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ducks
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I like it! thanks for sharing
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andym
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Might use this idea very soon to store some canoes under our cabin.
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joetrain
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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~
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MagicPaddler
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Nice I like it.
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OldScout48
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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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Grandma L
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I am still using a pulley and rope system - this looks great. Now I have to convince the kids to build it for me.
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Grandma L
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I am still using a pulley and rope system - this looks great. Now I have to convince the kids to build it for me.
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andym
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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.
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quark2222
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quote deepdish71: "
Just got done with my garage organizing for winter. "
Those two Summer Shandy's probably helped a lot with the planning.
Tomster
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deepdish71
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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
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Rs130754
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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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Sleepy
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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.
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2old4U
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Ingenuity at its finest; I like it!
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HighnDry
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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 :)
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BWPaddler
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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.
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deepdish71
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Just got done with my garage organizing for winter.
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WonderMonkey
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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.
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OldFingers57
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Is that just a shelf bracket? How much weight is it rated for?
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OldScout48
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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.
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AndySG
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Sweet system Scott. Now I'm thinking of some retrofits.
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andym
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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.
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OldScout48
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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.
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OldScout48
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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.
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Frenchy19
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Great idea!
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andym
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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!
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Us5Camp
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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!
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jdevries
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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
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MattM
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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.
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Twins87
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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.
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Flashback
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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
  
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Koz
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Is that a dynel skid plate? Did you do that yourself?
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SourisMan
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Here's a simple bracket made from scraps I had laying around the garage...
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eroom
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Not having enough wall space, mine hangs from the ceiling by a trapeze.
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Jazzywine
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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!
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SourisMan
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Good gosh, upside down! No idea how that happened.
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