Dingy/Tender Security

[BobnCamie]

I agree. Easy stuff goes first, even if unusable. I really like the shell casing idea. Would work on the front porch as well! Cable is harder to cut that a link of chain,too.

[Bestathook]

Padlocks pick easy.

Combos with 4 wheels on the bottom are easy.

A good combination lock where you twist the dial on front takes longer to pick, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Tin snips zip through cable.

My bet is heavy chain with a good, dial combination lock.

There is an old Key West adage about bikes that also applies to dingys.

"Anything with less than 3 locks is considered abandoned."

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Thanks

Originally Posted by cvick76

Just a quick question, if you pull your dingy/rib onto a beach and head in to eat or town (out of eyesight), how can you safely secure it so it will not be stolen?

Thanks,

Vic

[BobnCamie]

The three lock adage holds true for northern Mn.,too.

[John A]

If a thief wants to steal your dingy he will.
A friend of mine chained his dingy to the dingy dock at Budget Marine in St Maarten where someone used bolt cutters on his chain.
Another time a boat next to mine found their dingy on the beach with a V cut in the transom where to engine used to be.
I cruised for 10 years and a dingy thief was one of the few things that never happened to me.

[HopCar]

Mark, your remote anchoring technique is interesting. Can I suggest you store your trip line on a "Cuban Yoyo"? The line will be much easier to payout and just as easy to retrieve. It comes off the front of the spool just like a spinning reel.




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