Most people I know have been extremely lucky in not having things stolen. However, summer of 2001 was exceptionally unlucky.



We had two tramps get stolen from the same area of the lake. The first was the ugliest Hobie 16 tramp on the lake. It was off an old boat with orange hulls and an orange tramp! The owner even had flipped it over because the top was so faded. A hundred yards north of that boat, there was a beautiful newer 16 with a black mesh tramp, and they didn't touch it. A couple weeks later, the tramp was stolen off of the Hobie 18 next to the ugly 16. It was a decent tramp, but also not the nicest one within a radius. We figure whoever stole the first one, realized that they stolen a tramp for the wrong kind of boat!



I also found it rather peculiar, because the first year I was a member of our fleet, I had the oldest boat of the bunch, and always thought that no one would touch my boat, becuase the others around it were so much nicer! These incidents last year taught me that that was wishful thinking!



I tend to balk at stripping my boat down for the worry of theft, especially after seeing two tramps get stolen. So you strip rudders, blocks, boom, etc., then some loser comes and steals your fricking tramp! Ugh!



I wouldn't worry about it in the parking lot. After all, what's your best protection you ask??



Answer = Insurance



Good luck,



Tim J.