Hi guys
Was excited all week about getting out on the boat, finally we were ready for jigging after lots of preparation and money spent for this trip we were set
Arrived at cooks ramp at 5.30 sunday morning, set boat up and started to launch.
Dad starts the motors and goes to reverse off the trailer, port motor starts jumping arund on the transom, DAMN broke a pin or the ram is broken.
Smooth trip to molinoux sitting on just under 60kph the whole way there.
Arrived and set out a few lines and some burly then started to hve a look around the motors to fix the issue, dad hits tilt and trim port motor goes up fine, good ram isnt broken
Starts the motor and puts in reverse gear still jumping around
Lifts the motor up again to take the cowling off dad reaches over the motor and grabs the cowling lever and the whole motor lifts up
These are 90hp 2stk yamaha motors, not light.
Took alook around the bolts holding it onto the transom and the bottom two nuts are gone and the top 2 nuts are being held on by a thread, steering arm was also undone, but tight enough we could still steer.
Back at the ramp for 7.30.
Back at ramp tightend 2 lose nuts up.
Someone had tried to steal the motor within the last 2 weeks and had undone alot of the bolts holding it on.
Very dangerous traveling in the boat with a loose motor and towing around could have ended badly.
All fixed now 77cents later lol replaced the bolts.
If i find out who did this watch out im stealin your nuts.
I used to say it will never happen to me but anything can happen to anyone.
cheers james