how should I lock my board onto my car

alden.s · Joined: 03 May 2000 Posts: 14

I have two boards that I usually bring to the beach with me and I am always worried that the one that is sitting on my car will be stolone while I am sailing. Any suggesions on how to lock it or secure it to the roof rack? or anything that would prevent it from being stolen.
Thanks

bomahn · Joined: 07 May 2000 Posts: 1

i have been using a locking attachment that attaches to a chinook fin box and then you thread a 1/4 cable thru it and the cable ends lock together around your roof rack. i am not sure what its product name is, i always bought mine at 2nd wind in hood river, they would know what it is if you call them.

slk · Joined: 17 Jul 1998 Posts: 4

you can buy a small device that fits into the mast track. You then thread a cable through the device and under you racks (this assumes your racks are locked to the car). I got mine at Windsurf Warehouse in San Francisco.

seimel · Joined: 04 Jun 1998 Posts: 1

Try a bike lock cable through your footstraps and through your roof rack. Not completely theft-proof, but a deterent.

artofwindsurfing · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 182

What kind of car and board do you have ?

Sylvain Pilon, windsurf instructor,HI, artofwindsurfing@yahoo.com

buczacz · Joined: 02 Jul 2000 Posts: 53 Location: Los Angeles, CA

Maybe you should be thinking about investing in an enclosed trailer... see
http://www.iwindsurf.com/threadForum.iws?threadID=908&threadSubSectionID=15&displayThread=item&theParent=908
On the Community Forum / Region Topics / Trailer Coop. (copy above url into browser for direct access to site.)

flopwind · Joined: 18 Aug 2000 Posts: 1

Hey, isnt the profile of the typical windsurfer that they are a rich boy/girl trust-fund baby? Not likely that they need to steal your crap in the first place.