Patent ID: 7930914

Claim:
An anti-theft device to help prevent theft of a water-craft fitted with an outboard motor with a steering piston rod, comprising: a rear collar comprising an elongated bracket having a U-shaped cross-section made up of first and second side walls with a curved portion there-between, said first and second sidewalls respectively defining first and second sidewall edges, wherein a plurality of locking teeth are located at spaced points on each edge of said first and second sidewall edges, wherein a first locking tongue extends from said first sidewall edge, said first locking tongue defining an aperture therein; and a front collar comprising a plate with apertures therein for receiving said locking teeth, said front collar defining left and right opposite ends with a nut cover located at the right end, said plate defining upper and lower plate edges with a recessed edge in the upper plate edge and a second locking tongue extending outward from said recessed edge, said second locking tongue defining an aperture therein wherein during normal use the front and rear collars are fitted around the steering piston rod of an outboard motor with said nut cover disposed over one end of the steering piston rod and said first and second locking tongues align such that a shackle of a lock can be inserted through said first and second locking tongues.