Please don't use the Kyptonite or any other brand of cables to secure your kayaks. When they stole our kayak two weeks ago the cables were cut as if they were made of butter. It must have taken them seconds to steal the boat. All the ropes and straps were cut with a razor. Judging by the cut marks the cables offered no deterent at all. If I hadn't been so sold on their reliability due to the advertising hype, I would have been more vigilant or at least have tried chain. I was looking at what looks like 3/8 inch (case hardened?) chain at Home Depot this week. I was a little disheartened when I saw what I think was the simple chain cutter next to the chain to cut it to a custom length for the customers. If it is that easy to cut in the store it must be easier for a thief. I would use it for our next boats if I knew it was more secure, even putting a plastic sleeve over it to prevent scratching. I'm going to have to do some research first. Its best to sleep with your boats. We had been bringing the boat into our condo every night, but on Labor Day night there were too many people at the pool, and I figured someone might complain if we brought the boat past them. There were also a lot of out-of- towners on the streets, including the thieves. I also have to contact my insurance agent again. I told him last week to insure the trailer for $1000. I just realised I have a $1000 deductible. I am hoping that I can have a lower deductible for the declared items. Is there insurance you can buy specifically for kayaks? On the Internet there is a British company that sells it but not in the USA. For my Amateur radio gear the ARRL (American Radio Relay League) sponsors insurance. Its like a $50 deductible. You declare the replacement value of the item you want insured (say a $2000 radio). If its stolen you get the declared value minus the $50. I would think this would be a great way for say the ACA to get more members. I checked their web site and I saw no mention of insurance. I would definitely join if I could get reasonable insurance for my kayaks. I was hopeful that eventually my Coho would be found and end up somewhere in the USA. Someone just told me the reality of the situation. They said the boat was probably in the Caribbean by now along with thousands of other stolen kayaks. I hadn't realized that being in Corpus Christi so close to the border that most of the stolen boats probably go south and not north. I don't know if this is true. I would think customs might see the boats and ask qustions at the border, but I don't know. Regards, Steve Pituch ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 01 2002 - 18:23:20 PDT
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