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PineKnot
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02/05/2023 01:59PM  
Closing on a new home this month. Want to purchase a canoe hoist for the garage. We'll have 11 foot high ceiling in the garage so plenty of space.

Does anyone have any recommendations on a decent hoist? Don't want to break the bank but also not looking for anything flimsy that may break and drop the canoe on the concrete floor....

Appreciate your help.

PK
 
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02/05/2023 02:52PM  
Email sent.
 
02/05/2023 04:19PM  

"U" bracket on one end. Storage hook and bungee on the other. No cost.
Requires a step ladder to attach the bungee.
 
Tomcat
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02/05/2023 04:39PM  
 
02/05/2023 04:41PM  
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I have two of these in my garage for my kayaks. I wouldn't hesitate to use them for a canoe. They work great and are inexpensive.
 
MReid
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02/05/2023 05:25PM  
Argo: "I have two of these in my garage for my kayaks. I wouldn't hesitate to use them for a canoe. They work great and are inexpensive."


Same here--cheaper than buying pulleys from the hardware, and a lot nicer to use. One canoe 73#, the other 59#.
 
02/05/2023 05:46PM  
Tomcat: " Canoe hoist


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That's what I use for my Advantage and Northwind 17. Works great
 
billconner
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02/05/2023 06:05PM  
I can't find my picture, but I like my canoes inverted, setting on a rigid crosspiece, not upright in a sling. Just don't like the pinching. Easy to slip paddles etc on top of seats and regatta and don't fill with dust.

Rope and pulleys from Home Depot.
 
MagicPaddler
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02/06/2023 06:35AM  
Use a electric hoist. Remove the cable and replace it with 4 pieces of para cord. Use 4 to 8 pulleys and a couple of 2X4s . Then you have a lift that an old man with 2 bad shoulders can use to lift 3 canoes above where he parks his car. Hoist
 
02/06/2023 08:41AM  
If you're the DIY type you can create one on your own. I designed and built this one myself.
 
02/06/2023 09:40AM  
PineKnot: " We'll have 11 foot high ceiling in the garage so plenty of space.

Does anyone have any recommendations on a decent hoist? "


I have used a Harken Hoist for going on 6 years now. I have been happy with it.

I use it for a 17ft Old Town Penobscot in Royalex. The canoe is stored upside down.
 
02/06/2023 01:10PM  
rdgbwca: "
PineKnot: " We'll have 11 foot high ceiling in the garage so plenty of space.


Does anyone have any recommendations on a decent hoist? "



I have used a Harken Hoist for going on 6 years now. I have been happy with it.


I use it for a 17ft Old Town Penobscot in Royalex. The canoe is stored upside down."

+1 on the Harken Hoist. That's what I have and it works great.
 
02/06/2023 02:47PM  
I use a bike hoist kit, then made 2x4 cross pieces with rope and eye bolts in the 2x4 over the canoe up to the pulley where the little arms are for bike handle bars and seats. I had an extra from hanging my bikes, and it works well. I also like that the canoe is upside down on a rigid crosspiece and all the paddles etc can be stored inside it.

You can find the kits on amazon for about $20 or two pack for $30

 
02/06/2023 03:09PM  
The canoe hoist tomcat mentioned looks like a bargain @ $25 and apparently works great. I would probably go that route if I was to go the hanging route.
 
scottiebaldwin
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02/07/2023 12:35AM  
scat: "The canoe hoist tomcat mentioned looks like a bargain @ $25 and apparently works great. I would probably go that route if I was to go the hanging route."


I second what Tomcat has recommended. Amazon for 26 bucks and it works like a charm! I love mine. Northstar Northwind 17.
 
02/07/2023 02:13PM  
I do something like bobber number 3 only side to side instead of end to end. One side sits on top of some shelving units with some foam on top and the other side I attach to a hook in the ceiling with a bungee cord. Costs nothing and super fast and easy.

