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Use a spreader bar
By:Chris Arceneaux
Date: 12/13/2000, 8:14 am
In Response To: Re: Kayak storage *Pic* (Kent LeBoutillier)

Good set up, however is looks like the webbing has to be exactly centered. What works for me is fixing on end of my line to an eye-bolt the garage ceiling, run it straight down to a pulley block screwed into a 3' piece of 1 x 2 stock, then back up to a pulley block (fixed or swivel) on the ceiling next to the eye bolt, then run the line to a 3rd and last pulley where the ceiling meets the wall. Attach a cleat to the wall. If the boat weighs 50 lbs, you are only hoisting 25 lbs plus a little friction. The spreader bar has a loop of webbing on each end allowing me to balance the boat while hoisting. Good luck.

Messages In This Thread

Kayak storage
Steve Kroeker -- 12/12/2000, 11:45 pm
Re: Kayak storage
Peter Harris -- 12/13/2000, 8:25 pm
Re: Kayak storage
Mike Snell -- 12/14/2000, 4:17 pm
Re: Kayak storage
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 12/15/2000, 6:50 pm
Re: Kayak storage *Pic*
Kent LeBoutillier -- 12/13/2000, 6:17 am
Use a spreader bar
Chris Arceneaux -- 12/13/2000, 8:14 am