How To: Home Made Kayak Storage Hoist - Hanging a Kayak in a Garage - Cheap and Easy! - DIY
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Link to Diagram: bit.ly/31LtQh0
Link to all the parts needed to make this happen: www.amazon.com/shop/housework?listId=2HTQ13H21J353
Literally the most complicated possible way to accomplish this.
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Thanks for this, it was a huge help for a novice! I adapted to my situation and ran the pulleys parallel to each other instead of in a line, and it's working great! I have two adult and two kid kayaks hoisted up with strong enough hardware to support it, and now they're not taking up space in our car port. Excellent video!
I used this to build a hoist for my roof rack cargo carrier, it is almost as big as a kayak! Saves a lot of room in the garage.
Simple, durable, safe and easy instructions. Thanks so much. Saturday Project for sure. Thank you
You are very welcome, thank you for watching and commenting.
Just did this in my carport and hung both of our kayaks so that I can hoist them directly into and out of the bed of my truck. Works perfectly! My 'yaks are just under 10' long and my carport is only 9' from the ground to the crossmembers so I was able to use only 1 length of 100' rope for both hoists. Thanks for the help!
Thank you. I've been procrastinating this for so long. Now I can't wait to put it together.
I just salvaged the pulleys from a Bowflex system. I’ll be hoisting two kayaks on a basic frame, instead of individually. Thanks for the rope routing detail, very helpful in figuring out how to raise them all together to stay level.😎👍🏽
Great idea Rodney. I bet those are super strong. Pun intended! :)
Great video, thanks for including the parts list and a diagram for mentally challenged individuals like me.
This is the best DIY video I've ever watched.
YES!!! 🙌🏻
Nice, and much higher quality. I am not sure about using the handles to long term hold it though. Thinking maybe a nylon strap closer to the middle. But this helps a ton!
Great idea! I was looking at commercial options and they appeared either inadequate or overly expensive overkill. This method looks awesome. And I 4x4 beams above I can attach to. Nice job!
Thanks, hubby was considering buying some hoists but now he's going to make them. He said he won't anchor the kayaks by their carry handle points but will make some slings from old seat belts because they are fibreglass sea kayaks. Cheers mate
G'day from Australia, Brian.
Your video tutorial has helped me sort out my kayak issue that's been bothering me for a while. Now I have my garage floor back! Love your channel and will keep on tuning in.
Thanks mate!
Darrell
Hey Thanks Darrell! This is the exact reason I built this system. I was tired of tripping over that yak! Thanks again for watching and commenting.
Well explained and clear. Thank you very much.
duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude, the space is looking freaking great!! The House!!
Hey thanks Josh!! Working hard every day. I appreciate you!
Excellent video - informative, well made, and great guy!
Just hung my wife’s paddle board with your videos help. Thanks!!!
Cant wait to try this out! Thanks a lot!
Cool man keep on keeping on with the vids
Great job man!
Great instructional. Simple and direct!
Thank you!
Awesome and super helpful
That’s awesome! I even liked the taking someone out option!
It’s always an option! Home alone style. 😂
Great video! Works much better than the cheapo big box systems. I substituted a double pulley after the cleat for each line, and the next pulley at the ceiling to guide the aft line better, but the rest is the same as the video. Even on my heavy fishing kayak this system works well. Thanks for sharing your setup.
Awesome man! Send me some pics brian@housework.us I’d like to see your setup. And the double pulley idea makes a ton of sense. I’d do that next time. 👊🏻
How heavy is your fishing kayak? My Hobie weighs in at 85 lbs, and I was hoping to do this in my 8.5 ft high shed ceiling.
WiffBob I have a 2017 Old Town Predator MX that weighs 82lbs not counting rods, pfd, fish finder, Ram mounts, Anchor Wizard, net, etc. It's a beast. I also use it for my lighter kayak, a Perception Pescador Pro 10 that weighs 57lbs plus gear. This system works well.
Zulu 5 Oscar thanks, I’ll give it a try.
WiffBob you're welcome, good luck 👍
Great job, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Thx for this great tutorial, i just followed the vid and it works great! ✌️👍
You're welcome Raphael, glad it helped! 😊✌️
Great Video. I have one question: I have a flat 9' ceiling. Do you have any tips on how to attach the pulleys to the ceiling? My kayak is 13ft long. Thank you in advance!
