Yak Storage - Brainstorming required!

[bootyinblue]

Good Peoples,

After moving 2 bikes, a yak, severla bags of topsoil mix just to get my boat out of the garage I was thinking there has to be an easier way.

I need some ideas and inspiration on how I can store my yak up off the floor and out of the way. Its a single garage with gyprock walls all round. I dont really want to have brackets welded up and ofcourse there are no bricks to plug them into.

My best solution so far is to suspend the yak (over the washing maching and dryer which also live in there) with a kind of pulley and rope system. Does anyone have anything similar in action now that they can shed light on.

Basically just want some extra ideas so when I do it, I do it based on sound knowledge instead of stuffing it up.

Over to you.....

[kriso]

i have seen pulley systems for this on ebay, you can also get wall mount bike holders too

[bootyinblue]

I reckon I can smash together some pulleys and rope, just want to learn by other peoples knowledge before I embark on the adventure.

Things like sling right under the yak as opposed to tying to the handles etc....

[rayke1938]

I have just dropped my canoe down from a pully system from the roof of my shed ready for a mystery trip on sunday.

I use rope under the bow section of the canoe to support it and a rope attached to the transom to support the rear.

When i put it back up on Monday or Tuesday I will take a photo.

The system is a little complicated as not only do I have to lift it I have to pull it backwards so that I can close the door.

I am going to modify it slightly so that I can also get the yak up there also.

Cheers

Ray

[bootyinblue]

Cheers for that Ray.... I was thinking originally about just some slings and lift up one end, then the other but its a long way up and pretty heavy so maybe pulleys with some mechanical advantage factored in could be on the cards.

[noname]

do what shortie does! leave em on the racks of the car

[bootyinblue]

noname wrote:

do what shortie does! leave em on the racks of the car

You kidding right.... do you not know where I live :woohoo:

I have to check I have wheels on my car each morning and that its not up on bricks, or have a family living in there :silly: :side:

[maxi]

just chuck it round the back mate and tie the dog to it....:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[noname]

lol, sorry to hear that booty,:ohmy:

[Leighton]

bootyinblue wrote:

noname wrote:

do what shortie does! leave em on the racks of the car

You kidding right.... do you not know where I live :woohoo:

I have to check I have wheels on my car each morning and that its not up on bricks, or have a family living in there :silly: :side:

Ha Ha, your Garden hose will be up on blocks next:silly:

[shortie]

noname wrote:

do what shortie does! leave em on the racks of the car

I only do that cause when the MRs is to lazy to get em off the roof racks and wash them after i get home from a days fishing.

[Clawhammer]

I'm in a similar situation, only I can't drill holes in my rental:huh:

Have you thought about making a simple frame/table tall enough to store boxes under yet just wide enough for the yak to sit on sideways.

I've had mine like this for over a year without any ill effects!

[jeff f]

Leighton wrote:

bootyinblue wrote:

noname wrote:

do what shortie does! leave em on the racks of the car

You kidding right.... do you not know where I live :woohoo:

I have to check I have wheels on my car each morning and that its not up on bricks, or have a family living in there :silly: :side:

Ha Ha, your Garden hose will be up on blocks next:silly:

no the garden hose just gets slowly shorter as the locals cut bong hoses off them:lol:

[Cowfish13]

I'll take a picture of our storage set-up tomorrow. Basically a few ropes tied to the ceiling, but it's easy to use and I think it would fit your situation pretty well:)

[bigtez]

Do you have handles at either end of the yak? If so perhaps a couple of coach/eye bolts into a solid support in the shed roof at either end of the yak and some ropes to pull it up would suffice.....

[tomca]

Leighton wrote:

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Ha Ha, your Garden hose will be up on blocks next:silly:

nah, but it gets shorter by 6 inches each time he leaves it out:laugh:

And I'm glad when I'm out your neck of the woods its in an armoured car:P

Seriously though, there is a very detailed thread at akff showing about a thousand different ways to hang a yak off the garage roof.

[Angus]

Having a few now I have also been faced with this problem. At the moment my storage offers little security.

I am planning to actually build a little slatted inclosure along the side of my house with racks.

This will allow for storage out of the way, security and a happy wife not tripping over kayaks in the garage

Angus

[username_taken]

my kayak gets stored on my roofrack

[Cowfish13]

Here's our stoarage set-up. As you can set, it's pretty crowded in there:D But it's easy enough to get it in and out

Hope this helps:)

[Angus]

Cowfish thanks for the post. I actually might suspend them as well and save myself a lot of wood for a second level.

Cheers.

Angus

[Clawhammer]

Angus, if you do the outdoor route, make sure you keep 'em outta the sun, depite all the guff about UV inhibitors etc, the Qld sun will kill polymers in no time. This has been mentioned to me in muted tones by two distributors.

We get it so bad here that all the major international paint firms have their outdoor test sites in Qld!!!

[Angus]

Clawhammer wrote:

Angus, if you do the outdoor route, make sure you keep 'em outta the sun, depite all the guff about UV inhibitors etc, the Qld sun will kill polymers in no time. This has been mentioned to me in muted tones by two distributors.

