If those screw handles are like most that I've seen, THEY are easier to cut or break than the lock. I'd just take the screw handles off- I think they are held on by split pins?We use a vinyl coated ss cable and pad lock. The screw handles have holes in them and they can be locked together preventing the mounting screws from being loosened.
If only you could magnetize the cable so the would be thief couldn't get his knife back.I took a length of double braid, stripped out the core and replaced it with some 7X19 stainless. Nicro pressed a loop each end and lashed the cover to that. Then I'd use a padlock.
Came to the dinghy once to find the cover cut in several spots- I suspect some jackass had a very dull knife
With a setup like that you really should include a video camera to enjoy watching the frustration of the would-be thiefI took a length of double braid, stripped out the core and replaced it with some 7X19 stainless. Nicro pressed a loop each end and lashed the cover to that. Then I'd use a padlock.
Came to the dinghy once to find the cover cut in several spots- I suspect some jackass had a very dull knife
Yes, exactly our rig also. Makes our dinghy look tougher than most, as is yours, so the bad guys look elsewhere.We do as Rick486 does. But we use the the "bar" style motor lock. It's sort of a square "C" shaped metal channel that slides over the motor clamp handles (they need to be turned until they align horizontally), and incorporates a keylock that is sort of hidden inside the "C" channel. It's simple and a big step up from a basic cable lock on the motor. The lock and the relatively weak clamp handles are enclosed in a much stronger steel protection sleeve.