I’m looking for solutions to hoist two kayaks on our dock, and this seems like the best solution given that I can get a ring clamp or use chain like in the video to secure it over the round supports, but I’m struggling with a) keeping them secure during frequent windy days and b) keeping them secure from thieves. I imagine a couple padlocks could do the trick but it’d be easily overcome by the d-rings. Could a bike lock do it? Also, would there be a way to rig this for two kayaks? Or am I installing two hoist systems for this? I’d be interested to find a solution for using one hoist system for two, maybe getting more robust pulleys and rope?
Great system. I did want to point something out however. The diagram that you drew shows both lines going through the first pulley. Then when you show the close up shot of the pulley system, one cord goes through the first pulley and the second cord goes directly through the second pulley skipping the first one. I installed my system as indicated in the diagram and when I tugged on both cords nothing happened. The two cords going through that first (smal)l pulley were too tight a fit and the kayak remained on the floor, no bueno. I ended up getting a double pulley as pulley number one and this worked much better. I thought it was worth mentioning for all your viewers.
Yes, the diagram does seem to imply that. If you look at his implementation though, there are no cases where two ropes go through a single pulley. A double would save space on that junction, that's a good idea; I simply hung two pulleys near each other for that portion.
Well video, Sir.
Very cool Brian House.
Thank you Chuck! I love your user name. Haha!
Very cool. I’ll be modifying this design for my kayaks. I’ll only be using one rope though.
Thank you Brian!
You're welcome! 🙏🏼
Used your video for hanging a canoe. Wish I could post pictures. The only changes I made was to add a double pulley, so I wouldn't have two ropes in one pulley, which I used in place of the eye bolt.
Awesome, thank you for the feedback!
Nice job...I'm going to add a pulley in the 1st eyelit to make it easier
Yeah not a bad idea. I might do the same. 👊🏻
John O'Connor I read this comment a day late... I had to swap the single out for a double that I found at HD.
Thanks for video. Much appreciated.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching
Great video, thank you
- Thank you! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Awesome video. Simple, straight forward instruction. Excellent design. I had mine all kinds of wrong. Liked video and new subscriber. Thank you sir!
Hey thanks!! Glad it was easy to understand. And thanks for the sub!
super helpful video
- Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I have almost exactly what you have in terms of pulleys and carabiners lying around. Appreciate the layout as I was thinking of going one rope, but have seen the issue of wanting to raise only one end with a one rope system. The one thing I noticed because I had already put my pulley eyelet through the carabiner (tight fit, but good) was that you just put the T handle of the boat through the carabiner. I hooked mine through the actual rope so there is no way it is going anywhere. The way you had it made me a bit nervous as in tension it should be fine, but any relief of tension and it could come through and release.
Yeah I agree, I have added some safety straps to it now so it is more secure. Thanks for watching!
AWESOME BRO
just found pulleys at home depot. i'm going to need 10 and they 5.00 piece any ideas on cheaper route? thank you
Thank you!! Almost bought one thank god I read reviews and found you!
Thank you for watching and your support! 😁
EVERY professional site that talks about hanging a kayak cautions to NEVER hang them by the handles. It can warp the yak, not to mention that the strain on the handles could eventually cause them to break. This is a good design for the pulley system, but it should have hooks hanging down that can be attached to straps that go around the yak at about 1/3 of the way in from each end.
Amen on the cheap hoists out there, I’m glad showed us how to make this!
Yeah man. Easy and fun to make. I might use just slightly thicker rope next time.
thanks brian you jusat explained how to hany my canoe up most appicate
Thanks! Good luck with your canoe lift! 👊🏻⚡️
Hi Brian
I am not able to find closed s hooks like the ones you show on your video.
Would s hook with one side slightly open work?
Also my wall is cement brick (I am in Europe). I should be able to install the boat cleat on the wall and handle the entire weight of the kayak, right?
help can't seem to find 1 1/4 " pulleys. Most are mm and that translates to 31.75 mm? thanks in advance for any help.
Solid vid. Clean, simple, strong. Any recommendations on what to secure to on finished drywall garage ceiling?
Could go into wood ceiling hoist through drywall but not knowing if your centered on the hoist is nerve wracking.
Was thinking may need to mount a 2x4 furring strips or a sheet of plywood to joists and anchor into that.
Thoughts??
