THREE BOAT THEFT-GT MARINE UPLAND-Fountains, Hallet

[boatpi]

I am just receiving this information.

Stolen overnight last Wednesday fro Garys place at GT;

Boat #1 35' Fountain, HIN# FGQ35591J01, reg# NV8543KW, MYCO trailer, license 4BB2994photos to follow

Boat #2 200ish 38' Fountain, more to follow
Boat #3 1998 40' Hallet, more to follow.

 

[RitcheyRch]

that really sucks

 

[t&y]

I am just receiving this information.

Stolen overnight last Wednesday fro Garys place at GT;

Boat #1 35' Fountain, HNI# FGQ35591J01, reg# NV8543KW, photos to follow

Boat #2 200ish 38' Fountain, more to follow
Boat #3 1998 40' Hallet, more to follow.

Wow.. three big boys.... interesting.

Long beach docks would be a place on interest to me.....

 

[RiverDave]

I am just receiving this information.

Stolen overnight last Wednesday fro Garys place at GT;

Boat #1 35' Fountain, HIN# FGQ35591J01, reg# NV8543KW, MYCO trailer, license 4BB2994photos to follow

Boat #2 200ish 38' Fountain, more to follow
Boat #3 1998 40' Hallet, more to follow.

WOW... That is terrible.

Tell them to post the pics of the boat ASAP. We have a lot of members in the surrounding areas.. I'm sure GT has cameras on the property as well?

RD

 

[boatpi]

Photos of 35'. Has original 500 EFI blocks, now highly modified with Whipple blowers, etc.

 

[ductape1000]

Wow!! Crazy.

 

[Havaduner]

I am just receiving this information.

Stolen overnight last Wednesday fro Garys place at GT;
Boat #1 35' Fountain, HIN# FGQ35591J01, reg# NV8543KW, MYCO trailer, license 4BB2994photos to follow

Boat #2 200ish 38' Fountain, more to follow
Boat #3 1998 40' Hallet, more to follow.

I'm gonna say they are disassembled already. Sucks.

 

[blacksockdown]

BallsyMuch? wtf

 

[boatpi]

Thanks RD. This is the largest in dollar value that I have seen at one time, well organized.

I do not have the two other stolen boat details (38 Fountain/ 40' Hallet). When I do I will post it.

If someone learns of who they are, please get the details posted and photos. Until that time perhaps we could use this post as a point of info/contact for these three thefts.

The 40" Hallet just had 250K in new gelcoat, etc done by GT.BPI

 

[l84theriv]

GT did a badass job redoing that Hallett 400t. You can see it in the GT performance Wednesday thread.

 

[Sandlord]

Thanks RD. This is the largest in dollar value that I have seen at one time, well organized.

I do not have the two other stolen boat details (38 Fountain/ 40' Hallet). When I do I will post it.

If someone learns of who they are, please get the details posted and photos. Until that time perhaps we could use this post as a point of info/contact for these three thefts.

The 40" Hallet just had 250K in new gelcoat, etc done by GT.BPI

250K in Gelcoat? Holy crap!

 

[Advantage 1]

Awful. Hope the boats are found all in one piece.

 

[boatpi]

I am on the run today, perhaps someone could clip and post that Hallet pix??

It was 250K in total work, etc.

 

[l84theriv]

I found the clip in the GT performance Wednesday thread. Im just not savy enough to link it here.

 

[l84theriv]

If its the same Hallett in question....the pics are on page 75 of above referenced thread

 

[obnoxious001]

http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forums/showthread.php?49576-GT-PERFORMANCE-Wednesday!!-upland-ca-909-982-8391/page75

 

[Mandelon]

Wow, that is some organized ring to do that. Obviously not just some tweeker in his mom's Toyota Cressida.

 

[rivermobster]

Very difficult to comprehend. Sucks azz for the owners of those boats.

 

[RiverDave]

Thanks RD. This is the largest in dollar value that I have seen at one time, well organized.

I do not have the two other stolen boat details (38 Fountain/ 40' Hallet). When I do I will post it.

If someone learns of who they are, please get the details posted and photos. Until that time perhaps we could use this post as a point of info/contact for these three thefts.

The 40" Hallet just had 250K in new gelcoat, etc done by GT.BPI

250K in Gelcoat? Holy crap!

I think he meant 250K in total work.. not 250K in gelcoat.


Here's a pic of the 400 Hallett, but I couldn't find a side pic.

RD

 

[Dettom]

Not like you'd be able to stash them in back of your garage. Whoever said Long Beach is probably right on. Probably in shipping containers headed for South America..

 

[blacksockdown]

I think he meant 250K in total work.. not 250K in gelcoat.


Here's a pic of the 400 Hallett, but I couldn't find a side pic.

RD

Holy shit that ia gorgeous boat. I dont get it.You know those boats were locked up tight.THEN to tow those monsters around without being noticed?

 

[Advantage 1]

Holy shit that ia gorgeous boat. I dont get it.You know those boats were locked up tight.THEN to tow those monsters around without being noticed?

Any GPS tracking devices out there for boats? Lo-jack or something?

 

[PVHCA]

I'm right around the corner from GT, the shop is at the end of a dark dead end street. I'd assume Gary has video but his yard is big and if they were out in the open yard maybe tough to see. A well planned theft it seems, 3 larger trucks, straight down Central to the 10 and who knows from there. Gonna be hard to hide those 3 big boys.

