Anti-theft Kayak Cable

Step 4:

First, buy some vinyl clad aircraft cable. You can get this at your neighborhood hardware store. I would get the 1/8" size; it has a working load of about 340 pounds, so nobody's going to break it. With the vinyl coating, it is about 3/16" in diameter, and will easily close in a car door without hurting anything. You will need about fifteen feet; if you buy more of it, you can get a firsthand illustration of just how hard it is to cut.

Second, get two 3/4" PVC pipe caps and some JB Weld. Drill two holes near the sides of the end of each cap, just slightly bigger than the cable. Take one end of the cable and run in in to the open end of a cap, make a loop, and run it back through the second hole. Adjust the cable end so it is not protruding past the end of the cap. Do the same for the other cap, fill them both with JB Weld and let them cure. What you have is a piece of cable with a knob on each end that will keep somebody from pulling it through the door opening.

Actually, you are done with the cable part of the Instructable unless you want to dip the ends in Plasti Dip rubber tool handle coating to make it look more professional.

Comments

[mrbill5834]

This is just what I'm looking for. Thanks for the instructions and clear pictures. What type of JB WELD product did you use?

[RangerJ]

Thanks! I hope it works out for you.

As for the JB weld, it was the regular kind with one tube with black lettering and the other with red.

[mrbill5834]

RangerJ,
Thanks for your reply. I'm going to start my kayak theft prevention project this morning.

[RangerJ]

Great! Let me know how it goes...