Hanging from the roof

Posted by Rob Johnston on May 7, 2005

I have built a Cheasapeak 16 and have been storing it by hanging it from the ceiling with ropes going to the handholds on the bow and stern. Seems to work great.

I happened to be looking at an owners manual for a rotomold kayak and it specifically say not to hand it by the handholds as it will distort the hull over time

Is it going to be a problem on my hull over time to hang it like this? The hull of my 16 seems much stronger than the plastic, so I'm guessing it will be Ok.

Replies:

• Re: Hanging from the roof by Dick R on May 8, 2005
• Re: Hanging from the roof by Laszlo on May 8, 2005
  • Re: Hanging from the roof by Karl on May 8, 2005
• Re: Hanging from the roof by Shuswap Pat on May 8, 2005
• Re: Hanging from the roof by CLC on May 8, 2005
  • Re: Hanging from the roof by Rob Johnston on May 8, 2005
• Re: Hanging from the roof by Joey A. on May 9, 2005