Garage Kayak Hoist
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Very good. Just installed one in my garage....excellent and it only took about an hour. Works a treat. Thanks
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what do you think total cost was?
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Made your same setup lastnight but what did you use for the straps?
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Are you an aero-naval engineer at NASA?! ...congratulations!
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Not much, I bought the supplies at Home Depot, probably about $50 or so. Good luck, I will give you one tip, to make sure you hit the truss I crawled in the attic and drilled a small pilot hole from the attic to the garage ceiling right against a truss, then dropped a plastic tie in the hole so it was visible from the garage, then when on my ladder in the garage I knew exactly where the edge of the truss was so I knew for sure if I was placing the hook centered on the truss and plug pilot hole.
dmgstuff 8 months ago
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Aren't you worried about the rope rubbing against the carabiner causing it to degrade, possibly to the point of failure?
MrKeenanGill 6 months ago
@MrKeenanGill Sorry for the delay in responding... I checked the ropes just before replying and there is no wear visible at all! So I would not worry about that issue! Take care!
dmgstuff 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
good stuff, do your two ropes join into one so you are don't have to do one at a time? Also most Kayak makers recommend that you store your kayaks upside down which stops them warping.
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Dancesux 2 years ago
I thought it was best to store it on its side to prevent the warping? I use a similar hoist with a 10ft kayak, but its much simpler. I'm pretty sure I have less leverage working for me. This one seems to go up and down much easier. I need gloves to get mine up and down.
mikaila31 2 years ago
@mikaila31 - Yes there is nice leverage, and it is not difficult raising the kayak . you can adjust the Kayak in a sideways position once you tied the kayak off. sorry for the delayed response.
dmgstuff 1 year ago
@Dancesux Sorry for the delay in responding, I did not know you had posted a question, the answer is, I did join the two ropes with three bands of duck tape near the wall tie off, and that did help. And you can adjust the Kayak in a sideways position once you tied the kayak off.
dmgstuff 1 year ago