ClarkGriswold
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- Jul 9, 2016
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- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
- Engines
- Horizons
I went under contract in Feb on a 1998 370DA and closed on Thursday of this week. At some point the seller had the marina splash the boat and the marina moved it to a slip until the sale closed. I had zero to do with this part of the story. But it’s relevant.
I went down to the boat last night to drop off some things and everything was groovy. Went home excited for todays maiden voyage up to my slip.
Upon arriving this morning, we found a chain across the transom with pad locks attached to the slip on each side. I tracked down the marina manager via phone and he had no clue as to what was going on. Called my broker to see if he could help clear it up and he headed over as well. Once I got on the boat, I went below and in the cabinet where the ignition keys should be, I found the note below…
Yeah, someone had locked up my boat, boarded it and stole my keys. It turns out this person owns the slip and the marina put my boat in there(before I owned it…) without notifying him. He decided I was trespassing and decided he would take things into his own hands.
A mess ensued, words exchanged, police were involved and 4 hours later I finally had my keys back and the boat unlocked. And someone might be on the hook for felony burglary when it’s all said and done.
It was a day.
I went down to the boat last night to drop off some things and everything was groovy. Went home excited for todays maiden voyage up to my slip.
Upon arriving this morning, we found a chain across the transom with pad locks attached to the slip on each side. I tracked down the marina manager via phone and he had no clue as to what was going on. Called my broker to see if he could help clear it up and he headed over as well. Once I got on the boat, I went below and in the cabinet where the ignition keys should be, I found the note below…
Yeah, someone had locked up my boat, boarded it and stole my keys. It turns out this person owns the slip and the marina put my boat in there(before I owned it…) without notifying him. He decided I was trespassing and decided he would take things into his own hands.
A mess ensued, words exchanged, police were involved and 4 hours later I finally had my keys back and the boat unlocked. And someone might be on the hook for felony burglary when it’s all said and done.
It was a day.
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