aren't thieves after the outboard? Lock the outboard to the mothership and I doubt you have to worry too much about losing the portabote. (this is not a slam on the portabote) I just don't think that the boat portion is what most folks are after. Your outboard is likely to be small enough to easily remove at night. On the beach, I dunno. In fact, I haven't been there and done that--- short of a month cruise in the Bahamas.