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OldScout48
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09/14/2015 07:01PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I have been wanting to put up a canoe rack on my garage side wall to store my solo canoe.

I decided to simply use 12" x 15" shelf brackets, 2" x 2" wood to extended the length of the bracket and orange foam noodle to cushion the gunwales and protect me from hitting my head on the brackets.

It seems very secure, just the right height for me to easily lift the canoe into place.

You can see that the garage door tracks run right above the canoe, so I had some height considerations.

 
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09/14/2015 08:59PM  
I like it! thanks for sharing
 
andym
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09/15/2015 01:59AM  
Might use this idea very soon to store some canoes under our cabin.
 
joetrain
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09/15/2015 05:45AM  
I did the exact same thing for my solo. When I load it on the car I put the stern on the car first then the bow and never lift the canoe at all. It works great. ~JOE~
 
MagicPaddler
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09/15/2015 07:00AM  
Nice I like it.
 
Grandma L
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09/15/2015 12:10PM  
I am still using a pulley and rope system - this looks great. Now I have to convince the kids to build it for me.
 
Grandma L
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09/15/2015 12:10PM  
I am still using a pulley and rope system - this looks great. Now I have to convince the kids to build it for me.
 
OldFingers57
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09/15/2015 02:17PM  
Is that just a shelf bracket? How much weight is it rated for?
 
OldScout48
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09/15/2015 02:47PM  
quote OldFingers57: "Is that just a shelf bracket? How much weight is it rated for? "


This is just a Menards/Home Depot type of metal shelf bracket.

I have used this style bracket in the past with 12" x 4' partial board shelves and would guess with 2 brackets I had 50lbs plus on them with no problem. Since I knew that I would probably never have much more than 50 lbs of canoes on them I'm pretty comfortable with weight limit.

I did use size #12 2" wood screws to secure the brackets to the 2 x 4s. If you were really concerned you could easily add another bracket in the center.
 
09/15/2015 06:22PM  

Sweet system Scott. Now I'm thinking of some retrofits.
 
Twins87
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09/21/2015 02:04PM  
Nice setup, thanks for sharing! We need to build a storage system this fall or our new (to us) kevlar. Looks like the perfect setup for our small garage, where we have to worry about the overhead door tracks.
 
2old4U
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09/22/2015 02:48PM  
Ingenuity at its finest; I like it!
 
09/22/2015 07:47PM  
quote 2old4U: "Ingenuity at its finest; I like it!"


Good design. Like the dollar star swim noodles. I've used a couple of those as well :)
 
andym
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07/10/2016 10:58PM  
We just used your design to build racks for our two canoes. The only differences are that we used pipe insulation and, on the top rack, added insulation to the diagonal piece in case we bump the lower canoe into it.

Thanks for the great design. It took us about 15-30 minutes to assemble two racks and they feel nice and solid.
 
OldScout48
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07/11/2016 08:31AM  
quote andym: "We just used your design to build racks for our two canoes. The only differences are that we used pipe insulation and, on the top rack, added insulation to the diagonal piece in case we bump the lower canoe into it.


Thanks for the great design. It took us about 15-30 minutes to assemble two racks and they feel nice and solid."


It is cool to see someone save time and money by using someone else's idea and design on different projects here on the board.
 
Koz
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07/14/2016 04:48PM  
Is that a dynel skid plate? Did you do that yourself?
 
MattM
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07/14/2016 07:50PM  
Thank you for the idea OldScout. I will be replicating your design this weekend for my "new" to me canoe. The ease of loading and unloading the canoe to and from the car with this design makes great sense!

I will be returning the pulley system that I just ordered.
 
Sleepy
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07/15/2016 10:39AM  
I have had a couple of similar setups in my garage for 20+years. I skipped the metal bracket and just used a 2x4 at a 45 degree angle. Not a great picture but you can see it in the background here. My old 2x4 canoe rack rests in between the two brackets make an nice storage area for paddles, rod cases and other long items. The second 2x4 on top of another is not necessary. I just added this to raise the canoe a bit so the portage pad would clear the roof of my vehicle. The prior vehicle was not as tall.

