Don't forget..some plastic boats will bend..be smart about how far apart your straps are, especially if it gets hot up in your storage area. No disrespect, but this is not my first choice in storage options.
I 'had' one of those manual kayak ceiling hoists and in just a few attempts to raise it l realized l nope nadda no way (my 120 sportsman pdl is heavy), so l went to harbor freight and got a electric hoist and couldn't be any happier, saving my back and not getting a hernia lol@@busybody1474
Is there a particular reason you used D rings instead of eye bolts? Seems like you could do either way. Thanks for the video! Much cheaper solution than buying the pulley rigs and then modifying them so you can crank the boat all the way flush with the ceiling. My garage has an 8’ 6” ceiling height so I have to get my kayaks all the way flush with the ceiling so I can get my truck under them.
DUDE! You saved my life with this. Very tight garage and this method tucked the canoe just perfectly high enough to let the garage open under it. Great video.....worked perfectly. I flipped mine upsidedown to give me more clearance above the door.
My garage has 12 foot tall ceilings and any kayaks or canoes were much too high for anyone to hit their head on. Thank you for the negative comment though, hope it made you feel better.
Nice & simple, thanks for sharing! I’ve recently added a nice little Souris River solo canoe to hang using this method, next to its bigger brother suspended by a Harken Hoister. The HH works great, but costs an arm and a leg. Also, on behalf of humanity, I apologize for the painfully repetitive and sometimes abusive comments I have read here. Kudos to you, for not losing it on some of them!
I loved it until Ryobi basically stopped supporting it. Constant issues with the app and then one of the bearings in the track went out and the price of parts were outrageous.
Nice and simple. Thanks! For those wondering the spacing of the D rings,, heres from a rock climber who knows something of anchor systems,,, you want the spacing to be the width of your boat or just a tiny bit wider. You do not want it much wider because the load on each anchor increases exponentially the wider you go. This would be called a two point equalized load system.
If you leave it on the straps, they will break after a long time. Put a safety rope under the straps that doesn't have load on it for when they do break.
Thanks for posting this. I copied this method to store my kayak and it works great. I was going to buy a pulley system, but noticed that they leave the boat hanging a lot lower than I wanted. This system is ideal for a low ceiling like my carport has. I suppose with a higher ceiling it would be difficult to reach the releases.
This is great. Simple. I like that you can get it so close to the ceiling. But this scheme has some drawbacks, especially for heavier boats: 1) You need a stool to get it down. Having pulleys to redirect to some tie offs on the wall can avoid this. There are tons of examples on youtube. 2) You're almost under it when you lower. Could be a bad combination, especially with the two handed lowering that it requires. 3) You're sawing the boat with the sling. Long term you'll cut through the finish. (worse for heavier boats). It's a minor point and you can adjust it to slightly different positions to extend the time. 4) Slings are sort of in the way when it's not hanging. Again, pulleys to tie offs are easy to pull out of the way.
Man I was going to go complicated with pulleys and other nonsense! I’m so glad I found your vid! I also dig how you used the cinch strap. Btw how’s getting it down? Maybe follow up vid idea?
I see a lot of questions on Nick's method about how far to space the hooks. That's kinda like asking how long is a trailer. I'd recommend dividing your boat length by 4. Come in approximately that distance from each end keeping in mind they may need to be spaced a multiple of two feet apart to catch a truss. This kinda balances the stress on the bottom of your boat. For instance, my kayak is 12'. I came in 3 feet from each end, making the hooks 6 feet apart.
I have two 80lb canoes. Do you think this could hold it up? Our garage has a high ceiling and we want to get two cars in there. We're looking at maybe purchasing the hoist systems from Home depot or Amazon but we wanted to look at other options too! Great video.
I've used the same setup for a much heavier 2 person sit on Kayak... no problems.... actually a lot sturdier than the pulley systems that are available
Thanks for sharing as I was about to do a pulley/hoist set up and needed to also clear the garage door. Yours is very simple, efficient easy set up. Just sub bec of your video.
Great idea and thanks for sharing. Could you tell me the length of cam strap you are using ? I have a similar sized canoe and wish to store as you have shown.
How far apart are the D-ring brackets? I'm doing this in my workshop/outbuilding. The ceiling is low, but it'll work. I'm just trying to avoid running into light fixtures.
