A Glacier Bay 22' fishing boat was taken last night from it's
mooring on the Sea of Cortez in front of the town of Los Barriles.
The name on the missing boat is FAT CAT
Double hull catamaran with two Honda motors
White with red trim and a red T top.
We are looking to pay someone to take their plane up to look for it ASAP
If you or anyone that you know has a plane or info please call
Bill and Silvia at 141-0608 the cell number 624-355-5959 VOIP number 818-453-0746BornFisher - 8-27-2010 at 09:14 AM
I'm sure you've notified all the authorities but maybe talk to the Port Captains, Hotels, Coop fishing fleet & have the guides get on the radio
with a handsome reward for it's return. I wish you a lot of success! It's happened here and sometimes we find the hull and no motors. It's happened
only during the no moon phase though.BajaBlanca - 8-27-2010 at 10:47 AM
BAJA.DESERT.RAT - 8-27-2010 at 10:51 AM
Hola, sorry to hear about the theft. in addition, there were two other pangas stolen at the same time. around latter july, there were four pangas
stolen in the east cape.
BIEN SALUD,
DA RATcapt. mike - 8-27-2010 at 11:14 AM
this is also on BBP with request for pilot search.
wish i was there i'd help.
From the Los Cabos Tomatoes:
A Glacier Bay 22' fishing boat was taken last night from it's
mooring on the Sea of Cortez in front of the town of Los Barriles.
The name on the missing boat is FAT CAT
Double hull catamaran with two Honda motors
White with red trim and a red T top.
We are looking to pay someone to take their plane up to look for it ASAP
If you or anyone that you know has a plane or info please call
Bill and Silvia at 141-0608 the cell number 624-355-5959 VOIP number 818-453-0746TheColoradoDude - 8-27-2010 at 11:26 AM
I recommend posting this on the San Carlos Sonora forums as well as the Rocky Point forum.
It's pretty much lawless in Mex, unless your a gringo to be fleeced.drzura - 8-27-2010 at 06:26 PM
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Originally posted by 805gregg
It's pretty much lawless in Mex, unless your a gringo to be fleeced.
Mexico is pretty much turning into a chite hole. Bombs going off in the mainland, people getting ripped off left and right, bodies hanging from
bridges etc.. Its a pretty country, but the circumstances nowadays are pretty horrible. I feel sorry for your loss of the boat.windgrrl - 8-27-2010 at 07:32 PM
I am sorry to hear of the theft of your beautiful boat and the others boats.
My husband and I have spent many happy hours with our friends watching the sun rise over those waters and fishers, waiting for the boats to turn
facing north and signal a change in the wind.
I recognize some of the boats and hope they come home again.Bwana_John - 8-27-2010 at 07:38 PM
The boat is at the bottom and those two outboard are screaming north up the SOC with a load as I type.
FAT CAT
bajadave1 - 8-28-2010 at 09:15 AM
The motors were both new. !00 hrs. on each
Bill is my best friend here in LB. I've fished on FAT CAT dozens of times. Bill & Silvia are NOT rich gringo's It was tough for them to come up
with the $'s for the new motors. They have had their equiptment stolen from the boat before also. This is really sad. They moved here at the same time
I did 8 yrs ago.
it is hard to believe that no one in town knows a thing. the boats were all in front of the hotel Palmas De Cortez.
Cha cha & sons have some clout.if they find out who did it the thieves are in for a very bad time.
Dave
Marc - 8-28-2010 at 06:34 PM
There's at least one person on the site that will tell you not to complain; it is just a local guy trying to make a buck...a cultural thing, if you
will.monoloco - 8-28-2010 at 07:06 PM
The thought of losing a boat like that makes me sick. I've spent some time on cats, they are the best IMHO. I sure hope somehow it comes home.
[Edited on 8-29-2010 by monoloco]Osprey - 8-29-2010 at 05:57 AM
Now that I think of it, this might be the Flyguy's fault. The thieves could be the ex-cops from CC who either quit or got fired over the extortion
game they were pulling.windgrrl - 8-29-2010 at 09:21 AM
Originally posted by gnukid
I am struck by the chronological and geographical proximity to this action where 31 boats and motors were taken by the Hacienda.
I think that's a pretty far stretch because the boats in this article were fisherman's pangas, not gringo-type higher-end boats. Also, the reason
given in the article was for monies owed to Hacienda....generation upon generation based on the amount!!
