From: "TomL" <tletourn_at_maine.rr.com> > My wife told me to 1) buy core locks for my Yakima racks, They do work to slow the theives down - a determined thief will get them regardless. > then 2) buy a > twelve foot cable, run it through the seats and lock it to the racks. As Ralph says - lock it to the vehicle, not the rack. I added a stainless steel U-bolt to the rear deck of my Ellesmere and run the cable thru that (my Solstice has similar supplied from the factory). I then run it down and lock the cable to the big ring welded to the underside of my Civic. Two loops around one kayak or one loop around one kayak and pass thru a second kayak does it - the cable fits almost exactly - no slack and no stretch. This cable will also slow them down. You'd need a pretty heavy cable to prevent them from cutting it. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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