[Larryrsf]

Hi all,

I just added the second battery the wiring schematic seems to recommend for my 1974 V20. There is plenty of room down in the battery well compartment. I replaced the two fiber hold-down belts.

But my boat will be stored in an open field behind my neighbor's house. Its free storage, so I will accept the risk, however it is remotely possible that someone could walk to the boat from the nearby busy road and not be seen from the nearby house. I want to eliminate the temptation to steal the batteries, which will be the only valuable items visible in the boat. So I plan to install two eyes with toggle bolts under the walking deck and on each side of the battery well. And then I will loop a locking cable between the eyes and over the two batteries. The cable is plastic coated and comes with its own lock. The eyes could not be twisted out once the cable was in place, of course.

Is there any risk to installing the eyes with toggle nuts that I will never see again? I see no way to even look under that deck. This hardware is NOT stainless, so I will coat the bolts and toggle nuts with heavy grease to forestall corrosion as long as possible.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Larry