Re: [Paddlewise] locking up boats

From: Mike Hamilton <khamilto_at_wam.umd.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:10:09 -0400 (EDT)
Keith,

In the vein of minimalism where single objects perform multiple tasks, I
employ a thin cable as a security device and as a tether/stern line. The
cable is looped at each end, is padlocked inside the pickup truck bed with
the other end padlocked to a security loop that I installed on the back
deck, well aft of the rear hatch. The cable is not held under tension, but
could keep the boat from sliding off of the front of the truck in an
emergency.

Mike.

Mike Hamilton, Biologist
1205 Leonardtown Service Bldg
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-314-3486
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