Locking up yak on roadtrip

[CheapPelican]

In addition to running chain through a scupper, I lay pair of these window alarms in the hull and leave the hatch open. If some one does manage to get past the chain and unload the kayak, the alarm will slide around and go off. Just don't forget to remove them before you drive away.

[FishNinjaY]

Originally Posted by CheapPelican

In addition to running chain through a scupper, I lay pair of these window alarms in the hull and leave the hatch open. If some one does manage to get past the chain and unload the kayak, the alarm will slide around and go off. Just don't forget to remove them before you drive away.

clever!

I have a few of those. I don't get the "leave the hatch open" part? You just lay these inside, with the magnet near the alarm? so if the kayak is moved, the pieces will move apart and alarm, right? You don't fix it to the kayak and your rack or car or chain? Am I overthinking this? Thanks for the tip.

[taggermike]

I drove from SD to north carolina with my kayak on the roof formy car. I ran cable through the scuppers and around the rack bar and secired it with a krypton look. No trouble. Mike

[Matar]

Here is my $0.02.

I found a pipe that is about the same size as the scuper holes.
Went to Home Depot.
Found the wire that had the plastic coating and the crimps for each size.
started making loops as small as I could with still fitting the lock through with the largest wire first and then keep downsizing the wire until I found a wire, crimp, and loop combination that would fit throught the scuper holes. Bought enough cable and crimps to make a cable for each kayak and then one more to run though all of them again. make the cables long enough to run around your tow hitch of the frame under the truck.

Use high grade locks, one for each cable.
The more locks and cables means more noise and longer to get away.

Trap it while storing it, to keep it our of sight out of mind.

Back into the space and try to find a wall.

Remember, locks only keep the honest person honest.

Make sure to get the cable with the plastic coating or over time the cable will just cut a grove into your yak.

[CheapPelican]

Originally Posted by FishNinjaY

clever!

I have a few of those. I don't get the "leave the hatch open" part? You just lay these inside, with the magnet near the alarm? so if the kayak is moved, the pieces will move apart and alarm, right? You don't fix it to the kayak and your rack or car or chain? Am I overthinking this? Thanks for the tip.

Exactly how it works. I leave the hatch open because with it closed the alarm is muffled. Having the hatch open makes a big difference. Putting two inside acts as a back up incase one falls out or if the thief decides to go looking for it. Just backing out of my driveway is,enough to set it off. Although I think leaving my hatches open has let the O-ring/gasket/seal/whatever, on my twist and stow, dry out making it hard to close. So far a coat of armor all has re-conditioned it.

I've been meaning to Velcro the alarm to the hull and just let the magnet slide away, but just haven't got to it yet.

[FishNinjaY]

Originally Posted by CheapPelican

I leave the hatch open because with it closed the alarm is muffled. Having the hatch open makes a big difference.

oh duhhh... that makes sense. I love it. I have several of these tiny, but super loud, contact alarms for my pool doors.

Such awesome internet knowledge sharing.. how did we ever survive before??

[Wayne_R]

Wow, thanks for all the advice! Definitely doing the cable through scupper holes many times over (at least 2 or 3 cables) and the pool alarm...excellent idea!

[FishNinjaY]

This is similar to what I have.. the alarms I have are really small.

$14


http://www.amazon.com/Doberman-SE-01...doberman+alarm

You can find smaller and cheaper ones if you search.

Good luck.