Do you lock your cabin door?

Has anyone ever tried to get replacement keys from their Sea Ray Dealers?? I have. After waiting 3 weeks for the keys they "had in Stock", I took the key down to my boat and it won't even turn in the ignition.
I used to keep my door locked to keep out the occasional vagrant that may be looking for a place to sleep (this was actually a problem we had near our marina in MD).... now that I am in a private, gated marina I don't bother. I don't keep anything in the cabin that I would even miss... maybe the air freshener in the bathroom.
 
I lock up and boat is at YC, key location is well known amongst slip neighbors and harbor masters.

I've been broken into and forcebaile entry with police report was required by Traveler's. The infamouse Mobella lock was by-passed with a screwdriver forcing the plastic tumblers. Thankfully the whole door was not defeated to get to the salon, the damage would have been tragic.

The mobella will keep out birds, small toddler kids and claim denying adjusters
 
Interesting question.

I don't think SR considered this question when they made my boat. I have the step down accordion door with a "cheap" latch on it for a place for a lock. Problem is you could take a pair of finger nail clippers and break the latch........
 
Bridog said:
Tom, You guys in FL like to check out other SR locks? :smt043
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Well, yes, we do check each other locks for the simple fact that if we need to get on a friends boat for something, we know we can if needed. Our marina is like a family of SeaRay owners. When something is going wrong with a friends boat, we are then able to help out if needed. And it has been needed from time to time. So, do we check, absolutely. About 8-10 of us watch each others stuff just to make sure. You know.
 
I would like to lock mine but my lock is broken and I can't find a new one or old replacement one. I have a 1990 350E/C. If anyone knows where I can find one pleasesend me a message.
 
At the marina I lock ours during the summer months as some of the younger kids have been found on and inside boats not belonging to their parents. When the kids aren't around I don't bother locking the cabin as our marina doesn't have a theft problem and is located 1/4 mile down it's own private road.

We have a camp on an island and I do lock my boat while leaving it at the mooring or on our own dock when I'm not around. I realize it's not going to stop anyone who really wants to get in, just the otherwise honest and curious; and there's that insurance coverage question too, if someone does get in I want there to be physical evidence that I had in fact locked the door.
 
trit21 said:
We always lock our boats, keeps the honest people from stealing and since the ignition keys/ignition is below decks, we like to lock the door. I wonder how the insurance company would handle 'I didn't lock the door and someone stole my boat' scenario. I understand boats can be floated away but my thoughts I want to everything possible to reduce my liability so my insurance company will pay. Just my $.02
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Exactly!!!! :thumbsup:
 
Have you guys actually discussed this with your insurance company? This is sort of like saying a hot chick is responsible for being stalked because she is hot.
 
I sometimes lock mine but I have no illusions of it keeping a thief out of my cabin. If my insurance agent told me that they were not paying because there was "No sign of forced entry"........Well, by the time I got through with him he'll wish he had paid me in cash on the spot.

Of all the cars that are stollen each day in this country, how many show signs of forced entry?
 
Woody said:
Have you guys actually discussed this with your insurance company? This is sort of like saying a hot chick is responsible for being stalked because she is hot.
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I have not discussed it with my insurance agent; haven't put that much thought into it.

Basically, if I'm not going to be around for a few days and it's busy season I lock the boat. In the spring and after summer vacation ends I pretty much leave it unlocked.

Good comparison by the way, I'm sure my boat would love to be compared to a hot chick - I thought she looked pretty hot when I bought her and I still feel that way about her.
 
We keep the cabin locked but leave ingition keys in it. Got to protect the beer and scotch. We are on a military base where we have camera's on each dock armed river patrol that docks one pier over. So boat is very well protected. More worried about the swans taking a poop on my swim platform or the idiots who don't obey the no wake zone. I know and trust most of my dockmates.
 
JCSAM said:
We keep the cabin locked but leave ingition keys in it. Got to protect the beer and scotch. We are on a military base where we have camera's on each dock armed river patrol that docks one pier over. So boat is very well protected. More worried about the swans taking a poop on my swim platform or the idiots who don't obey the no wake zone. I know and trust most of my dockmates.
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Are you up the Thames River by the Sub base?
 
I always lock the sliding glass door, although that's purely to give me a false sense of security. There's enough things of value on the boat that I at least would like to slow them down if they're amateurs. If they're pros they'll get in regardless. I used to keep the 17" bridge TV up there unsecured. I don't do that any longer.
 
I never lock mine, after all breaking in is a joke a good pull never mind a pry bar opens all.
As far as the insurance company, oh it was locked and there will be foced entry. I don't worry about it to much, but then again I've carried a gun for 25 years.
 
Always.
 
We keep ours locked after use, but we always keep the ket near by and let our slip neighbors and friends know where it is, need be an emergency situation comes up.
 
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