> In another thread dealing with the coming of winter, Dale Frolander
> mentions Pete Ford's idea of storing kayaks indoors on a ceiling rack, and
> even supplies a picture. I'm considering something like that under the
> back porch overhang for my two Pygmy kayaks to keep them out of the
> weather and out of the sunlight. Anybody have any experience with a way of
> doing overhead storage that's stable, relatively shakeproof (yep, this is
> California), and not unduly hard to lift boats into (maybe something using
> slings and pulleys to lift the boats up into position)? How do you guys
> who keep kayaks in garages store them overhead? Mike

Mike I have stored boats against the ceiling of my garage for years. I use a pulley for each end of the boat and a cleat on the wall for each rope, and a "s" hook on the end of the rope. I also put a stop knot in the rope that hits the pulley when the boat is down at the right level to pick it up. Gary