My wife laughs at me, but when we are on the road, I get paranoid about leaving the kayak on the roof rack in a motel parking lot. My answer was to buy 30' of 1/2" chain. I make a loop with a padlock and put it over the stern of the boat. I then run the chain under the car and take up the slack and make a loop over the bow end. The chain can't be pulled off either end, and if a baddie tries to monkey with it, the car's motion alarm goes off. I sleep well. Best Regards, Tony Reynes [demime 0.92b removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of Tony Reynes.vcf] *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
writes about theft and chains and alarms. Yes you are a paranoid. The thieves will now take your car too; and your chain. And your motion alarm will fall on deaf ears. I would add a truck club in the cockpit. Yes all of these are easily breached. A 3/8" cable goes in less time than it takes to say it. Half inch chain assumes the thieves are kids who can't afford a bolt cutter. They can tow your car you know? Bottom line: keep it sight at all times, and plan on ground floor hotel rooms with looonnnnggggg room hallways. Sleeping in the car helps as well. What me paranoid? Whatever gave you that notion? Kevin *************************************************************************** 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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