Anyone ever lost their boat key?

(poser007) · (poser007) **Join Date: Nov 2004** 10-29-2006, 9:07 PM

I just stored my boat for the Winter and I can not find my key to start it. Ive looked everywhere. My question is...is it easy for a lock smith to make another one? Ive never had to replace a boat key before.

walt 10-29-2006, 9:13 PM

Just buy a new lock and install it yourself.

(poser007) · (poser007) **Join Date: Nov 2004** 10-29-2006, 9:22 PM

You dont know me very well do ya Walt....I am the farthest thing from a do it yourself guy...how hard is that to do?

(socalwakepunk) · (socalwakepunk) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 10-29-2006, 9:31 PM

Sell current boat, buy Nautique, problem solved.

(poser007) · (poser007) **Join Date: Nov 2004** 10-29-2006, 9:44 PM

I love Naughtiues I just think they are ugly. No offence Tackleberry great boats I could have bought one..would have been less expenisve then what I bought just was not pleasing to my eye man. And whats up with those Gawd awful towers lol....Don't be haten just my preference

(snyper1d) · (snyper1d) **Join Date: Mar 2005** 10-29-2006, 9:45 PM

Most dealerships have spares in stock. A lot of boat manufacturers only have 3-4 keys for all their boats. Except for Nautique of course

walt 10-30-2006, 5:33 AM

Daniel,

It's so easy even you can do it.

(san210nut) · (san210nut) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 10-30-2006, 6:42 AM

So you are saying that you like a tower that sways back and forth? And those "blades" on that tower are so easy to deal with, just take them down and store them somewhere... They say the tower on the Nautique is hard to put down...

Don't be haten just my preference

(socalwakepunk) · (socalwakepunk) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 10-30-2006, 7:10 AM

Didn't mean to start anything here, just was thinking about the question, What key? (keyless ignition)

(kirk) · (kirk) **Join Date: May 2003** 10-30-2006, 7:11 AM

Take off the wires, unbolt the ignition from the dash and take it to a locksmith. Cost me about $6.00 and they had the key made in about 1 minute.

(poser007) · (poser007) **Join Date: Nov 2004** 10-30-2006, 7:46 AM

Thanks Walt and Kirk

(duffy) · (duffy) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 10-30-2006, 7:57 AM

I never take my keys out of the ignition. Ive never had a need to.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 10-30-2006, 8:01 AM

"I never take my keys out of the ignition."

Same here. My boat s sitting in front of my house right now with the keys in it. I don't see a point in taking them out.

(boarder_x) · (boarder_x) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 10-30-2006, 8:02 AM

My boat came with a spare. The real one stays in my truck. The spare, is in a filing cabinet, with all the paperwork (Owners Manual, warrenty info... etc). The spare has a number on it, to order a new one from the manufacturer.

(madchild1) · (madchild1) **Join Date: Mar 2005** 10-30-2006, 1:25 PM

nope, i had 5 spares made. keep one in the truck, one in the boat, another in the ignition, and the rest at the house.

the 6 bucks or whatever it costs is totally worth knowing you will never get to the lake and be like "oh crap"

(acurtis_ttu) · (acurtis_ttu) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-30-2006, 1:41 PM

Mine stay in the boat too. worst comes to worse, my ignition can be easily hot wired. The ignition systems on boats I've seen are laughable.

(bbeach) · (bbeach) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 10-30-2006, 1:48 PM

More importantly ever show up at the lake without a drain plug? Thats disheartening! I've done that once, but it was a dealership boat so I didn't feel too bad!

(milehighrider) · (milehighrider) **Join Date: Feb 2004** 10-30-2006, 2:38 PM

i'm with jarrod keys never come out whats the point. also the plug never comes out, i try to make it as simple as possible.

(poser007) · (poser007) **Join Date: Nov 2004** 10-30-2006, 3:47 PM

I never take them out either, but since I was storing it I just figured I would pull the keys out of the ignition. Im so pissed at myself for being so laxidaisical

(poser007) · (poser007) **Join Date: Nov 2004** 10-31-2006, 4:38 PM

Cleanning my bed room today found my boat keys under the bed,,,,,thank God!!!!!!!!!

(26lacefield) · (26lacefield) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 11-01-2006, 9:01 PM

just put a new ignition key start in its really easy. you unplug 3 wires(battery,ignition,starter) out of the ignition switch and pull the key switch out. put your new igntion switch in and connect plug the wires in just like you un pluged them. the wire terminals will be labled so make sure you connect the right wires to the new switch.

(srock) · (srock) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 11-04-2006, 8:24 AM

Mine crapped out on a trip. Hot wiring took me about 5 minutes. I always carry a small tester and a little wire with an alligator clip. Have used it more than once to solve problems.

(big_ed_x2) · (big_ed_x2) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 11-04-2006, 9:09 AM

I never take mine out either but I did once and the dealer had to service it.I forgot to put them back in and when I got my boat back,I had an extra pair.

The dealer has spares and they match it up from the vin #.

Last few CC I've been in did't have the keyless ignition and when I asked the dealer at the boat show,they said no more keyless for CC or just an expensive option now,can't remember.

(aidan) · (aidan) **Join Date: Feb 2004** 11-05-2006, 8:43 PM

03 Malibu........eyeglass screw driver works just like a key.........

(trx1noob) · (trx1noob) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 11-05-2006, 9:15 PM

Red, how can you even defend that tower.lol I saw an early musta been 70's boat in town that looked to have some type of steel bar with barb wire holding it up that looked better than nautie towers. sorry man, nautie needs to fire whoever is doing up their towers.

(trace) · (trace) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 11-06-2006, 6:53 AM

The ignition key in every boat I've seen is pretty much worthless as far as security. It might add a minute of delay to someone wanting to steal your boat, maybe it helps a little if you're docked at a restaurant or something.

I've thought that if I lost the keys to mine, I'd hook it up to an accy toggle switch & put a big pushbutton starter where the key is now - it would probably work a lot better than the key because the potential thief wouldn't know how to use it, or what to hotwire.