

• Secure entry gates that require a key or access codes.
• Adequate security lighting.
• Neighborhood watch program
• Surveillance cameras.
• Security patrol.
• Is not a remote location.

• Use a lock and chain on a dinghy/tender, whether stored on or off your boat.
• Outboard and trolling motors should be securely locked & chained to the boat.
• Lock cabins, doors and windows.
• Do not leave your boat key(s) on the boat.
• Consider installing a hidden electric engine cut-off switch.
• Consider fitting an anti-theft security system.
• Take loose items with you.
• Never leave registration documents, title or identification papers on the boat.
• Take photos or video of the boat.
• Keep records of the Hull Identification Number, serial numbers of engine and onboard electronics at home.
• Keep expensive personal equipment with you: cameras, binoculars, radios, handheld GPS.
• Try to keep trailers in a locked garage or secure storage facility.
• Secure your trailer with a hitch and wheel lock – especially if your boat is stored on it.
• Secure your trailer with a high-quality lock and chain to a strong post, tree or other fixed object.