Sorry to hear about your stolen kayak. My dad, now a retired journeyman machinist, was once trained as a locksmith, use to say, "locks only keep honest people honest". No matter the method, a determined criminal, will find a way to defeat any security lock you can devise. I am partial to a case hardened chain, though the cables are convenient and light, they are easily cut. As pointed out, anywhere you buy bulk chain or cable will have a hand held tool that cuts it in less then a minute. here is what I did, with my dads help, when in grade school: Buy as heavy a chain you want to carry at the hardware store at your desired length and then harden it yourself. If you have a source of heat like a torch with a large burner head, or access to a high temp. oven as used in firing clay or other crafts, it is easy to do. You simply heat the chain up to a uniform dull red color, and drop the heated chain in a metal bucket full of motor oil (used oil works fine). The oil quenches the metal faster than water because it does not boil off the surface. I then used a old bicycle inner tube to protect the chain so it will not scratch my bike. The hand held cutters would not likely cut a chain after it is hardened this way. I have never had a bike stolen when I used this chain. Almost everyone I know had a bike stolen at one time or another growing up in the Los Angles/Long Beach area, including my wife, even when they diligently locked it up with chains or cables. Somewhere in my garage I still have this chain, and heavy as it is, it has never been cut. Peter *************************************************************************** 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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