Hung my Kayak from the ceiling of my garage

[manlystanley]

Many thanks to all the help I've gotten here!! Wanted to return a little bit, and show how I hung my Kayak in my garage. It's about 7 1/2 feet off the ground, so you can walk bellow it. I attached two pictures.

The lift I got was this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Best Regards,
Stan

[Sun]

Nice setup! One thing I would recommend is to use hang your kayak upside down. You might use some wooden rods as cross bars.

the reason I recommend this is because the previous owner of my first kayak hung the kayak like you did - right side up with straps under it. Over time the kayak' weight formed dents in the hull that have stayed with it permanently. When I used to transport my kayak right-side up the hull would always bend at those creased areas. The kayak still works, but I hate knowing that those indentions are there.

I have a pulley system under my deck now, and hang my kayak upside down.

[moc]

I use the identical system in my garage to suspend my Wilderness Tarpon T120....

[mi327]

Many thanks to all the help I've gotten here!! Wanted to return a little bit, and show how I hung my Kayak in my garage. It's about 7 1/2 feet off the ground, so you can walk bellow it. I attached two pictures.

The lift I got was this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Best Regards,
Stan

Stan, I have that same lift, how did you adjust the length of the straps? Mine appear to be loops sewn to the latches? It would be nice to get my Yak A little higher off the floor. Its about 68 inches right now which is ok but I always bump my head on it.

[tufnik]

I hang my Trident almost exactly like yours (upright and on two straps). Been hanging there for a year and a half, and the yak has no bending/indentation/warping problem.

[moc]

I hang my Trident almost exactly like yours (upright and on two straps). Been hanging there for a year and a half, and the yak has no bending/indentation/warping problem.

Same here. Mine have been hanging for 3 years, with no dents.

[manlystanley]

Stan, I have that same lift, how did you adjust the length of the straps? Mine appear to be loops sewn to the latches? It would be nice to get my Yak A little higher off the floor. Its about 68 inches right now which is ok but I always bump my head on it.

I think the newer versions of the lift, have adjustments.

Best Regards,
Stan

[manlystanley]

Nice setup! One thing I would recommend is to use hang your kayak upside down. You might use some wooden rods as cross bars.

the reason I recommend this is because the previous owner of my first kayak hung the kayak like you did - right side up with straps under it. Over time the kayak' weight formed dents in the hull that have stayed with it permanently. When I used to transport my kayak right-side up the hull would always bend at those creased areas. The kayak still works, but I hate knowing that those indentions are there.

I have a pulley system under my deck now, and hang my kayak upside down.

Hey SF: What type of Kayak got the dents? How heavy was it? I know that some people have problems, while others do not. I like hanging it right side up, cause I can put the kayak stuff into it. The manual recommends hanging it from it's side. Maybe I'll try that, and see if I can load in the seat, Paddle, etc.

Best Regards,
Stan

[Sun]

Hey SF: What type of Kayak got the dents? How heavy was it? I know that some people have problems, while others do not. I like hanging it right side up, cause I can put the kayak stuff into it. The manual recommends hanging it from it's side. Maybe I'll try that, and see if I can load in the seat, Paddle, etc.

It is a 2006 Ocean Kayak Prowler 13, which weighs probably around 60 lbs. The previous owner did exactly what you described - he kept all his gear in the cockpit while the kayak was hanging upright. From others' experience, it seems that just hanging a kayak by its own weight might not deform the hull much...but I guess in the case of my kayak, the kayak + the gear may have contributed to the dents.

I also have a 2012 Tarpon 100, which I store upside down on 2 plastic saw horses under my hanging OK Prowler 13. I didn't want to take any chances of bending the bottom of my new kayak

[john from md]

I have a trident 13 and I hang it the same way with no dents. I made my own slings out of three inch straps because my kit had thin straps that I was afraid would make dents. My home made straps work well and have no problems.

The nice thing about hanging it right side up is that I can drive my Camry under it and just lower it down to the foam blocks. It makes for a faster get away.

John

[archeryrob]

You have the straps pretty much broken up to support the kayak at the 1/3 marks, you should be fine.

[Berto]

Nice Job!