Thefts occurring from boats are 68 per cent more likely to take place while they are moored in the summer months, rather than stored away for the winter, Saga Boat Insurance has found.
According to research conducted by the group, the risk of boat owners having something stolen from their floating bases is greater in the warmer weather and the most common theft is outboards.
The second most frequently stolen item is onboard equipment, the typical insurance claim for which being £1,400, the group's research also found.
Bearing these findings in mind, Saga Boat Insurance is urging boat owners to ensure they take sensible steps towards securing their vessels by fitting them with wheel clamps, equipment and boat alarms, outboard motor locks and hatch, door and window locks.
Insurance firm Zurich, which also offers boat cover, claimed that cases of boat-related insurance fraud were on the rise in May of this year.
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