I would probably remove a bit of the drywall just to ensure you centered the anchors on the joists. The holes won’t be visible anyhow after your kayak is hoisted up there. If you wanted to you could just throw some joint compound on it and sand it down to make it look new. Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate that! 👊🏻
House / Work right on good call. I can bore out some 1/2” holes and just mud them later. Going to get my materials tomorrow. New subscriber here 🙋🏻♂️. Thanks
House / Work any idea how far from ceiling to bottom of kayak once it’s up? Working with a 9’ ceiling and curious to know if my 6’2 height will clear the bottom of yak.
I lift mine all the way to the pulleys which sit about 9” below the ceiling. So add 10” to the depth of your yak and you will have your answer. My guess is you will be close but okay.
I made it and im happy with it, but i used 1/8 paracord and its extremely heavy idk if its the rope or what im a carpenter and i have some seasoned hands but its kicking my ass.
Yeah the thicker the rope the easier it will be. 1/8 is quite small. Swap it for some thicker stuff and save those hands! 👊🏻
would the bend at the eyelet work better with pullys there? Im sure you did this to keep the line out of the way so Im wondering how much resistance the eyelet adds...thanks...
Yes it will, it works this way just fine but an additional pulley would make this better.
Hey Brian! Question on the 2nd rope going to the far pulley. In both your verbal instructions and drawing you mention the 2nd rope goes through both of the first two/close pulleys and then on to the far pulley. However, in the video when you zoom in on the rope, it appears to only go through the 2nd pulley and then on to the far pulley? Can you clarify, please?
It doesn’t go through both, just through the second pulley. I misspoke there! Thanks for watching Warren. If you’re on Instagram take some pics and tag me @house__work (link is in the description too)
@@HouseMadeUS, maybe it's simpler to ditch completely the close second pulley; in its place, use a close double pulley instead.
How heavy is the kayak you've designed this for?
Is the diagram still available for installing the kayak pulley hoisting mechanism?
Hi, I have a very heavy vibe sw125 kayak and I have the system with a rope. The problem is that it doesn't go up evenly. Could this system work?
Thanks very much
You’re very welcome. 💪🏻
THIS IS SOFAKING PERFECT! WAYYYYYYY better than the sh*t kits online, and so much more straightforward, simple, far less expensive and I could beef it up a bit where needed with ease on the clips and rope diameter. I'm sending this vid over to my @REI guys for inclusion and links.
Best comment I’ve gotten today! 💪🏻😁
If I’m not mistaken with the pulleys attached to the kayak you should only need one piece of rope. It’s runs through all pulleys and anchors at the end. But great idea I am definitely going to use your idea with a few modifications thanks for the idea!
If you only use one rope it will not life horizontally to the floor. One end goes up first. Glad you enjoyed the video.
You don't need to cut it at the floor. The rope only needs 2 terminations at the ceiling. The 2 lengths running to floor can just be a loop. Also the store bought ones have a safety brake so if you lose your grip the kayak doesn't fall.
what is the estimated weight this system will hold? I have one Dirigo tandem and 2 singles.
how close can you get the kayak to the ceiling? i have limited space between the garage door and the ceiling
About 15” - 18” is about what I have. You could snug it up a bit more if you raised up the terminations and the pulleys.
Do you have a new link for the diagram? The one in the description is not working for me
What knot do you use for the termination points?
Would this system support 125 pounds? I have a Jackson Big Tuna fishing kayak.
Worked great but my kayak needs to go to the ceiling a little bit more.
Am I missing a step with spacing??
you are hilarious, vegetable!
It could happen! Haha! (Hasn’t yet, I’m still not quite a vegetable)
This is great, and even I can do it! One question: Why did you choose to use chains to attach to the overhead beam? Could I use eye bolts directly into a beam and attach the pulleys to the eye bolts? Or, is that too much weight per eye bolt? Kayak weight = 75 lbs. Thanks!
Chain was just what I had. Eye bolts might be a bit weak. Just make sure they are rated for double the weight of your yak. 😁
@@HouseMadeUS I think if he found a joyce and went into the joyce it would work.
All I need is a garage with a ceiling like yours…as high as a cathedral. Here in the U.K. I doubt if many homes have such garages; none I’ve had even had a boarded ceiling. Actually those exposed rafters make hooks and bracketry easier to fit. My garage is a little larger than many but I don’t think there is headroom to have a kayak hanging from the underside of the roof. I’m going to measure carefully before I try!