It doesn't seem too likely that this has anything to do with the missing gringo boats....somebody would have noticed gringo boats being neatly stacked
on a car-hauler! Me thinks most of the gringo boats were misappropriated &
motored off away from land under dark of night!Skipjack Joe - 8-29-2010 at 12:51 PM
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Originally posted by fishabductor
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Originally posted by Marc
There's at least one person on the site that will tell you not to complain; it is just a local guy trying to make a buck...a cultural thing, if you
will.
Gee...I wonder who that could be?
I applaud for the way osprey has immersed himself into the Mexican culture and tried to understand them as individuals.
Here again there's a veiled attempt to paint all Mexicans with the same brush.DENNIS - 8-29-2010 at 01:03 PM
What a shame. Seems Baja is turning into a grab bag for thieves. If you can't lock up your property at night, chances are you will have seen the last
of it.
The bloom has fallen off the rose for so many here. What a shame.bajajurel - 8-29-2010 at 01:04 PM
Very sorry to hear this news. One cheap solution is to haul your boat out of the water everyday.DENNIS - 8-29-2010 at 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by bajajurel
Very sorry to hear this news. One cheap solution is to haul your boat out of the water everyday.
From the sound of things, he won't be worrying about it any time soon.
Do people have insurance for this type of thing?Osprey - 8-29-2010 at 01:28 PM
Thanks Skip, the authorities came thru our beaches not long ago to collect boat fees (impuestos o multas?), set up shop on the beach, let the whole
town know what they were about, when and where they would be. I learned the fees they pay include boat theft insurance of some kind -- don't know
about the motor. Maybe Gnukid infers those in Las Arenas who lost their boats got desparate. I think the thieves are well organized because they cut
the big engines from the transomes -- mother boat would have to have davits or blocks and/or a lot of hands -- gotta be able to nav in the dark the
120 miles or so to San Lorenzo or beyond and find a safe way/place to offload to trucks for haul/sale.Cypress - 8-29-2010 at 01:58 PM
fishabductor,BajaDove - 8-30-2010 at 07:00 AM
Fishabductor, that sounds like big business to me. Don't think a shrimper would take the time or waste hull space on a product he couldn't sell
outright.windgrrl - 8-30-2010 at 07:15 AM
Interesting theory, fishabductor. Saw 2 for days off the point past Flat Top in late Jan. One came in drifted, seemingly aimlessly, close to shore in
the bay for several days. No nets, no visible people on board. Wondered what they were catching...Pompano - 8-30-2010 at 10:39 AM
Lots of stolen gringo boats? Cut out hulls? Shrimp boats traffic in stolen boat engines? I hate to let the cat out of the bag, but this was old
news in the 70's...sheesh.
Happened to me twice...the last time I offered a reward that was worth much more than the boat and motor. Got my revenge!
[Edited on 8-30-2010 by Pompano]Pompano - 8-30-2010 at 09:33 PM
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Originally posted by fishabductor
.....
Did you get your stuff back, When we were robbed last year I offered a reward of $3k...and didn't get any info at all.
Oh yeah, got most of my stuff back..very satisfying adventure it was, too! For everyone except the crook.
I had offered a very large 'recompensa' because I don't like being made a victim and decided to turn the tables. Suffice to say, every policeman in
Baja and a few bounty hunters were looking for the guy..and to make that reward.
It only took about 2 weeks before a knock came on my door...late one Saturday night...informing me the thief was in custody...and not feeling so good.
I went in the next morning to check things out ..and to take this photo of a beaut of a shiner. One of my prizes. The van was full of my stolen
stuff and the boat, motor, electronics, fishing gear was mostly intact. The guy turned out to be a US citizen who gave his address as Vacaville, Ca.
Hey..isn't that where a certain prison is?
We were 'told' by the perp that another stolen item..an expensive movie camera setup of mine..was in a certain private citizen's home in a large town
town way south of us. I drove there the next day with the authorities and after some theatrics..I identified the camera. That was fairly easy...It
was the one with my name on it.
The fellow was only too eager to return the camera. Naturally, he had NO idea the camera was stolen.
Much later...after some gruesome hard time in a Baja prison, the perp contacted me with a heartfelt plea for help and an apology. I initaited a
request and he was subsequently taken to the border and kicked out of the country. I don't know if my reaquest had anything to do with his
deportation, but I do know he won't be back to Baja.
I am very sure he got down and kissed the ground the instant he was on US soil. I had seen him inside that prison...brrrr.
Me thinks most of the gringo boats were misappropriated &
motored off away from land under dark of night!
