Stolen Cruiser

[thunderbird]

A 21' Shetland 4 x 2 all white cruiser has been stolen, either today (Sunday) or sometime after luch yesterday. The cruiser has a hard top, is named Out of Reach. Was formerly named Ocean Dancer. It has a 25hp outboard - Yamaha engine. It has a grey canopy, side and rear.

Out of Reach features on both sides and on the rear together with its place of mooring, Normanton. It is known this cruiser can't get under some of the bridges on the Trent & Mersey though as it was taken from an end of garden mooring on the river Soar, and with a conveniently placed slip in close proximity, it could have been taken by road. It could therefore appear anywhere.

Please keep a look out for this boat and email, or ring either the police or BW should you spot it.

[DHutch]

Im sorry to hear that, im sure everyone here will keep an eye out for her, Do you have a photo?

 

 

Daniel

[Chris J W]

Oh dear.

 

Will keep an eye out on the Grand Union / Regents - don't see many cruisers round here, so it'll stand out a bit. As Dan says, though, a photo would help.

 

Good luck with finding her.

[fuzzyduck]

A 21' Shetland 4 x 2 all white cruiser has been stolen, either today (Sunday) or sometime after luch yesterday. The cruiser has a hard top, is named Out of Reach. Was formerly named Ocean Dancer. It has a 25hp outboard - Yamaha engine. It has a grey canopy, side and rear.

Out of Reach features on both sides and on the rear together with its place of mooring, Normanton. It is known this cruiser can't get under some of the bridges on the Trent & Mersey though as it was taken from an end of garden mooring on the river Soar, and with a conveniently placed slip in close proximity, it could have been taken by road. It could therefore appear anywhere.

Please keep a look out for this boat and email, or ring either the police or BW should you spot it.

 

is it a narrow or widebeam Shetland?

 

Is the Yamaha a 2 or 4 stroke?

 

Where were the name decals?

 

Picture?

 

Edited to say, can we have this moved to "general boating" please?

 

Edited again to say:- Have you posted on YBW?

Edited May 14, 2007 by fuzzyduck

[Richard T]

Boated from Birstall to Loughborough (NB Dasque) yesterday. As the rain was very heavy didn't really take a lot of notice of details of other boats on the move but there were several cruisers about. Peter Le Marchant had one of their boats on a run to Sileby, it might be worth talking to their skipper.

[trish]

A 21' Shetland 4 x 2 all white cruiser has been stolen, either today (Sunday) or sometime after luch yesterday. The cruiser has a hard top, is named Out of Reach. Was formerly named Ocean Dancer. It has a 25hp outboard - Yamaha engine. It has a grey canopy, side and rear.

Out of Reach features on both sides and on the rear together with its place of mooring, Normanton. It is known this cruiser can't get under some of the bridges on the Trent & Mersey though as it was taken from an end of garden mooring on the river Soar, and with a conveniently placed slip in close proximity, it could have been taken by road. It could therefore appear anywhere.

Please keep a look out for this boat and email, or ring either the police or BW should you spot it.

 

 

Hi

 

Having been in the same situation just a few weeks back with Holly (although she was a hire boat) I have every sympathy with you. I know how frustrating it can be.

 

We are on the Trent & Mersey and will keep a look out for your boat.

 

As everyone else says, if you have a picture it will help. It is amazing how different a boat looks once it has been painted a different colour, but the members on this forum, I am sure will still be able to recognise her.

 

Best of Luck - hope everything turns out ok for you!!

 

Trish

[Sir Nibble]

Nice to see you still about Trish, got the bug have you?

[trish]

Nice to see you still about Trish, got the bug have you?

 

 

Hi Snibble

 

I cant resist having a look on here most days.

 

I was astounded by all the help we received and from people with such a good sense of humour. I feel as though I now have an affinity with people along the canals. (I also know the canal network better than I every did before). If we can help anyone else in any way, then I am sure that I speak for all at MNB in saying that we will pull out all the stops.

 

I am so sorry that another boat appears to have gone missing. I hope it doesnt go on for as long!!

 

Take Care - you may see me popping up in all sorts of places on here!!!!

 

Trish

xx

[Chris J W]

Hi Trish,

 

Get over the the Virtual Pub, there's some excitement on the Friday thread ...

 

 

Any news from the OP about the boat?

Edited May 15, 2007 by Chris J W

[fuzzyduck]

Recovered as per post in general boating

[Liam]

Is it just me, or does there seem to be alot less interest in this stolen cruiser?

 

When Trish reported that a narrowboat had gone missing or had been stolen it aroused great interest not only in the members of this forum but also national TV. This topic, although has only 9 posts it's had nearly 400 hits so it can't be that the missing Holly attracted more publicity can it?

 

I'm thinking that you've got far more chance of actually getting away with nicking a fibreglass cruiser. With Holly, we were all looking out for it's hire fleet colours, but in the end people were looking for the unusual shaped windows, and the general lines of the boat. With cruisers, they're all made the same. The only footprint that owners can put onto cruisers in general is the colour of the curtains and other fittings such as cushion covers etc.

