Fuel Theft Lockout

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  • Vanlon
    • Sep 2023
    • 6

    • St. Albert, AB

    • 2017 Nautique G23 550

    #1

    Fuel Theft Lockout

    Out of all the years I think this might be the year fuel starts going missing in the middle of the night. I have a 2017 G23 with the flip down fuel caps. Are there any locking fuel cap replacements out there? Or is there an anti syphon gadget you can put in the hose?
  • SilentSeven
    1,000 Post Club Member
    • Feb 2014
    • 2144

    • Bellevue WA

    • 2004 Nautique 206

    #2
    Might be able to add something like this to the fuel filler line - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=fuel+fill...+siphon+device

    Not sure a locking cap would help. My experience has been that it just means the bad guys hack up more stuff while trying to get what they want. Loosing the fuel seems cheaper than broken gas caps and cracked fiberglass from the prying.
    2004 206 Air Nautique Limited - Black with Vapor Blue (family style)
    1997 Masters Edition Nautique - Zephyr Green - gone (amazing ski wake)
    1982 Mastercraft Powerslot - gone (a primitive but wonderful beast)
    Bellevue WA

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    • bturner
      1,000 Post Club Member
      • Jun 2019
      • 1725

      • MI

      • 2016 200 Sport Nautique

      #3
      Valid point, didn't even think about that. These were popular back in the day for boats. The spiral wire would stop a hose from going down the fuel fill but still allow the gas to flow freely and you didn't need to carry a key that could get lost or fall in the water. The issue with locking caps is that most of the fittings these days are plastic and could easily be twisted off with a pair of Channel Locks. Even when they were metal someone determined will break off the cap and probably destroy the gel coat around the cap.

      The only place I could actually find these was on Flea bay.

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