Nice set up ..I have been thinking of a lower position like that and leaning up against garage wall but will probably hang it about 4 ft up off floor. Floor space is needed for other necessities
Here is the set up I had for a Native Element kayak which is a hybrid kayak/canoe. 4 eye bolts into the ceiling joists, 4 chains, 4 eye bolts into a pair of 2"x2"s. There are clips or chain links connecting the chain to the eye bolts. This set up works well for canoes. If I was trying to lift a more rounded sit on top kayak, I would use 2 long straps with cam buckles to hang from the ceiling eye bolts in a cradle position.
That looks nice...a ceiling set up will be an option if the wall mount does not work out
I have exposed rafters in my garage, so I just screwed in some "heavy duty" eye bolts to hang it from, one in front, and one in back. I use the push button type tie-downs and it just hang it from the handles. Most of the Summer it'll stay on the ground but through the winter it hangs. Keep it simple. Jackson Coosa of that matters.
I dont mean to offer advice where its not wanted... but I'll take a chance do it anyway (sorry if I am overstepping).
Hanging a kayak from the handles is not a good idea for most kayaks. Getting some supports (wood, PVC, wide straps, etc) under the kayak is a better solution, especially for kayaks that have some weight to them. Upside down is best, but this is a hassle because you have to completely unload it. Right side up is convenient (this is what I do), but support becomes all the more important.
That is the most efficient way to load on to a trailer or into back of truck. I don't have a garage door and it would be the easiest way for someone to steal my kayak.
A good rule of angling philosophy is not to interfere with another fisherman's ways of being happy, unless you want to be hated. Zane Grey, Tales of Fishes, 1919
That is the most efficient way to load on to a trailer or into back of truck. I don't have a garage door and it would be the easiest way for someone to steal my kayak.
Good point. I am guilty of reading the title and not the entire post.
I have exposed rafters in my garage, so I just screwed in some "heavy duty" eye bolts to hang it from, one in front, and one in back. I use the push button type tie-downs and it just hang it from the handles. Most of the Summer it'll stay on the ground but through the winter it hangs. Keep it simple. Jackson Coosa of that matters.
I dont mean to offer advice where its not wanted... but I'll take a chance do it anyway (sorry if I am overstepping).
Hanging a kayak from the handles is not a good idea for most kayaks.
I wouldn't if they are strap style handles! I once reached down to pick up my kayak and almost fell backward as the strap snapped, and I ended up holding the handle in my hand and the kayak still on the ground.
Sounds like an outside wall mounted rack or an addition on to your shed that covers the kayaks is what you are needing. With 2 vehicles and a motorcycle in a garage I don't see how you'll get any kayaks in there unless it's a 3 car garage.
Sounds like an outside wall mounted rack or an addition on to your shed that covers the kayaks is what you are needing. With 2 vehicles and a motorcycle in a garage I don't see how you'll get any kayaks in there unless it's a 3 car garage.
I don't have a shed and the garage is an oversized 2 car. I am going to try a wall mount about 40" up from floor which would allow MC to park under it. If that doesn't work I guess I will try a ceiling rack or last resort something in backyard.
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