Stacer 560 sorry to hear about the attempted theft of your boat.
Motor car thefts and security has got so strong that thieves are stealing boats much more.
In fact boat theft is up 500% according to Club Marine
Boat thieves are selfish
These selfish people couldn't care who they hurt and whether they are pro's or ametures is neither here nor there. They are still thieves and deserve to be in Gaol.
I have been throufgh all this as my Trailcraft 540 sportscab with a 90 e-tech on a felk dual axle trailer was stolen from my front yard by profenionals.
They stpole my cpoup[ling lock which apparently is useless against a pro.
I think we need to make the registration of boats a national thing.
State by state we have difernt rules and eak links in the chain.
Some boats have data dot technology some don't. Some states record HIN numbers and check other states others don't.
When on the road Police can scan your number plate and know if you are registered, who the owner is, what the license number of the owner is and so on.
Boats need a similar technology.
It needs to carry from the trailer, to the hull to the engine and be connected to the license holder.
Queensland has the weakest rules of all with crims aiming to rebirth boats there because they are so far behind.
Club Marine are starting to push for a National HIN number recording and checking system .
There is a write up in their current magazine.
But it needs to go further.
I don't know the answers, as every soloution presents a new problem