Ok here is the rest.
I have a two car garage, but it's pretty well occupied by tools, workbench, engine hoist, engine stand, welder, general storage and plenty of other things. This fence survived Katrina and we aren't expecting it to be here until Monday or Tuesday.
I am not going to store my kayaks inside. I have plenty of other work to do before a storm. The rack has no need to be cut finely like a piece of furniture. It will be out in the weather for the next ten or so years.
But, back to the build.
The basic dimensions are 8ft long by 4ft high (for the 4x4's). The bottom 2x4 is to spread the load evenly and allow me to get a weed eater in around it easily. The spans from the main frame to the fence are 44.5 inches and make a 36 inch opening. That is bigger than I need for the largest kayak but it allows me to fit a larger one in the future.
Up top I have my son's 6ft kayak, which isn't long enough to span the gap. So I installed a 2x4 in the middle to rest it on. It was scrap from a previous project. I also plan to use this to hold bulk material like lumber, pipe and tubing. Since the spans from the frame to the fence are 8ft apart I added the cutoffs to the inside of the upper span to support 8ft lumber.
I may build a 16-24ft long version of this towards the back corner of my property and cover it with tin to hold material (the wife already likes the idea.
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Tomorrow I will add two nails to each span from the frame to the fence. I will use them to tie the kayaks down.
This span of fence is between two houses in an approximately 20ft gap. The winds in a gap that size are minimal during a storm, do the sail effect is minimal compared to the added mass acting as an anchor.
