Police are seeking information about a boat that was stolen from a Papamoa property on Monday.
The boat is described as an 18 foot Figlass Fireball.
This boat was stolen from Papamoa on November 9. Photos: Supplied.
'The 18 foot Figlass Fireball has a red topside with white hull and black belting around the gunwale,” says a statement from police.
'It has a small foredeck with windscreen.”
Police say it had a 45-horsepower, black Mercury outboard motor on it when it was taken.
The boat was on a steel single axle trailer.
People with information about the boat are asked to contact the Police Maritime Unit on: 0800 102 835.
3 comments
So....
Posted on 11-11-2015 13:02 | By GreertonBoy
I take it the owners couldn't afford a towball lock or wheel clamp? Some chain and a padlock? I thought everyone knew, if it aint bolted down, its gawn? In this day and age, outboard boats have to be chained to the trailer, the motor has to be chained to the boat and the whole thing has to be chained to something? That is just how it is now... has been for years... sorry for your loss.... but please... wake up? inboard Boats, caravans and trailers have to be made 'untowable' by clamp, lock or chain.... stop inviting these lowlives to take your stuff!! Common sense??
DIstinctive enough...
Posted on 11-11-2015 16:51 | By Sapphirestars
Come on people, surely someone has seen this 18 foot boat somewhere around Papamoa or the Mount, it's distinctive enough! :) GreertonBoy, I agree with you that these days you have to use some common sense with your property sadly, but not everyone feels the need to put everything in lockdown thinking it's going to get stolen at some point either. We lived in California for more than 22 years and never experienced any crime, or had anything broken into...so when we moved to Papamoa we felt it was alrigtht to leave our new car on the driveway over night, so we could unpack inside the garage. Nothing was inside the car, and it was locked. Next morning we woke to find it had been broken into, it was very upsetting and a rude "hello" to our new neighborhood. You can't live your life not trusting anyone though.
18 Footer?
Posted on 12-11-2015 12:22 | By cptn scully
Stop looking for an eighteen foot boat as a Fi-Glass Fireball is only 14 Foot
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