Re: [Paddlewise] kayak storage

jclowry_at_idt.net wrote:
> 
> Hello Walt,
> 
> If you don't mind taking the time for a followup, I have a perhaps silly
> question about the msg you posted onthis subject.  when you say that you
> use a permanent loop at one end and a hitch at the other are you still
> describing straps that you've attached to the ceiling?  If so, all I can
> picture is something that I'm sure you don't mean!  I have a particular
> interest since I too need to hang my very light [35 lb] in borrowed
> space.
> 
> Many thanks, from houston
> 
> janet lowry
> 
Hi Janet-  No.  The canoe storage I described uses regular rope rather
than cam straps.  One end consists of a loop which is tied between two
screw eye bolts.  The other end also has two screw eye bolts but the
loop can be lowered.  I carry the canoe down over my head and place one
end in the permanent loop.  I can set the other end down and pull the
rope on this end around the boat, up through the eye and then hoist the
boat up until it is level with the other loop.  I tie this end off with
a "trucker's knot" which permits me to adjust the tension.  This can be
done alone, but is easier with two people.  BTW- the boat hangs under a
deck and is protected from weather, UV, etc. and is totally out of the
way.
Hope this helps you.  I think the trucker's knot is illustrated in Cliff
Jacobson's book on Wilderness Canoeing.  I used it exclusively for tying
boats on roof racks for years until I discovered cam straps.  I still
use the knot for attaching end ropes to my truck when hauling canoes or
my sea kayak.

Good luck with your storage

Walt Chudleigh
Park City, UT
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