Re: [Paddlewise] locking up boats

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:30:46 -0400
At 09:03 AM 6/20/03 -0500, Keith Wrage wrote:
>Looking for some advice in terms of locking kayaks to a vehicle or trailer 
>- for times like overnight at motels, restaurants, etc.  The two boats I'm 
>interested in locking up are a CD Storm and a CD Gulfstream.  I don't 
>believe that either have a security loop or fitting of any kind.
>
>My roof rack does not lock to my vehicle - so I need to lock the boats to 
>the vehicle in some way - not just to the rack.
>
>Maybe running a cable under the seat or through the sides of the seat is 
>enough - although I suppose I persistent thief could cut through the 
>support or remove the seat bolts.
>
>I saw a cable system that didn't use a lock - a cable that you simply pull 
>inside the car and close a door (a sliding fitting of sorts is on the end 
>and doesn't permit pulling cable out of the car).  Kind of a neat idea I guess.

I've heard of some people using something like that and using "The Club" on 
the cockpit rim to secure the cable to the kayak.

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