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 @$$.

[Beachbummett]

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

[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.

[Bob]

A friend of my wife has a home on Lake Virginia near Rollins College. After hearing some noise one morning, the friend looked out in the backyard to see someone making off with their bar-b-que grill by means of boat. It was an amphibious ripoff.

[Smiling JOe]

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.

battery powered metal saw will be through that thick chain in less than 30 seconds, and they can be fairly quite, but a pair of bolt cutters can do the job under ten seconds and are even more quiet.

BTW audie, you must see me before you leave!

[Miss Kitty]

...that stinks. I hope it sinks with them in it and then washes up on shore for you.

[30A Skunkape]

Do you happen to have a picture or the registration numbers for budding bounty hunters?

[ShallowsNole]

No boat yet, but more "waders" yesterday afternoon. Grrrr.

[ShallowsNole]

Do you happen to have a picture or the registration numbers for budding bounty hunters?

We are hunting for a picture. Of course, we usually left the camera inside when the boat was involved due to its propensity to take on water.

[30A Skunkape]

No boat yet, but more "waders" yesterday afternoon. Grrrr.

What are waders? People in the bay fishing?

[Smiling JOe]

Thieves will be shot, then hung and then shot again. Maybe they will get a trial and then shot again!!!!! I will also be checking to see if the access on Cabbage Rose is deeded to residents etc. With all the things that have been going on in this neighborhood, the thief has either some really big balls or is just that stupid! I'm going with the later.

Plat book 2, p1, and that road and access is dedicated in perpetuity to the public. The boat was stolen from Magnolia Beach s/d. It was stolen from The Shallows.

[ShallowsNole]

What are waders? People in the bay fishing?

Yeah...and look for pottery, and generally just enjoy the day. Basically just walking around in the bay. From where they come, we don't know...

And we normally don't mind folks walking around out there, aside for the fact that we have no window treatments , until a group of them left with our boat.

I'm still amazed...

[Cil]

I am so sorry this happened! Wow! The noive!
I sure do hope you get it back.

[ShallowsNole]

Plat book 2, p1, and that road and access is dedicated in perpetuity to the public. The boat was stolen from Magnolia Beach s/d. It was stolen from The Shallows.

I'm just trying to figure out where all these people are coming from. They always come from the west. We had been thinking that they were staying at the Powers' house on West Shallows, but neighbor closest to that house states nobody has been there in ages. That leaves Ivy Lane, The Woods, and then the access at Magnolia Beach S/D...which is a pretty good jaunt, especially if you are walking in the water!

Maybe they made it over here, got tired, and took the boat home. Yeah, that's it.

[ShallowsNole]

UPDATE!!!

As evidenced in my 'tar, the boat was returned about 6:30 this morning.

Fuzz had put the sign out on our seawall poles on Tuesday morning. Yesterday morning, he noticed that several of the groups of bay people that frequent our water got closer to take a look at it.

This morning, he saw a boat that we have seen before. Muttered "d@mn, that almost looks like a boat in that boat!" but had to leave to take Wesley to catch the school bus. I was busy primping and packing (I have to catch a flight later this morning).

Fuzz comes home and notices the bigger boat hauling @ss away. He walks down and lo and behold...

The registration numbers have been removed, and it appears that whoever had it tried to paint it (or maybe seal it? ) But it is definitely our boat.

Now he has to put out a sign that says "Thanks!"

[Smiling JOe]

There is more than one way to skin a cat. Congratulations. I cannot read the sign. What does it say?

[ShallowsNole]

"PLEASE BRING BACK OUR BOAT!"

And the other boat just went by again, waaaaaaaaay out on the other side of the channel.

[Ocean Lover]

That's grayt SN!!! Good thinkin. When you talk about the bay people, I have an old horror film pictured in my mind.

[dbuck]

Good News I guess they just took it for a joy ride.

[Cheering472]

Boat fairies. They take your boat and try to fix it up for ya!

[30A Skunkape]

[Landlocked]

Probably the same folks who swiped my fishing cart.

[kathydwells]

Probably the same folks who swiped my fishing cart.

Heeesss BAAACCCKKKK!!!!

You know I bet it was!!!!

[kathydwells]

Glad they were kind enough to bring the boat back SN!!! Now, if the little jerks would just bring my money jar back I would be happy!

[Landlocked]

Heeesss BAAACCCKKKK!!!!

You know I bet it was!!!!

Only for a sec, I dropped by the house for a sammich then I gotta run!