 

In 1999, my parents bought their first cruiser, a 27ft Nauticus, and although I've religiously looked out for it, I've never seen it again since it was sold in 2000, yet, if the first narrowboat they bought in 2000 and sold in 2005 were to cruise past our moorings I'd recognise it before it made it round the bend in the cut coming towards the moorings.

 

Getting back on topic, however, I'm on the Bridgewater canal, and although I'm only at the boat at weekends I'll be looking out for any Shetland and eyeing it up in detail.

 

 

Edited to add..

 

Having just checked the other thread... if these are the same 21ft Shetland's mentioned, it appears it has been found.

 

Other topic here... http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php...mp;#entry130222

Edited May 17, 2007 by Liam

[fuzzyduck]

Well to be honest the owners lack of input probably didn't help much.

 

I asked for the post to be moved into general boating because I thought it would generate more interest. I'm not overly impressed with the lack of interest by everyone, (posters and moderators), especially as a small boat like this could have ended up on almost any canal almost instantly.

 

As per http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8769 I bet the tin box brigade won't be willing to do much about this one, so it's up to us lot.

 

Was my post on DC owners, looks like I was right.

Edited May 17, 2007 by fuzzyduck

[SoggyMoggies]

Is it just me, or does there seem to be alot less interest in this stolen cruiser?

Not sure there's less interest - perhaps there was less of a feeling that we could do something about it.

 

I think one difference is that this boat went missing near a convenient slipway, so it could have been anywhere, or even nowhere (as in not on the water). With both Cragdale and Holly, we had a much better idea where they could have been. So it was much more likely that we could track them down. Once the hunt got started, it also became much more of a communal activity, with everybody keeping an eye on their local bit of cut, and keeping up with the latest developments online.

[Moley]

I'm not overly impressed with the lack of interest by everyone, (posters and moderators), especially as a small boat like this could have ended up on almost any canal almost instantly.

 

Frankly, someone's appeared out of nowhere, given some very brief information, and vanished again.

 

People asked for more detail and pictures but the OP never came back.

 

We hadn't been given enough to go on, so any perceived lack of interest is entirely down to Thunderbird.

[bottle]

Frankly, someone's appeared out of nowhere, given some very brief information, and vanished again.

 

People asked for more detail and pictures but the OP never came back.

 

We hadn't been given enough to go on, so any perceived lack of interest is entirely down to Thunderbird.

 

Agreed

[Chris J W]

Frankly, someone's appeared out of nowhere, given some very brief information, and vanished again.

 

People asked for more detail and pictures but the OP never came back.

 

We hadn't been given enough to go on, so any perceived lack of interest is entirely down to Thunderbird.

 

Feel much the same, really. As "guilty" as I feel about it, it really didn't help that the OP didn't say much more so I felt it was difficult to feel 'involved'.

 

Still, glad to hear she's been found.

[Theo]

Feel much the same, really. As "guilty" as I feel about it, it really didn't help that the OP didn't say much more so I felt it was difficult to feel 'involved'.

 

Still, glad to hear she's been found.

 

 

Hm...

 

It is essential that everyone feels involved with something like this. The only way to feel involved is to feel that your efforts are appreciated and that the owner is keeping you informed of developments.

 

We have another success, though. Even if it was not as exciting as Holly. Do we know who found her, where and the circumstances?

 

Nick

[fuzzyduck]

Dunno

 

yeah i suspect that the OPs lack of follow up killed the thread. also the location didn't help.

 

ignore me, I was being a grump

Edited May 18, 2007 by fuzzyduck

[malc1110]

There was also a human element in the Holly saga, a real live person had gone missing too and people were rightly concerned for his safety. As soon as sightings began to be reported a general direction of travel was indicated and boaters were kept informed by MNB, this served to stimulate people's enthusiasm for he hunt. Thunderbird posted and disappeared, instead of replying to the first three posts which all requested photos there was absolutely no response, not even "thanks I'll post some soon" or even "I'm afraid I don't have any." Thunderbird's post was a bit like saying "My blue Ford Escort has been stolen in London, it has an engine and four wheels." I am sure that there was not a single person who read the post who did not wish a prompt and safe return of the Shetland, but as there was no human factor and there was a total lack of follow up most people just shrugged and thought "Oh dear, I'll look out but I'm not optomistic."

[Hair Bear Bunch]

I think the main difference in reaction between this thread and the Holly thread was the fact that someone, I'm guessing one of the site crew, pm'ed all the members alerting them to the Holly situation, didn't happen this time.

Sorry to be so slow off the mark (certainly less than 4Mph!) but I was thinking this through and the penny suddenly dropped as to how I heard about Holly in the first instance.

Food for thought perhaps...

Rob.

[AllanW]

I followed the Holly saga (and I'm glad she was safely recovered) but I'd not realised until this post that there are currently 7 other narrowboats missing around the system... right across the range from a small Springer right up to a full 60 footer!

 

I hadn't really taken any notice of the stolenboats site previously ( CLICK HERE TO SEE ) but I have realised that I (or other forum members) may have unwittingly cruised right past them at some stage without knowing

 

Allan

 

Quick edit - On second look I see the 60 footer was actually recovered so it's only 6 outstanding

Edited June 16, 2007 by AllanW

[norman18grp]

Why not sign up to email reports from stolen boats Here as soon as a boat is reported to them you receive an email informing you

 

I have

 

Simon