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| Author: | Nevek [ Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
I have two new roommates moving in so it looks like I will have to share my 2 car garage and hang my canoe and get rid of my Hobie Cat. I wanted to see your pulley systems and see what you did to hang your kayaks in the garage. If possible, I would like to hang it upright so I can keep my life jackets/random things inside while it is hanging. Do you think that that would mess it up? Post pics of your rigs!! |
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| Author: | Thierry [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Hello Keven, Can this be of any help? viewtopic.php?f=21&t=17730&hilit=+ceiling viewtopic.php?f=11&t=16799&hilit=hoist viewtopic.php?f=11&t=23733&hilit=ceiling viewtopic.php?f=73&t=23018&hilit=ceiling viewtopic.php?f=78&t=21661&hilit=ceiling Cheers, Thierry 
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| Author: | Nevek [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Thank you! Those are very nice! I was thinking of copying something like what was in your last link: http://texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/vi ... h#p1402093 Picture isn't great, but this is what I came up with:  What do you guys think? Any suggestions/tips/ideas? |
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| Author: | okz00k [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
First thing that comes to mind is that raising this could be a 2 man exercise. The rear would need to be pushed up whilst the front is pulled up. There will be a balancing issue between front and rear pulleys. I would feel more comfortable if your design forced all lines to travel together. |
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| Author: | Nevek [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Yeah found figured that out last night. It is pretty much done now and I have changed the set up a little. Heading to Harbor Freight right now to pick up another pulley and I will report back with results! |
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| Author: | montedane [ Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Have you looked at the "Box lifter" made by Thule. Designed to lift roof mount pods, I have used them to hold my Tandem Oasis & Revolution. very easy to wind up & down. |
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| Author: | Nevek [ Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Finally got around to posting pics. Its actually much harder to pull up then I expected, even after all the research I did. I dont know if its because the canoe is heavier than I think, or because I don't exactly have the highest quality pulleys (harbor freight). End result:      Comments/Suggestions/Critique? Considering scrapping my plan for two of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/gambrel-an ... 99758.html |
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| Author: | KayakingBob [ Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
You probably should pull the rope (that is under the hull) through a foam noodle (maybe with a old piece of hose to protect the noodle). I think the rope by itself will dent the plastic hull. Other than that, it looks good. |
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| Author: | dregsfan [ Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
reconlon wrote: You probably should pull the rope (that is under the hull) through a foam noodle (maybe with a old piece of hose to protect the noodle). I think the rope by itself will dent the plastic hull. Other than that, it looks good. Ditto on the hose/pool noodle combo. Pool noodles, the greatest invention since duct tape! |
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| Author: | Nevek [ Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Yeah I should have mentioned that I already had a pool noodle ready for this application! Any suggestions on how to make it easier to use? More pulleys? What ratio is this? |
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| Author: | montedane [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
I would recommend checking out a "Thule" "Boxlifter". although designed to lift roof top cargo boxes, they are rated at 100kg I have two of these to hold my hobie oasis & hobie revolution up out of harms way. |
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| Author: | Thierry [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Hello Kevin, nice job you did there I had to install a winch, I couldn't get our Oasis of the floor. Montedane, are the ropes on the Boxlifter long enough to reach the floor? Because I couldn't find any information on that, and I couldn't find a dealer who had one, I build our hoist myself. |
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| Author: | FishIt [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
You could use double-purchase blocks to give a mechanical advantage. |
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| Author: | montedane [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Hi Thierry, If you google "thule box lift 571" you should be able to find plenty of info & pictures. Because I spread the pulleys further apart & wanted to reach the floor, I replaced the rope supplied with a longer nylon rope. |
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| Author: | TDK [ Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hanging a canoe.....lets see your garage racks! |
Here are some pictures of the rig I use for my Pro Angler. It's plenty strong and can hold lots of additional gear. http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=78&t=21661 |
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