On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:44:44 -0600, "Doug Nartker" <dnartker1407_at_charter.net> said: > I am looking for a good storage system for the boats. Currently they are > on > saw horses in the basement. > > I've been told they are taking up to much space. The ceiling is to low > to > hang them from. Are there any good commercial systems or designs > available? I've used about 5 systems for storing boats. 1. Hang from the rafter using nylon webbing. 2. "rope ladder" hung from rafter where each "step" in the ladder holds a boat. A nice addition to the rope ladder system is a board at the bottom of the ladder keeping the ropes spread apart. 3. Canoe Tree - T shapped structure with boats on each side. 4. block and tackle system to hoist a heavy canoe/kayak to ceiling - be sure to use straps under the boat, once lifted into place, having part of the lifting system give way is unpleasant. 5. Built my own, similar to the talic - http://www.talic.com/ using 2 by 4's. I built it about 12 years ago and it's still holding up well. It's freestanding, and all of the boats are on one side, stacked floor to ceiling. It currently holds 6 boats - one canoe, 2 sea kayaks, a surf ski, and a skin/frame kayak. My rack isn't nearly as pretty as the talic. The support "arms" are just 2 by 4's with lap joints to attach them to the uprights. The base is more complex, I can explain it if anyone gets ambitious and needs suggestions. I'm sure anyone mechanically inclined can come up with similar or improved designs. Kirk -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 22 2005 - 05:19:23 PST
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