We get it so bad here that all the major international paint firms have their outdoor test sites in Qld!!!

Haha! Cheers mate. They will be in the dark so all good. Im not surprised though. My rooks racks cushioned sections were meant to be ultra durable and 4 months later they are devastated just from expsosure!

Angus

[bootyinblue]

Jeff... you beat me to it with the garden hose getting progressively shorter!

Claw.. Thought about 2 trestle type things to sit the yak on and still have space underneath but I dont have enough free wall space to put it against.

Bigtez... Was going to hang by the handles, but thought it might rock and roll a little bit if not balanced.

Cowfish... Love the relaxing swings your yaks are in, but I have to get a runabout underneath them, so they have to go up onto the ceiling.

Anyways guys, thanks for your ideas. Will have a look at AKFF and then head to Bunnings and see what I can come up with.

Will post a pic when done.

[Gazza]

Hey Greg

First question can you drive into the shed to unload/load or do you have to man handle your yak in and out of the shed ?

I have some eazy option idea's that would make it a very one maned slack arsed way

depends on your situation

if you like I can come over sometime and have a look at your options

Cheers Gaz

[bootyinblue]

Duh.... well back from Bunnings and about to spring into action with screw eyes, pulleys, rope and all only to remember that this house is steel framed. So the chances of screwing something into the timber studs and ceiling joists is goooonnnneeee!

So hopefully Bunnings will take pity on me and exchange all the crap for some of those pressed metal shelves and I can spread them apart, plonk the yak on the top two and use the other shelves to store more crap on.

[Kcameron]

I am having a similar problem and I am considering a system that hangs from the ceiling as well but with a pully that will enable the Yak to be pulled up out of the way....yet to work out the details.

Kc

[bootyinblue]

Kcameron wrote:

I am having a similar problem and I am considering a system that hangs from the ceiling as well but with a pully that will enable the Yak to be pulled up out of the way....yet to work out the details.

Kc

Lol... at the risk of being labeled a 'reseller' on here , I have all the bits you need for a pulley system.

Nah I will take them back and swap them for some shelves.

[shortie]

http://www.akff.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=21506

[username_taken]

hey booty, check out this kayak stand for ideas -

/>http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?t=9199

[ellicat]

bootyinblue wrote:

Good Peoples,

After moving 2 bikes, a yak, severla bags of topsoil mix just to get my boat out of the garage I was thinking there has to be an easier way.

Over to you.....

Put the top soil on your lawn.:silly:

[Terry H]

I get it.

When your garage floor and sides are stocked with random crap...

You fill in the space (the air and space above the floor) with kayaks :laugh:

I understand!

[bootyinblue]

Well folks, here is the finished product. Yes Bunnings took pity on my sob story and gave me credit on the pulley system and for $40 in total I came out with 2 more pressed metal shelves.

Plenty of storage...

But a tight squeeze lengthways and the motor has to be on just the right angle...

Job done.... now I just have to move 2 bikes, cause the top soil is already moved, not spread (ellicat) but just moved.

[ellicat]

Very tight. Are the shelves bolted to the floor ?

Do you have a "Duck!" sign on the other side of that door ? lol

[Terry H]

ellicat wrote:

Very tight. Are the shelves bolted to the floor ?

Do you have a "Duck!" sign on the other side of that door ? lol

:laugh: :laugh:

Good call, just noticed that then

[bootyinblue]

Nope not bolted to the floor, they just free stand. The door has never been opened since I have been here and th corner is full of stuff preventing it opening so no need for the 'low kayak ahead sign'

Reckon Terry would get under it anyway ;-)

[Little Grey Men]

Good thread peoples. I'm organising my canoe now and was wondering how the hell I was going to squeeze it into my garage / workshop / unsightly storage space / home for spiders.

This has given me some good ideas.

tah

[Kcameron]

I have solved my problem (for the time being anyway) by cutting up an old aluminium folding chair and making two L brackets to screw onto the garage wall. One yak sits flat against the wall in the two brackets and the second on the floor below it. The neoprean arm rests are used as cushioning protection.

Two roofing screws per bracket was used for fixing. There is still plenty of room for two cars and everything is kept neat and tidy.

I would post photos if I could work out how??

Kc

[bootyinblue]

PM sent about resizing pics and photobucket.

[dunney]

TerryH wrote:

ellicat wrote:

Very tight. Are the shelves bolted to the floor ?

Do you have a "Duck!" sign on the other side of that door ? lol

:laugh: :laugh:

Good call, just noticed that then

more importntly how does he open the wooden door..i think i see the back side of 2 hinges there?

[ellicat]

dunney wrote:

TerryH wrote:

ellicat wrote:

Very tight. Are the shelves bolted to the floor ?

Do you have a "Duck!" sign on the other side of that door ? lol

:laugh: :laugh:

Good call, just noticed that then

more importntly how does he open the wooden door..i think i see the back side of 2 hinges there?

Spot the tradie:P