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Easy Way To Store Kayaks
By:Charles Leach
Date: 12/20/2002, 11:34 pm
In Response To: Re: How's PASTSY's canoe comming????? (Fred)

: Like a dumb farm animal, looking up never occurred to me. I live & work
: in a commercial/industrial warehouse & I've got a 16'-18' twin T
: ceiling/roof. After reading Daren's post about the forklift, I realized
: I've got roughly 10,000 cubic feet of unused space- assuming 8' of
: headroom. Although it will probably be a bit awkward hoisting the entire
: strongback up whenever I need the space, I won't have to rush the building
: process- no matter how long it takes. What a massive relief- I thought I'd
: have to wait till this time again next year to get started.
: If it proves too heavy/awkward to hoist I may wind up building a shelf for
: it, & borrow my neighbor's (a bean bag factory) forklift whenever I
: need to move it.

Hey Fred,

I use two cheap hand-crank boat winches mounted to the wall (like you use to crank a boat onto the trailer) from which the rope runs up thru three pulleys (for each yak)attached to the rafters in my garage to hoist up two plastic kayaks. This method makes it so easy my wife can put them up or take them down. Just sit them on the floor, go around each end with the ropes, and crank 'em up.

I believe they'd hoist up my "soon to be started" Guillemot L with the strongback inside with no problem.

I also put a couple of "safety" straps on the yaks when they're hoisted up just to be on the safe side. I'm a firm believer in Murphy's Law!

Anyway, something to think about. Happy Building.

Charles.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Plans
Fred -- 12/18/2002, 1:37 pm
Go ahead with it
Patsy -- 12/19/2002, 8:40 am
How's the canoe comming????? *NM*
Larry -- 12/19/2002, 10:10 pm
Re: How's the canoe comming?????
Fred -- 12/20/2002, 10:03 am
Re: How's PASTSY's canoe comming?????
John B -- 12/20/2002, 11:13 am
Re: How's PASTSY's canoe comming?????
Fred -- 12/20/2002, 11:29 am
Re: How's PASTSY's canoe comming?????
Larry -- 12/20/2002, 7:21 pm
Re: How's PASTSY's canoe comming?????
Fred -- 12/20/2002, 10:17 pm
Must be heavy beanbags to need a forklift ;) *NM*
Peter Robinson in Oz -- 12/21/2002, 6:37 am
Easy Way To Store Kayaks
Charles Leach -- 12/20/2002, 11:34 pm
Orders without S&H *LINK*
Vaclav Stejskal - OneOceanKayaks -- 12/18/2002, 2:56 pm
Get those plans!!!
David Hanson -- 12/19/2002, 9:15 am
Re: Orders without S&H
Fred -- 12/18/2002, 4:16 pm
How much Spam???
Brian Nystrom -- 12/19/2002, 12:33 pm
Re: How much Spam???
Fred -- 12/19/2002, 2:52 pm
Re: avoiding spam mail
Erez -- 12/19/2002, 9:46 pm
Re: avoiding spam mail
warrren -- 12/20/2002, 10:23 am
Dealing with unsolicited faxes
Paul Lund -- 12/19/2002, 7:39 pm
Why bother?
Brian Nystrom -- 12/20/2002, 1:38 pm
Re: Why bother?
Paul Lund -- 12/21/2002, 1:47 am
Re: Why bother?
Mike and Rikki -- 12/21/2002, 1:51 am
Re: Dealing with unsolicited faxes
Rob P -- 12/20/2002, 12:59 pm
Yes, it's true.
Brian Nystrom -- 12/20/2002, 1:41 pm
about spam and what to do...part 1
Mike and Rikki -- 12/19/2002, 11:49 pm
Re: Dealing with unsolicited faxes
Fred -- 12/19/2002, 7:55 pm
Taking action against spam part 1
Mike and Rikki -- 12/20/2002, 12:52 am
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Fred -- 12/21/2002, 8:27 am
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Rick Allnutt -- 12/20/2002, 10:10 pm
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Mike and Rikki -- 12/21/2002, 2:03 am
Re: Taking action against spam part 1 Thanks
Roy Morford -- 12/20/2002, 5:13 pm
Re: Taking action against spam part 1 Thanks
Mike and Rikki -- 12/21/2002, 1:53 am
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Steve Frederick -- 12/20/2002, 4:06 pm
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Mike and Rikki -- 12/20/2002, 5:10 pm
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Brian Nystrom -- 12/20/2002, 1:37 pm
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Charles Leach -- 12/20/2002, 4:16 pm
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Brian Nystrom -- 12/23/2002, 2:22 pm
Even more...it's in the interpretation
Mike and Rikki -- 12/20/2002, 3:05 pm
Re: Taking action against spam part 1
Fred -- 12/20/2002, 2:17 pm
Re: BAH!
Chip Sandresky -- 12/18/2002, 7:18 pm
Re: BAH!
Fred -- 12/18/2002, 7:51 pm
forgive yourself
Rob P -- 12/20/2002, 1:05 pm
Re: BAH!
LeeG -- 12/18/2002, 10:21 pm
Re: BAH!
Gordon Snapp -- 12/18/2002, 10:13 pm
Re: Yeah!
Chris -- 12/18/2002, 8:48 pm
nah, go for it!
mike allen -- 12/18/2002, 6:33 pm
Re: Orders without S&H
Ed Falis -- 12/18/2002, 4:52 pm
Re: Orders without S&H *LINK* *Pic*
Jim Kozel -- 12/18/2002, 6:36 pm
Re: Other: Plans
Ed Falis -- 12/18/2002, 2:40 pm
Re: Other: Plans - Call Vaclav
Roy Morford -- 12/18/2002, 2:31 pm