Brian, I’m wanting to use a similar idea to hoist an old ladder up and down evenly (horizontally) in my sun room. I want to hang plants from the ladder rungs and be able to lower the entire ladder evenly to reach and water my plants. Would the weight of my plants have to be evenly distributed to make this idea work?
Yeah the two ropes keep the load balanced. I think it would work great.
Is there anyway to rig it with one line ... maybe use a center-line pulley fixed at the balance point, then run to one end and the other.
With a different pilot system yes, but with just one line it won’t move horizontal to the floor. It wants to pick one end up before the other. Usually the far end. I initially tried the one rope system and it didn’t go up and down properly. So I went with two and it solved the problem.
@@HouseMadeUS I wondered why one line wasnt enough..thanks...
will it work for a jon boat??
Could this be done with a single rope? Maybe replace the first termination point with a pulley to feed to the second rig?
I was thinking the same thing.
Do you know how the pulling force changes with that pulley system? Does it cut in half the weight of the kayak?
Yes just like a snatch block. Because it’s using two pulleys per line. Pretty easy to pull up. 👊🏻
Every pulley in the opposite direction will decrease lift of load by half. Snatch block for the WIN!
Hello Brian how's it going. I like your DIY kayak ceiling storage. That is all materials that you can get from Walmart and that is awesome for something that you can do for cheap that would hold well. I have 9 kayaks in my family to store so this will work great. Also like how you demonstrate this in your flip-flops too. I am a huge fan of flip flops. Me & my wife , my 5 boys , & my granddaughter that's all we wear is flip flop. I have big very very extremely wide feet that are sz15 with very chubby fat wide toes that are equally straight across making my foot very very wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe. All 5 of my son's have very wide feet cuz of me. My foot outgrow shoes , socks , and boots so that's why I'm a huge fan of flip-flops. It's the only Footwear that my foot will barely fit into you. It's just awesome seeing people doing things in there flip flops the way I have to do. Good video thank you for sharing.
Thanks man! I do love my flips but these days it’s mandatory steel-toe shoes with all the heavy metal I’m moving! 🩴❤️
@@HouseMadeUS that's awesome to hear man that you love yours flops too. I just love how they keep your feet cool & not sweaty or stinky & with me having very fat wide toes my toes can sweat very very easily but it doesn't happen because of me wearing flip-flops. Like the fact that they just a quick slip on and go but unfortunately for me because of me having extremely wide feet I had to sit down & pull the flip flops straps wide enough to slide my foot in because of my toes being wider than the flip-flop strap. Hope you having a good weekend.
do you think you could adapt this system for something heavier? Would you need heavier duty pulleys? Thanks!
Yeah I think so. What are you looking to lift?
@@HouseMadeUS I'm trying to think of a way to make a hanging bed for my toddler in our camper but I was wondering if I can use this system to suspend the bed or just use it to store the bed against the ceiling.
Yeah this could work. Four ropes instead of 2. Beef up the pulleys & rope. The one thing you will really want to make sure of is you have a solid tie off.
@@HouseMadeUS great thanks! Very helpful
How heavy is the kayak that you hoist? I have a 14' 45lb kayak I want to hoist, and also a 16' 54lb canoe I want to hoist. Want to make sure I get big enough pulleys and rope to handle those. Good video!
I’d say this kayak is about 40lbs. I’d beef up the rope a bit for the canoe. The kayak will be good to go. 👍🏻😁
@@HouseMadeUS If I beef up the rope, I'm assuming a thicker one. If so, then I'd need larger pulleys than the ones you used, right?
I've heard stories of the nylon straps designed on kayaks breaking. Wouldn't it be safer and more secure if you used a strap around two points of the kayak that's independent of the kayak?
cool video best one yet!..and my name is Dean House
Thank you!!!
Do you worry about the handles failing or the kayak sagging?
No, it’s all pretty rugged. It’s been hanging for quite some time and shows zero signs of fatigue.
Good video.
Just pointing out that the "blue rope" for the right side of the kayak did not go through the "red pully", both pullys, on the left side of the diagram when you built it, which I believe is better
(referring to the linked diagram) couldn't this be done with a single rope, with the cleat end of red rope just continuing to become the blue rope?
No it only pulls up one end if you do it that way. I tried that initially and it did not rise up horizontally to the floor.
