Storing kayaks?

[jake00]

I've got 2 10ft kayaks that I need to store. I'm thinking of a strap and pulley system mounted on the garage ceiling.

Anyone got and slick ideas?

 

[rayra]

That IS the 'slick idea'.

The other is add some stanchions projecting out from your wall studs and put them up high on the wall (upside down) like a lumber rack.

 

[moon_tanner]

Kayak's look great on the wall in your house...try it!

 

[NUTTSGT]

The pulley system is what of one of the guys at work does. Some how he has them cabled together to prevent their theft also.

 

[1jeepfan]

I built a rolling rack for my two 12'ers. Made them easy to load and unload because I could push them to the door.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I can't help much from personal experience. All 3 of my boats stay locked to the racks at the lake all year round. I have thought about the pulley systems because if I wanted to keep them at home in the off season I could lift them all the way up past the joists in the garage and they would be completely out of the way.

Tommy

 

[MDSPHOTO]

Yep the pulley system is the way to go. We have our 14' attached to the basement rafters.

 

[Outlander]

I'm the crazy guy. It lives on the ground under the solarium all winter!

 

[goofiefoot]

Eye screws in the rafters, s-hooks, chain and pool noodles keep my 14.5 Native close to the ceiling and stores paddles, seats and fishing box.

 

[Voi]

From another thread:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5678727&postcount=18

 

[pattenp]

I used PVC pipe made up in the shape of a J to hang my Kayaks on the wall.

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[PCustoms]

I spanned a 2x4 between the I joists (slip in @ angle and then twist to sit on the flange) at my apartment and screw a big hook into the center.

Walk in with kayak, place 1 end on ground and hook opposite handle to ceiling. Lift and hook other end. Simole, cost $4 to hang 2 boats.

 

[teamextreme]

I did what PattenP did except I used bent pieces of EMT and covered it in plumbing pipe insulation. I've also hung them from the ceiling. I don't bother with a pulley system, I just use a 2x4 on edge, covered with carpet, with eye bolts on the ends. I then use motorcycle tie-downs to lift it up, doing one corner a foot or so at a time until it's up against the ceiling, then secure it with short lengths of chain.

 

[SJR033]

I used a bicycle ceiling pulley system to lift my old roommate's kayak. Something like this.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PEURIQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[jumbojak]

From another thread:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5678727&postcount=18

How do you keep them from kicking out if someone bumps them? Or is that not normally an issue?

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

We have the 16' canoe hung by 2 ratcheting rope pulleys - the kind they sell as deer field dressing hangers that have a small release line to allow you to let them back down.
The kids 2 10' Kayaks are on L brackets made out of 2x4's and some plywood gussets.
Just purchased 2 more 12' Kayaks, so it' time to make more space for them.....

 

[Voi]

How do you keep them from kicking out if someone bumps them? Or is that not normally an issue?

I posted that from another thread. It's not my setup so I'm not sure.

 

[dsgreen3]

Harken hoist

 

[gtae07]

I used a bicycle ceiling pulley system to lift my old roommate's kayak. Something like this.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PEURIQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I used the Harbor Freight version of the same thing, which had previously held the mountain bike until I stored the bikes differently.