Inner west residents fear an arsonist is targeting parked boats after almost a dozen blazes.

A SPATE of boat burnings in the inner west has sparked fears an arsonist is on the loose targeting vessels parked by owners in crowded suburban streets.

Police are investigating at least eleven separate attacks on boats and trailers in the past eight months in the streets of Petersham, Lilyfield, Leichhart, Haberfield and Dulwich Hill.

Detectives have yet to establish a motive or a connection between the fires, but the attacks come as local councils trial new laws to deter boat parking following complaints from residents.

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JILLIAN MCKEE, The Daily Telegraph
September 27, 2016
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