@@HouseMadeUS Update: I did do it this way, and it works fine! Though the difference is largely inconsequential... I grip it as if it is 2 ropes while i am hoisting the kayaks, its just a question of whether there are 2 loose ends on the far side of my hands, or a loop. Thank you so much for the simple and easily executed plan!
What kind of knot would you use to terminate the rope at the top?
I used a bowline but a slip knot could work or a reef knot.
Could this be adapted to raise & lower a bed (mattress on plywood sheet) in a camper?
I would imagine you could yes.
@@HouseMadeUS Using the same technique, just on the four corners of the "bed"?
@@cad21717 I would think all four corners up to two points would make the most sense. 2 to 1 on each side
Can I substitute cable for the rope?
No I wouldn’t do that. Unless the cable is really soft like rope.
After looking at diagram and considering the termination of both lines(red and blue), would it not be better "effort-wise" to continue both lines back down to lower pulleys and terminate there? This way each end of the kayak utilizes a 3 pulley system....please advise.
You know I don’t know. That does sound like it could work. I’d have to try it.
How the hell did you fit the carabiners through the eyehole of the 1 1/4 “ pulley?
You don’t, you thread the rope through them in sequence. :)
5:34 of the video. Looks like you have the carabiner through the eyehole. I was in HD forever trying to find this combo
Ahhh yeah. I drilled out the eyes hole just a bit to allow the clip to go through. Clamp down the pulley though before you drill it out. (I didn’t and it took a nasty twist) almost hurt myself something fierce!
Ahhh! Thank you. Great advice! Safety first.
Great success! Thanks for the video.
Get some straps to go around and support the kayak. Those grab handles are not designed to hang the kayak from for extended periods
Done and done, a ways back another commenter mentioned this and I have done it up. Much more safe! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Great video, but it would have been nice to see the system in action.
Hmmn, thought I showed that! I'll have to take another look.
Finished this today for two kayaks, 9ft ceilings. Your parts list says 100ft of rope...this was WAY too much for my project. I used 100ft for the two kayaks, and still had 20ft or so left over.
Always good to have some extra rope laying around. Thanks for the update! 👊🏻
Bill Aney Hey Bill, I don’t suppose you would mind sharing your design for two kayaks? Or did you just do two separate lifts?
Warren Hansen I did two separate lifts, with pulleys mounted on 2x4s that were securely attached to joists in the ceiling with lag bolts. I think 2 kayaks on the same setup would be too heavy for one person to handle.
Why not use a double pulley at the first red position and eliminate the first blue pulley? Might help keep the lines from crossing.
Definitely would have been better. Only had the singles at Home Depot.
@@HouseMadeUS My Lowes didn't have the 1-1/4" pulleys so I ordered them from Amazon with the Double pulley. Will see how it works out, thanks!
I might be overlooking something, but why not just terminate the ropes at the kayak instead of having pulleys at the kayak and terminating up at the ceiling?
Price??
That haircut though
Hey I appreciate it. I work hard on looking this good every day. 🤩
Life saver especially when the room in the garage is limited. Really limited.
Where is the diagram for down load
It’s down in the description but here is a link for your convenience: bit.ly/31LtQh0
This is a great video...LEarned alot. But, I must agree with other viewers, who have not received a reply. You should try and reply, even if no answer. 1). Agree, the way the pulleys are mounted, noticed in the up postion it become an issue as the lines rub a bit (4:57). 2) Also the carry handles may not support this over time....You dont want to be hurt and look like a mushroom .
I have added the additional supports and a dual pulley would fix the rubbing issues. I don't use mine that much so it's not an issue. Still holding strong! Thanks for watching.
Hanging by the handles is an accident waiting to happen but you do you. Apart from that cheers for the DIY vid
3 years it hung without issue. But you're right, could be stronger. I added support straps. 🤘🏻
The only thing missing that the store bought ones have is a safety brake. It stops the kayak from falling if you lose your grip on the rope. Kind of a deal breaker for me.
There is a mistake..the second rope should be trow the second pully...
Get on with it!
This video was helpful regarding some pulley arrangements but I don't like the idea of hoisting just via the loops on either end of the kayak. I have a 16ft canoe and I would be worried about the canoe bowing in the middle just being support at each end.
I appreciate that. However my kayak isn’t sagging after a year up there so I think it is okay. You could easily add a sling system to this for your canoe. Thanks for reaching out. 👊🏻😁