 

[RiverDave]

Any GPS tracking devices out there for boats? Lo-jack or something?

There is actually.. Paul's buddy in phx had one developed. I don't see any reason why you couldn't put a lojack in a boat either, but the technology is antiquated compared to GPS.

RD

 

[boatpi]

NO video at GT.

 

[Outdrive1]

Are these customers boats or Gary's boats? That really sucks and I can't imagine how you hide them.

 

[grumpy88]

Somebody's insurance company is not going to be happy . I think the hallet was my friends old boat . I just forward him the pictures .

 

[koenig]

Someone must be doing GPS tracking for boats. In vehicles, finance and leasing companies are putting them in cars. Don't make payments its easier for them to repo the car. My cousin had it in his leased F150 and now has one in his financed F150 through Ford.

 

[PVHCA]

NO video at GT.

Well that's stupid IMO, considering the amount of money he has inside his shop and out on the grounds and knowing all too well the problem all of us in this area have had with the homeless, just plain stupid.

 

[blacksockdown]

What i find shocking is i havent seen any innovation in the anti theft field for boats.If there is, please post them up..

 

[AZBrummett21]

This is a tragedy. They had to been scoping the place out for weeks.

We had active GPS monitoring on our electricians trucks and I looked into passive monitoring for my boat from this company.

http://www.landairsea.com

 

[Cole Trickle]

crazy

I'm a little shocked there isn't a complete security camera deal with that kind of equipment in the yard.

 

[spectras only]

crazy

I'm a little shocked there isn't a complete security camera deal with that kind of equipment in the yard.

Doesn't make sense not having any security at all. My travel trailer in a storage yard next to the rv dealership I bought it from. They have hidden cameras you can't see no matter where you look! This must of been an inside job by people who knew there wasn't any cameras.

 

[Mrs.HLB]

Wow, no camera's? We just picked up our boat from him on Wednesday. Not that they would steal ours. He has a lot of high dollar stuff in there.

 

[Abc123]

Terrible news.

Thinking out loud here. Obviously these thieves knew that these boats were at location. I doubt they just broke in and grabbed what was there. They knew what they wanted and obviously planned accordingly. Inside job or or thieves lurking build threads on the web?

 

[Yellowboat]

those boats are hard to miss coming and going. my guess is either going to be used for drug runners or their parts will be. sad deal. makes me sick.

 

[boatpi]

All private owned boats.

I do claims for Markel American. As u can imagine Gary is quite upset.

They their are GPS units for boats, some require them on policies.

 

[koenig]

They their are GPS units for boats, some require them on policies.

All finance companies here now use GPS trackers. So wouldn't be surprised if the boat finance companies start doing it.

 

[Member: 71]

NO video at GT.

:yikes
Hard to believe and calling BS. With all that money sitting at that yard, no cameras? You can get a set of 1080hd cameras for under $2k with remote viewing at Costco.

 

[Riverbound]

NO video at GT.

Wow. That sucks. Hard to believe in this day and age. Hopefully the boats are found intact.

 

[shueman]

Wow...

We just got a call @Eliminator from Johnson Marine in Ontario...they had a boat stolen as well...:yikes

 

[boatpi]

What surprises me is this was known last Thursday, I just received the claim today and posted it. No prior post......
I thought everyone monitored RD!

 

[28Eliminator]

Wow...

Isn't there a residence right there in the front of his place, to the left of the driveway.. Nobody saw anything?? I kind of assumed it was Gary's residence?? Anyone know?

 

[obnoxious001]

What surprises me is this was known last Thursday, I just received the claim today and posted it. No prior post......
I thought everyone monitored RD!

Was it general knowledge then, or did they still need to inform the owners of the boats?

 

[plaster dave]

Lo jack makes a nice self contained batt unit that has 5 or 10 year batt life. You can add gps tracking to it also. It is on their heavy equipment stuff so I think it would hold up I. A boat.

 

[obnoxious001]

Wow...

Isn't there a residence right there in the front of his place, to the left of the driveway.. Nobody saw anything?? I kind of assumed it was Gary's residence?? Anyone know?

Gary doesn't live next door.

 

[PDQH2O]

What a drag. I've been told that GPS only works within sight of satellites. You'd also need terrestrial coverage in case the vehicle goes inside a building. For a boat of that size and value, it would be a minor expense especially if products like LoJack can go 5-10 years on a single battery.

Hope they get 'em back quickly and the thieves are appropriately dealt with.

 

[grumpy88]

The hallet was my friends boat . Was ! He sold it to the new owner around 2 years ago . The boat has major money in it . Even he is bummed by the news .

 

[PVHCA]

Wow...

Isn't there a residence right there in the front of his place, to the left of the driveway.. Nobody saw anything?? I kind of assumed it was Gary's residence?? Anyone know?

Gary lives up near me in north Upland, I don't think his yard is manned

 

[l84theriv]

This whole thing just sux. Gary and his whole crew are really good people from what I can tell from the few times Ive met them. Its hard for me to wrap my head around the fact of no security of any type. Whos insurance company would cover a loss like this? Im guessing the loss is between 500 to 700 thou.