boaters throwing personal belongings in the hedge

Is this considered acceptable behaviour?

Yes, it was my tiller bar that was pinched, and Aslan was the new tiller pin for the new bar, so it ended well.  What hurts though is Im 95% sure it was another boater that pinched it. That's akin to those days of back to back houses and all the doors never locked suddenly discovering that Betty from the next street was pilfering the silver!