I know my garage/shop is a bit of a mess. Don't judge me.
 
SunrisePaddler
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02/07/2023 06:19PM  
Here's another option that has worked fine for me.

Canoe Hoist
 
02/08/2023 06:08AM  
Traveler: "I do something like bobber number 3 only side to side instead of end to end. One side sits on top of some shelving units with some foam on top and the other side I attach to a hook in the ceiling with a bungee cord. Costs nothing and super fast and easy.


I know my garage/shop is a bit of a mess. Don't judge me.
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Your setup is very similar... like it. And as you say, no cost.

I hope the OP let's us know what he ends up with.

Ps. Love the garage-look of your garage!
 
HayRiverDrifter
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02/09/2023 02:55PM  
I have a fixed rack made from 2x4s that holds three canoes. I just built two boxes out of 2x4s and screwed them to the ceiling and put braces on them. I have a 32' deep garage, so I just walk in and stick the nose of the canoe on the first rack, then slide it forward onto the second rack. It works really good, but you needs a strait shot to slide the canoe onto the rack.
 
OCDave
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02/10/2023 11:51PM  
My canoes are light enough that I don't use a hoist but, I lift my Honda lawn mower to the garage ceiling with a Harken Kayak hoist.

Installation took me a couple hours but this has been one of the best investments for garage storage we have made.
 
amhacker22
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02/13/2023 10:03AM  
I'll jump in on recommending the Harken Hoist. They're a lot of money, but they work really really well. I had previously used the bike hoists you can get a Fleet Farm or Menards, but there were a couple of issues with them:

1. they're not very well made, and the ropes would frequently come off the rollers and would get jammed up on the side of the rollers making them extremely difficult to use.

2. you can't get the boat all the way to the ceiling. This may not matter much with an 11 ft. ceiling, but it definitely does if you have 9 ft and want to pull a car in under the canoe. The Harken's have 4 anchors/rope guides, and the canoe sits between them, so you can basically get it to the point it's nearly touching the ceiling. This makes a huge difference. With 10 ft ceilings I can still walk under my canoes without having to duck.

3. Bonus...they have a fantastic block and tackle system that actually works reliably and smoothly.

Like I said, kind of expensive, but worth it for me.
 
WanderingWoodsmanMN
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02/22/2023 10:26PM  
Hi friends,

I will add my 2 cents here as it might be a bit different, not sure if it will help but here goes:
- I am cheap and wanted to hang my canoe (Wenonah Prism solo) in the garage without spending much so I made up my own pulley system with stuff I had, similar to others posted here but slightly different.
- With this system, whenever I need it I just take the ropes off the tie downs and lower it down. The straps go around the canoe super easy to take off and put back on when time to hang it back up. Takes maybe 2 minutes start to finish.
- The extra paracord on there is the "emergency fallback", just in case something along the system would fail. An extra paracord gives me peace of mind for how much these kevlar canoes are worth nowadays and concrete below. Does not take any time for an extra knot.
- One main difference is that I like having my canoe sit upright. I started out with it upside down like most here and what one would think, but when I had it that way and lowered it down on the pulleys, it landed on the concrete on the bow and stern and then had to rock one way or the other to settle. Did not like that since I do all of this solo and was worried about the gunwales over time. With it upright (terrible photo included), it glides down onto a pad and then we are good to go.
- Other benefits of the way I did it vs what others have done here are: 2 rope system lets you guide each side down or lift up independently if you would like and also sucks it up closer to ceiling when hoisting with both ropes in hand; no step ladder or anything needed; will get the canoe closer to the ceiling without the extra block as in the purchased products; quick and easy!

A few photos attached but I am aware they are terrible. It was night and my ole flip phone does not exactly do great with pictures these days, had to shine a flashlight as the photo was being taken. I drew up a schematic before putting this up, could probably find it if needed. So, once again, my apologies for the photos but hopefully you get the idea. It is a fairly simple system but has some intricacies that I have found useful over the years.
 
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