Mike: I wish I had a digital camera. Not that my system is all that pretty, but it works. I purchased two cables that can't be cut with normal bolt cutters and a "U" shaped lock at Home Depot. Some would say it is over kill, but to me - worth the peace of mind! The cables are a bit to long, but they are plastic coated so don't scratch the finish of the car or your boat (not to worried about mine in this case) and the "U" shaped lock fits around the Yakima bar and the ends of the cables. It is much stronger than what Yakima makes and less expensive. If I had it to do over again I would: Purchase one of the cables I have now and two shorter ones. Create a loop in the longer (double loop as I have to take up slack) running the loop through the end of one of the short cables. I would then run the other short cable through the other end of the connecting short cable and then create a loop. This prevents the looped cables from being slipped off either end of the boat. Place loops over kayak. Run loose ends under rack bar and secure with lock. See Attached Paint drawing (artist I am not). The lock and cables are available at Home Depot and are made by "Kryptonite" the folks famous for the bicycle locks that can't be cut or broken. The cables are some kind of woven steel and require special bolt cutters. Don't loose the key! Cost less than Yakima and much stronger. It won't stop the determined, but it will slow them down! Paranoid But Have Peace of Mind: Fred T. Ca Kayaker 3e66a65.jpg At 11:21 PM 5/6/2000 -0700, mike hilt wrote: >How does one securely lock a kayak to a roof rack. Running a cable through >elastic deck straps just won't cut it. I have just started building a Pygmy >and I will build something into it to attach to if I need to. Thanks in >advance for your answers. > >Mike Hilt > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not >to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** [demime 0.92b removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of 3e66a65.jpg"; x-mac-type="4A504547"; x-mac-creator="4A565752] *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun May 07 2000 - 09:35:38 PDT
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