This is a good one John, might be a good idea to revive the security measures we all discussed earlier for retaining our boats on top of cars and on racks. I had an idea I may try for that as well. Thanks a lot. John Waddington wrote: > > A really small, but useful, outfitting thing that I did on my last > boat is that I epoxied and fiberglassed a 1" diameter metal ring > inside the hull beside and back of the seat. Now when I have the > kayak on the car and have to leave it in a parking lot for an > hour, or leave it at a campsite temporarily, I just slip a small > chain or Kryponite cable through the ring then around the car > racks (which are locked to the car) or around a tree at a > campsite. This won't stop someone with bolt cutters, but it will > stop the casual person who sees the boat and decides to snatch it. > > John -- : : Gabriel L Romeu : http://studiofurniture.com furniture from the workshop : http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR life as a tourist, daily journal : http://studiofurniture.com/paint paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 04 2000 - 13:26:54 PDT
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