[kathydwells]

Only for a sec, I dropped by the house for a sammich then I gotta run!

Well, good to see ya around if only for a second. Drop back in when you can!!!!

[Landlocked]

Well, good to see ya around if only for a second. Drop back in when you can!!!!

Quick update

Mrs. LL's doing fine
Walker just had his tonsils taken out and he's doing great
I've still got all my fingers

So all is great!

[dbuck]

Quick update

Mrs. LL's doing fine
Walker just had his tonsils taken out and he's doing great
I've still got all my fingers

So all is great!

Hey LL, it's time to update Walker's pictures.

[kathydwells]

Quick update

Mrs. LL's doing fine
Walker just had his tonsils taken out and he's doing great
I've still got all my fingers

So all is great!

about Walker having to have his tonsil out, but I am glad he is doing great!!!! Yeah, on the fingers. So what all have you been building? Business is good? When are you and the family going back to SoWal?????

[kathydwells]

Hey LL, it's time to update Walker's pictures.

Yes, what she said.

[potatovixen]

Boat fairies. They take your boat and try to fix it up for ya!

Pimp my Ride?

[Jdarg]

Wow- what a great thread! I can't believe you got the boat back- I think that makes the thieves 99.9% losers instead of 100%. But i love the pic of Fuzz and the sign!!

And LL- glad all is well!

[Smiling JOe]

Probably the same folks who swiped my fishing cart.

You mean they brought it back to you?

[Smiling JOe]

Wow- what a great thread! I can't believe you got the boat back- I think that makes the thieves 99.9% losers instead of 100%. But i love the pic of Fuzz and the sign!!

And LL- glad all is well!

I disagree. They are 100% losers because they are not even good thieves. If you are going to steal something, you should bring it back. I did get a pair of tennis shoes stolen from on top of my locker one time, and I did enough probing around that I found out who did it and threatend to kick his @$$ if they were not returned to my locker by the days end. They were returned.

Maybe in this case of the returned boat, they are SoWallers, and read my suggestion of Wesley busting a cap in their @$$3s, got scared and decided to return it. Either that, or their daddy caught them with a boat which wasn't theirs and threatened to beat their butts if they didn't return it. I guess there could be one other possiblity that they thought they were stealing a solid boat, and after discovering the hole in it, decided it they would let ShallowsNole keep it.

[Hop]

every once in a while...my faith is renewed in humanity...

[Franny]

I disagree. They are 100% losers because they are not even good thieves. If you are going to steal something, you should bring it back. I did get a pair of tennis shoes stolen from on top of my locker one time, and I did enough probing around that I found out who did it and threatend to kick his @$$ if they were not returned to my locker by the days end. They were returned.

Maybe in this case of the returned boat, they are SoWallers, and read my suggestion of Wesley busting a cap in their @$$3s, got scared and decided to return it. Either that, or their daddy caught them with a boat which wasn't theirs and threatened to beat their butts if they didn't return it. I guess there could be one other possiblity that they thought they were stealing a solid boat, and after discovering the hole in it, decided it they would let ShallowsNole keep it.

Basically my thoughts..kids stole the boat, their dad caught them and returned it. Glad you have it back!!

[ShallowsNole]

Thanks all...

And it's good to see LL back!

[steele mama]

Thanks all...

And it's good to see LL back!

Did you go to the party?

[ShallowsNole]

No...I had a meeting on Friday in South Florida (including the obligatory flight to Atlanta just to fly back into Florida, and all that entails) and a birthday party in Dothan on Saturday. No soiree for me. The only thing I could manage by Saturday night was

[steele mama]

No...I had a meeting on Friday in South Florida (including the obligatory flight to Atlanta just to fly back into Florida, and all that entails) and a birthday party in Dothan on Saturday. No soiree for me. The only thing I could manage by Saturday night was

Well, I'm very glad you got your daddy's boat back!

[Lake Eastern]

We had a sailboat that was taken from the Cabbage Rose Lane bay access. It was chained to a tree on a Quiet Water Trail family lot. Wish whoever took it would call so that I could give them the tiller, sail, centerboard, etc.

[Smiling JOe]

We had a sailboat that was taken from the Cabbage Rose Lane bay access. It was chained to a tree on a Quiet Water Trail family lot. Wish whoever took it would call so that I could give them the tiller, sail, centerboard, etc.

Did they cut the chain or the tree? Was it recently? What color and length is the boat? Brand name ?

[ShallowsNole]

Sorry to hear that! Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of boat borrowing going on - and a LOT of people using that bay access.