Ok guys we left the house Motormate intact Yamaha trimmed down on it, all good. Get to Squaw Creek to the Mineral Wells Bass Club Open, wait in line, get out to unhook the boat and get to the motor to raise and Motormate is gone!
Anyone who has one knows this is impossible. Only thing we could figure out was it had to be the same Leprechaun that stole my buddies driver's seatback out of his boat between Burleson and Whitney. Consider yourselves warned, he strikes without warning.

When the Leprechauns were younger many years ago I unloaded at Monticello and they had taken my gas line. They are indeed out there.

The Little Fellows also unscrew the drain plug while backing down the ramp also .

Had one disappear at buckys once,I drilled holes and strap mine to the motor now

Update on MM mystery, I called MM today and was advised to take photograph of brackets and send to them. Upon doing so I noticed that the brackets had rotated outwardly which could have allowed it to
dislodge and fall away. Or could it be that the Leprechaun moved them, or could it be a design flaw that the flanges with are supposed to prevent that ? Will update tomorrow after hearing back from MM.