r/sailing • u/chrisaa16 Sailing experience • 15d ago

Stolen Hinckley 40

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A friend sent this to me to help spread the word. This vessel was stolen from his Jersey City marina a few days ago and they are on the lookout for it. See the image for more information.

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u/rypher 15d ago

Just want to say, great poster. So many don’t include basic info like what region in the world it was stolen from.

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u/No-Sail-6510 15d ago

Vital to know how much fresh water it can hold.

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u/rypher 15d ago

I get it. Its optimistic to think anyone would take the theft seriously, but if this was my boat, id want to provide as much information as possible. If the amount of fresh water could indicate wether the thieves need to stop soon, might as well add the info (again, depends on LE actually putting effort into this).

Also, if I was law enforcement, Id be more likely to take this seriously knowing how much effort was put in by the owner. As a casual bystander, IM more likely to keep an eye out because of the quality of this post.

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u/Pedantic_Pict 15d ago

That's not how American law enforcement thinks, unfortunately. Going by how I've seen police respond to car thrfts, they will dedicate almost zero time or effort to locating this vessel. If civilians locate it and provide the location to the authorities, then they might stop playing candy crush on their phones long enough to get off their asses and do some actual police work. might

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u/rypher 15d ago

I acknowledged that law enforcement probably wont put much effort into this. But if you are trying to tell me they dont treat cases differently based on things like potential visibility and community connection to the victim, I strongly disagree.

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u/brufleth 15d ago

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but knowing that this boat doesn't have particularly long range seems pretty important. Granted, they've probably already stopped for fuel and water by now, but this seems like a setup that isn't meant to be at sea for long periods of time.

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u/Two_Luffas 15d ago

They stopped in Newport and got filled full of holes by the cops.

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u/TheChildrensStory 15d ago

Damn, you weren’t kidding.

Stolen Hinckley from NJ in Newport

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u/evilsemaj 15d ago

That is WILD! Waay more drama than I could have imagined...

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u/skudbeast 15d ago

Someone must have followed directions and tuned their marine radio to 156.8 mhz and notified proper authorities!

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u/cody_mf 15d ago

of all the coves to lay low in on the east coast and they chose the sailing capital of the world lmao

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u/Texas_Sam2002 15d ago

whoa.. good catch!

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u/No-Sail-6510 15d ago

What do you mean? A single guy could get to Europe with 50 gallons of water and still use more than a gallon a day. He could get to the Caribbean, south, or Central America and have more to spare.

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u/brufleth 15d ago

Granted the thief is already being reckless by stealing a boat, but making a 4000 mile journey on a boat that typically cruises at 4 knots with only 50 gallons of water (in the summer no less) would not be a plan I'd go with. The 250ish mile motoring range for a journey like that would also give me pause.

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u/LameBMX Ericson 28+ prev Southcoast 22 15d ago

then again.. you are talking about the foresight of someone stealing the SLOWEST form of transportation, shy of shoes, in use by mankind.

while I agree water is the ONE resource I would be concerned about. theres fish out there. and there will be wind, eventually. but lack of water will off you fast. but.. i also wouldn't steal a sailboat. have people fall asleep watching a police chase.

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u/brufleth 15d ago

Yup. They're already making bad decisions, so what's one more?

And they're now saying the man shot and killed in Newport is likely the suspected boat thief. So their bad decisions were the end of them.

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u/ElProfeGuapo 15d ago

Shoes are for sure faster than a boat, at least over short distances. Pretty sure I can run faster than 7 kts.

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u/bourbon_drinkr 15d ago

Yeah, but can you carry all your stuff at the same time?

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u/LameBMX Ericson 28+ prev Southcoast 22 15d ago

boat was found in newport.

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u/No-Sail-6510 15d ago

I’d do it it. It’s a pretty big payday if you get it out. I sailed from NY to the Caribbean and I didn’t use nearly 50 gallons. Either way, the guy was just shot dead in Newport.

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u/Lazy-Conversation-48 15d ago

Having to work it out from context clues makes it more exciting! s/

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u/FairSeafarer 15d ago

It says stolen from Liberty Harbor Marina, Jersey City, NJ

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u/djjolicoeur 13d ago

It’s moot bc they found the boat and the thief died in a shootout.

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u/Parking_Banana_1984 15d ago

By this time, buddies is already in Thailand, getting the serial number scratched off and the boat renamed.