: Why not just install a ring in the cockpit (we bolt them in behind
: the seat) and then use a lock and cable? Cheap, easy and keeps
: the casual thief away. Serious thief will have cable cutters.

Exactly. On production boats I loop the cable around the seat, on most of my SOF's I loop it around the frame behind the seat (I like to leave a vertical "post" to help support the rear deck) on the stripper I loop it around the seat side brace (mine are glassed to the bottom to help support the side decks).

Bill H.