someone tried to nick my bike last night

[Captain Haddock]

All this talk of stupid thieving gits has reminded me of when some knobs tried to nick the outboard motor off my dinghy, they swam across the river to get to it, were disturbed trying to get the motor clamps undone, now the motor clamps were not locked just salt crusted, if they got the motor off were they going to swim back over the river clutching an outboard motor? the almost new dinghy worth £500 was not in anyway security marked and only tied up with a quick figure of eight hitch and the motor is worth £100 max....(mid 70's, maybe early 80's at latest)
Just can't get the criminals these days!