Re: [Paddlewise] Hooks in Concrete

Hello List,

I've been reading these posts about putting concrete anchors in the roof of
a parking garage and I feel like some words of caution are in order.
Actually, chicken that I am, I was hoping someone else would have said this
first, but...

I'm thinking here that we are talking about an installation by amateurs,
not professional carpenters or concrete people.  I know that you can drill
into concrete and, if you don't hold the drilling device steady, you can
enlarge the hole and perhaps make it not round.  This is not too hard to
imagine when you are drilling overhead as in a garage roof.  I'm thinking
also that the holding strength of the anchors is directly dependent on the
diameter and regularity of the hole.  

So what this is leading up to is that you may feel you have a solid
installation in the concrete but, in fact, you do not.  You need to ask
yourself:

1.  If I hang my boat there and the installation fails, will I be hurt,
will others be hurt, will my boat and/or car be hurt?

2.   What will happen if, while I'm away paddling and someone else wants to
use these eyes say to hoist the engine out of car?  Will I be accountable
for the damage when the eyes pull out?

All in all, my opinion is to stay away from this type of installation all
together.  I know this doesn't help with the boat storage issue but it may
save some grief in the long run.

Bill Leonhardt
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