Tie-Downs

To transport your kayak, you'll need some way of securing it, whether on a roof rack, truck bed, or trailer. I recommend the type of tie-down strap shown above, with hooks on the ends, and cam buckles, not ratchets. Ratchets are a pain in the ass, and you don't need all that much force anyway. In fact, you don't want too much force, your boat is only made of plastic!

When it comes to tie-downs, more is better. On the truck rack, I use four per boat - two to secure it fore-and-aft, and two to secure it side-to-side. If you're good at puzzles, you could figure out how to do it all with just two, but I don't like to think that hard, and tie-downs like this are cheap. In the truck bed, two would do, but I have four, so I use them all. Especially on the highway with high wind loads, you will never regret using extra tie-downs.

Your tie-downs should be at least as long as your boat, so you can reach from anywhere to anywhere else, or have plenty of length to wrap around things. Light-duty tie-downs are perfectly adequate - you're not trying to crush your boat or pull the handles off !!! An inexpensive set of four should run you under $20.

Don't forget to secure the paddle as well, and the seatback. And don't trust the bungie cords to hold your PFD in place at 70 miles an hour!


Cape May County
( 39.14000, -74.80000 )

  1. Bay Avenue - Ocean City ( 39.21643, -74.64678 )
  2. Cedar Swamp Creek (N) ( 39.26195, -74.70206 )
  3. Cedar Swamp Creek (S) ( 39.24889, -74.71257 )
  4. Delaware Bay - Bidwell Creek ( 39.12731, -74.89085 )
  5. Delaware Bay - East Point ( 39.19403, -75.02600 )
  6. Delaware Bay - Fortescue ( 39.22920, -75.16834 )
  7. Delaware Bay - Moore's Beach ( 39.18944, -74.95113 )
  8. Delaware Bay - Norbury's Landing ( 39.05033, -74.92742 )
  9. Delaware Bay - Sunset Beach ( 38.94432, -74.97012 )
  10. Delaware Bay - Thompson's Beach ( 39.19244, -74.99485 )
  11. Dennis Creek - Jake's Landing ( 39.17916, -74.85133 )
  12. East Creek Pond - Dennis ( 39.22333, -74.88656 )
  13. Gibson's Creek ( 39.35592, -74.72609 )
  14. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Beerdley's Point ( 39.28756, -74.62664 )
  15. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Somers Point (N) ( 39.31130, -74.59272 )
  16. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Somers Point (S) ( 39.30640, -74.60763 )
  17. Great Egg Harbor River - Camp Acagisca ( 39.49275, -74.76715 )
  18. Great Egg Harbor River - Mays Landing ( 39.44940, -74.72489 )
  19. Inside Thorofare - Atlantic City ( 39.35533, -74.45687 )
  20. Inside Thorofare - Ventnor ( 39.34593, -74.47623 )
  21. Jenkins Sound - Mayville ( 39.06281, -74.81961 )
  22. Lake Lenape - Mays Landing ( 39.46187, -74.73755 )
  23. Lake Nummy - Belleplain ( 39.24691, -74.85720 )
  24. Lakes Bay - Ventnor ( 39.35318, -74.48744 )
  25. Long Reach - Avalon ( 39.08144, -74.73862 )
  26. Longport Dog Beach ( 39.30741, -74.55738 )
  27. Ludlam Thorofare - Sea Isle City ( 39.14373, -74.70499 )
  28. Maurice River - Mauricetown ( 39.28730, -74.98763 )
  29. Maurice River - Milleville ( 39.37706, -75.03671 )
  30. Maurice River - Sharp St ( 39.40012, -75.05345 )
  31. Maurice River - Terrapin Cove ( 39.24547, -75.00404 )
  32. Miller Creek ( 39.25262, -74.62715 )
  33. Patcong Creek - Bargaintown Pond ( 39.36083, -74.57569 )
  34. Patcong Creek - Belhaven ( 39.34363, -74.58752 )
  35. Patcong Creek - New Road ( 39.30470, -74.62031 )
  36. Scull Bay - Bridge Out ( 39.34668, -74.55683 )
  37. Shaw's Mill Pond - Newton ( 39.31290, -75.15645 )
  38. Stephen Creek ( 39.38564, -74.73649 )
  39. Stephen Creek - Maple Lake ( 39.40547, -74.77808 )
  40. Stephen Creek - Stephen Lake ( 39.39556, -74.74907 )
  41. Strathmere Bay - Strathmere ( 39.19447, -74.66326 )
  42. Tennessee Ave - Ocean City ( 39.27051, -74.60393 )
  43. Tuckahoe River - Corbin City ( 39.29883, -74.75319 )
  44. Tuckahoe River - Tuckahoe ( 39.29545, -74.74010 )
  45. Union Lake - Millville (E) ( 39.40677, -75.05152 )
  46. Union Lake - Millville (W) ( 39.40812, -75.06712 )