Colin‘s boat and trailer were stolen Friday afternoon in North Admiral:
It is a 19.5-foot Glasply, 1982, WN8999jr, with blue stripes and a Yamaha 9.9 gray extra motor. It was stolen from the 1900 block of Sunset Avenue. It was taken with the trailer, which is an EZ Loader plate number AM8397. Police report number 23-214615.
We’re told Colin and his grandfather had just finished fixing up the boat – and then it was stolen. Any info, email ellenzoffel (at) gmail.com.
UPDATE: Found in South Park.
It’s well known to law enforcement that some vehicle theft rings place informants in repair shops to alert them about valuable targets. If a shop worked on the boat, you should inform the SPD and perhaps the shop’s owners. A pattern may be revealed. Best wishes for a quick recovery of the boat and trailer, undamaged!
Heard there is a lot in Burien that stolen boats & trailers end up at. Don’t know where but from what I’ve heard it’s a known spot by the police.
Who steals a whole boat AND trailer?!?!? I really hope they find it whole, not in pieces. How awful
To be fair, it would be pretty difficult to steal the boat without the trailer.
Colin, so sorry to hear about your stolen boat! I’m not a boat owner, but several of my family and friends are, and I worry about such things happening to them. About 9 years ago, after some family kayaks were stolen, I did some online research about ways to prevent boat thefts. Hope some of the following might be helpful to you or others. At that time, there were motion-activated alarms that would make noise to scare off intruders if a boat or trailer was moved; infrared (?) beams that could protect boats in driveways/yards if someone crossed them; and very low cost, old-fashioned methods such as parking boat trailers on gravel so the sound of them being moved might deter potential thieves. I recall one boat owner who locked the back of the boat trailer to some sort of huge concrete piece. Technology has changed a lot since then, with Air Tags and various doorbell camera systems and such. My main takeaway from my family’s kayak thefts was that SPD wasn’t able to take action, even when we found them posted for sale on Craigslist. Although we had photos, including some of custom alterations, my family members didn’t have recorded serial numbers or any unique identification numbers on them such as a Washington Driver’s license number. It was a hard lesson.
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