Re: Hoisting for Storage

Posted by Terry Mcadams on Nov 29, 2004

Hey, Mac,

I guess you're not going to mount ice runners on your yak for the winter.

The other suggestions for storage are all great. Most, however, require expenditure of $, something I avoid at all costs unless there's a gun at my head.

I hang boats from the 8' garage rafters using just a short rope loop around one rafter with an S hook on it. I hook the bow loop in the S hook. I then have a rope tied to a rafter further back, which I run under the stern then over the rafter and pull up the boat. I tie off the rope to the lawn mower, set up the step ladder and run another loop under the boat amidships. Then I tighten the stern loop.

With three loops supporting the boat, there is a safety margin in case one loop fails. But it will take longer to cut the ropes with a knife in the event your mother-in-law walks under the boat.

Hang in there!

terry

In Response to: Hoisting for Storage by Mac on Nov 25, 2004

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