Andree: Could you fill us in on how your kayak was removed from your truck? What sort of security devices did you use? grant Andree Wrote: Now my kayak has been stolen, a Pirouette S, granite in front, tangerine in back, two beaners, three red airbags, no other marks. I'll look up the serial number. Cut off my truck in Port Townsend. Luckily (for me) they left the Dawn Treader on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thompson Forest Management 14119 Prairie Valley Road RR #3 S41 C53 Summerland, BC. V0H 1Z0 (250) 494-1492 Fax: 494-1417 grant_at_tfm.bc.ca www.tfm.bc.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Could you fill us in on how your kayak was removed from your truck? What > sort of security devices did you use? It should be noted that a dremel tool will cut just about any security device you'd care to use, either by cutting the device itself, or by removing the surrounding material to which it is anchored. True security no one has, protection from idle teenage hands looking for mischief is about all you can hope for. Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Well, I do have a lock for travelling but I"ve been lax here in Port Townsend as it seems so safe. Some local paddlers saw it in my truck Saturday and couldn't believe I even had one. I've been paddling in the mornings and leaving the kayak/kayaks on the truck when I go to work, pretty much in plain view. So really they just sliced my favorite webbing to get the one off, and left the sea kayak. After seeing Elizabeth the other day I'm in the mood to put somebody's head on a stake! (Just kidding). On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Grant A. Thompson wrote: > Andree: > > Could you fill us in on how your kayak was removed from your truck? What sort of security devices did you use? > > grant > > > > Andree Wrote: > > Now my kayak has been stolen, a Pirouette S, granite in front, tangerine in back, two beaners, three red airbags, no other marks. I'll look up the serial number. Cut off my truck in Port Townsend. Luckily (for me) they left the Dawn Treader on. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Thompson Forest Management > 14119 Prairie Valley Road > RR #3 S41 C53 Summerland, BC. V0H 1Z0 > (250) 494-1492 Fax: 494-1417 > grant_at_tfm.bc.ca > www.tfm.bc.ca > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > Andree Hurley Hurley Design Communications - ICQ# 27469637 On-line Editor - http://www.canoekayak.com Other Kayaking - http://www.onwatersports.com Web Sites for Specialty Businesses - http://www.viewit.com/HDC/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
We found that the locks we use for the bikes work real well for the boats. We put the cables through the seats and around the locking bar of the rack. We just have to remember to put the cables on BEFORE we put the boats up or we have to start all over again. We too lost a boat but it was from the put-in when we went to leave the bike at the other end. Sad, but we learned there are no real safe places nor places where you can just trust people. Lock it then trust them. Joan "John C. Winskill" wrote: > I had a kayak stolen off my car in 1972 and ever since, with few > exceptions, I have kept my boats cable locked to my vehicle. > John Winskill > > David Seng wrote: > > > > Grant brings up a question that I don't ever even think about, but does > > make me curious - how many in the list use _any_ kind of security device to > > secure their canoes/kayaks. Myself, I just strap it down and generally > > leave the truck unlocked - although I don't leave the keys in it.... > > > > Dave Seng > > Red Cherokee, Yellow and White Ascente on Yak raks. > > Juneau, Alaska - where the thieves can't get very far. > > > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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