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Master Lock Universal Trailer Coupler Lock

Available at: Canadian Tire, Amazon.ca, Masterlock.com

Price: $34.99

Smacking your head and cursing won't bring back the trailer that someone just pilfered from the back alley, but maybe a bright red ounce of protection wrapped around your trailer hitch will help. Thieves only need a few seconds to spot unprotected hitches then clip in and drive off.

There are plenty of hitch locks on the market, but with a big red ball visible from the street, this one might dissuade criminals from snooping around to grab anything else lying around. The Master Lock Universal Trailer Coupler Lock fits most 1-7/8 inch (48 millimetre), 2 inch (51 mm) and 2-5/15 inch (59 mm) couplers. Unlatch the lock, slip the ball into the socket, push the shield toward the ball on the coupler until the shield is tight and lock it.

A recent theft from a marine store in Calmar, Alta., saw four decked-out speedboats valued at approximately $200,000 each slip away in the middle of the night from a locked yard. Surveillance footage shows the thieves moving less expensive boats out of the way to access the Super Air Nautique G23 models. A day later, they were spotted near Winnipeg. Professional criminals probably can't be stopped, but hopefully hoodlums seizing an opportunity can.

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