When I read the story, I was thinking "why would someone steal a boat close to 25 years old?". It can't be for parts because there are just not that many people still looking for parts - of the boat itself. Maybe the engines & outdrives? I figure it was someone who really liked the Stinger. I was impressed by the value they put on the boat - $26,000! This, after having sunk in a lake and recovered.