 
Us5Camp
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07/15/2016 11:20AM  
Good idea... I don't have enough walls however.. all hanging from the ceiling by anchors and straps are (2) 17' canoes & (3) Kayaks :D .... add that to the 17 CO Camper canoe in the back yard and we're ready for any adventure!
 
07/15/2016 01:20PM  
I did the same thing for my Merlin, but I used scrap 2x2s that I had lying around. I also 'capped' the ends with a bit taller piece of wood so it wouldn't slide off if bumped.

JD
 
OldScout48
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07/15/2016 04:26PM  
quote Koz: "Is that a dynel skid plate? Did you do that yourself? "


The skid plates are self designed and installed. The main part of the skid plate is simply a number of layers of epoxy with graphite powder and colloidal silica added. The canoe is over 12 years old and I probably rolled on a new coat of epoxy every 2-3 years as needed. About 2 years ago I decided to beef up skid plate with a couple of layers of fiberglass tape that I had laying around. I seems to be holding up well.
 
07/15/2016 05:58PM  
Great idea!
 
andym
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07/15/2016 06:35PM  
quote Us5Camp: "Good idea... I don't have enough walls however.. all hanging from the ceiling by anchors and straps are (2) 17' canoes & (3) Kayaks :D .... add that to the 17 CO Camper canoe in the back yard and we're ready for any adventure!"


Good point. I think our next canoe has to hang!
 
07/19/2016 10:00PM  
Thanks for the idea OldScout. Being in my mid-twenties I'm still a renter, but my new landlord let me set this up for my new (to me) 17' Spirit II. Very easy, very cheap!

 
SourisMan
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07/20/2016 08:58AM  
Here's a simple bracket made from scraps I had laying around the garage...

 
SourisMan
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07/20/2016 09:02AM  
Good gosh, upside down! No idea how that happened.
 
eroom
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07/20/2016 10:06AM  
Not having enough wall space, mine hangs from the ceiling by a trapeze.
 
08/13/2016 09:29PM  
Great idea! I'd love to spend a week organizing my garage to make it really work for me. I have three boats hanging, another one on sawhorses with a kayak on top of it, and one more kayak standing on the wall. That leaves two more canoes outside against the side of the garage. I'm too short to dink with much from the ceiling, so they hang kinda low so I can reach them. It works for now, but it's kinda a mess. Maybe they can all go on one wall in the stall I don't use for cars. Hmmmm.
 
deepdish71
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08/14/2016 11:30AM  

Just got done with my garage organizing for winter.
 
andym
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08/14/2016 07:06PM  
quote deepdish71: "
Just got done with my garage organizing for winter. "


Nice, I like the way you built a frame around the middle boat to save on space wasted by the diagonal supports.
 
08/14/2016 07:38PM  
quote deepdish71: "
Just got done with my garage organizing for winter. "


Those two Summer Shandy's probably helped a lot with the planning.

Tomster
 
deepdish71
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08/14/2016 08:23PM  
quote quark2222: "
quote deepdish71: "
Just got done with my garage organizing for winter. "



Those two Summer Shandy's probably helped a lot with the planning.


Tomster"

Good eye
 
WonderMonkey
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05/05/2019 05:01PM  
I'm was looking for ideas to hang my canoe from the ceiling or on the wall and I think I'm going to do what the original poster did. Makes it very simple.
 
Flashback
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05/06/2019 09:01AM  
Have 11 canoes, 2 vehicles, and 2 motorcycles stored in my 2 car garage.

8 canoes are on racks I built on walls; 3 are suspended from ceiling.
All wood used (mostly 2 x 4s) was obtained from scrap piles at construction sites.
I ask for permission to take the wood; have never been turned down.
On the suspended racks I used retired pieces of nylon webbing, eye bolts & scrap wood.
Basically, the only thing I purchased was a box of deck screws, and eye bolts.
Can't take canoes down with vehicles in garage, but moving them outside is no big deal.

Enclosed photos should clarify the setup.

BOB


 
Rs130754
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05/06/2019 12:50PM  
I like all of the ideas and suggestions. The problem I have in my 24' deep x 36' wide building is I have a 30' tube heater hanging up along the north wall. My garage door is also 8' tall and 16' wide and where it is located is creating a storage issue for me. I think I am going to trapeze hang it with some nylon straps connected to eye bolts. The pulley system I tried had it slung too low.
 
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