Hi Folks- So I'm really excited to have found a new apartment located approximately 200 yards from a river that empties into the ocean. wahoo! But there are problems...there is zero storage space. So I'm trying to figure out how the heck to fit a kayak into the place. I'm not sure if I can hang one up-the ceilings are really high and I don't think drilling into the wall would be appreciated by neighbors and landlords and such. Has anyone had success in storing boats under their beds:)? Right now the boats are hanging in slings out in the garage and I'm worried about the side effects of storing them flat on the floor, (and of getting stinky river water all over white carpeting.) I have a few months to figure out a solution, so I'd love suggestions from fellow apartment dwellers...I'm not opposed to having boats double as living room furniture....:) Thanks as always, A *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Allison Corning wrote: > So I'm really excited to have found a new apartment located approximately > 200 yards from a river that empties into the ocean. wahoo! But there are > problems...there is zero storage space. So I'm trying to figure out how the > heck to fit a kayak into the place. I'm not sure if I can hang one up-the > ceilings are really high and I don't think drilling into the wall would be > appreciated by neighbors and landlords and such. Has anyone had success in > storing boats under their beds:)? Right now the boats are hanging in slings > out in the garage and I'm worried about the side effects of storing them > flat on the floor, (and of getting stinky river water all over white > carpeting.) I have a few months to figure out a solution, so I'd love > suggestions from fellow apartment dwellers...I'm not opposed to having boats > double as living room furniture....:) Well, to pre-empt Ralph: sell 'em and get a folding boat. I'm considering the very same thing, actually. In the past, I've rented a storage unit to keep my long boats in, but that can be expensive, though, depending on where you live. I also hate the idea of spending $50-70 a month for a 10x20 space to store a boat or two in. I guess I could clean out some overstuffed closets and put Christmas decorations and such in the storage space, too. Previously, several of us rented a place together to keep our boats in, but that requires a serious amount of trust on everyone's part. A violation of that trust in my situation (I was neither the violator nor the directly violated) resulted in fisticuffs and charges being filed. I'd be greatly interested in hearing other suggestions as well. I can't even choose to keep a touring boat in my apartment, as the largest room is only 14 feet long, and it would probably get in the way lying in the hall (or so my wife would think). Cheers, Steve =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Steven Jarvis sjarvis_at_dicksonstreet.com Fayetteville, Arkansas USA =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Allison Corning wrote: > So I'm really excited to have found a new apartment ... > So I'm trying to figure out how the > heck to fit a kayak into the place. I've never done this, exactly, but I think it has possibilities. Cut a couple of 2x4s so they can be -gently- wedged between floor and ceiling against the wall. Cut a couple more slightly longer, so they attach to the tops of the vertical ones and form an angle with the floor, and a third set of short ones to complete the triangle. Add some pegs at suitable points to support the boats. Space the triangles bulkhead width apart, and add a couple of diagonal braces parallel to the wall. Like zo: | ||\ w || \ a || \/ l || \ l || \ ||_____\/ |_________ floor Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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