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On mine, I drilled a hole through the transom and installed pair of
eye-bolts, one on each side of the motor, such that the dinghy and the motor
could all be chained to the dock/pier etc., with one piece of chain. A bead
of weld on the eyebolt nuts kept them from being removed easily, and the
eyebolts could be used for towing a skier or draging stuff when not being
used for security.
Jim
"The most stunning crime in modern memory seems to have been accomplished
with knives and box-cutters."
--Joseph Sobran
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Gardner" <>
To: "Keith" <>; "Sam Densler" <>
Cc: "Brent Evers" <>;
<>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:35 AM
Subject: Re: : lv-ab: Pirates acted in Self Defense!]
> Although a little harder to deal with, case hardened chain cannot be cut
> with even good chain cutters. You would need an acetylene torch. A piece
> of hose over the chain would keep it from beating up the finish and stop
> the noise. You would need a good case hardened lock to go along with
> this. Where you put the chain is the bigger issue. A stainless loop
> screwed to the transom can be cut with cheap cutters or a hack saw. Maybe
> a hole drilled thru the transom would work, but is this something one
would
> want to do? A clamp similar to the way an outboard can be locked to the
> transom would be nice. I need another weekend project. My boat just
isn't
> taking up enough of my time.
>
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