>To: Andree Hurley <ahurley_at_viewit.com>, WaveLength_at_lists.intelenet.net >From: saul_at_isomedia.com (Saul Kinderis) >Subject: Re: Wave~Length: Stolen Kayaks >Cc: white-water_at_PEAK.ORG, Lake4_at_IBM.net >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >I assume that these have already been reported to the Bellevue Police. I hope you know the serial numbers (I assume they have them, I know some of my kayaks do and some don't) I would recommend reporting them to Eddyline in Anacortes (the manufacture + a rental shop) as well as to all of the kayak shops in the area - (Pacific Water Sports, NorthWest Outdoor Center, The one I can't remember the name of that is on Lake Street in Kirkland - about 3 miles from Bellevue, etc.) I would also recommend posting a photo and reward type poster at the public bulletin board that each of these shops mantain. The more people that are aware of the boats history the better chance someone may notice and call. I remember Noel Collamer up in Bellingham, WA got his stolen kayak back last year, when someone else saw it being paddled and called police, so it can happen. I would also check the paper each day for the next month or two to see if they are being re-sold. If you get them back, I would engrave your name inside the hull or even glass in a "dog tag" somewhere on the inside. That makes it much easier to prove ownership later, and if it's in an obscure location a thief probably won't notice it soon enough to remove it. Just in case the theft was by local kids, I would also post reward signs on telephone poles in the neighborhood (personal experience on getting stuff back). > >-Good Luck - Saul > > > >At 10:52 PM 8/24/98 -0700, Andree Hurley wrote: >> >>This was posted to the On-Water lost and stolen page: >> >>------------------------------------------------------ >>TWO 15' Eddyline Merlin XT's, white on bottom, one is blue on >>top (bright like a blue tarp), the other is yellow on top >>(same yellow as a blow up rubber raft). They are No rudder, single, and like new. The tops say Merlin XT in black, and the yellow one has a portion of "Merlin" scraped off. >>Please, please help me find these, they are not covered by >>insurance, and I am devastated. >>Claudia Mansfield <Lake4_at_IBM.net> >>Bellevue, WA USA - Monday, August 24, 1998 at 17:57:49 (PDT) >>------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>Wave~Length Paddling Mailing List >>Submissions: wavelength_at_lists.intelenet.net >>Subscriptions: wavelength-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >>World Wide Web: http://www.wie.com/~wavenet/ >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> > Saul Kinderis saul_at_isomedia.com tel:(425)402-3426 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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