How do you store your kayak(s) ?

It's been a while since I've posted, actually it's been a while since I've been on my Hobie. I recently made a slight modification to my storage trolley. I have to admit, I can't wait to hit the water again.

Here's the way that I've been storing my Outback since 2010. It's a trolley I roll out of my garage, I place next to my vehicle and the lift the outback onto the roof of the car. When I'm done, I just reverse it.

I recently added a paddle board to the side, it still works just as fine. Hope it helps some of you.

Forgot to mention, the body is not resting on the wood, I added 1.5" webbing in between to support it. I also used the bottom to store the drive, seat etc. the paddle board is supported by 1" webbing.

I have a similar set up that I adopted after seeing someone else on here with a design that just made sense. I tweaked a few things but in a couple of hours I had everything cut and put together thanks to my father-in-law's help. Aside from the slightly "hefty" nature of it this thing is never going to break or get loose on me and I can move it right up to my tailgate slide it on, due to the larger diameter PVC piping on top (which totally saved my back/knees)

Nice set-up, one of these days I plan to box in the bottom just to prevent items from falling off.

Picked up a pully system at Walmart.  Not a bad set up.  Wife wouldn't let me put in the center of the garage so I could just drop it on the car.

Did a little improvising over the weekend to get the yak off the ground. Bought three eye hooks from Home Depot and supported it with 3 tie downs. I hoist it up from the middle one (ratchet) and then secure the other two in place. They all have uniform pressure but are these tiedowns not wide enough to prevent oil canning? It doesn't get very hot where I live (SC) but I'm still slightly concerned. Any critiques and suggestions would be much appreciated! Sweet setups a lot of you guys have too! When I eventually upgrade, and this t120 becomes the ladies, I'll have to get more creative!

work in progress ....

Build me one too since your building one

Underneath the deck

Trapped on the trailer during fishing season in a storage unit on the trailer in the not so fishing season. 

Tired of the kayaks being piled up on each other taking up floor space so I built this "Yak Rack".  BTW these are not all mine.  I convinced some friends at work that they needed a kayak 

I recently picked up a Suspenz EZ Kayak Rack off Amazon for $60.  I mounted the bars this past weekend and absolutely LOVE it.  Super strong, really easy to mount, holds my Trident just fine, no BS.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008OO82WC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mine is similar to the first picture on the thread.  But I had an old extension aluminum ladder that I cut up and welded together.  Hold two yaks, I store upside down.  But I have a welder, do art welding, and can weld aluminum.

http://www.outdoorplay.com/store/productlist.asp?F=2&PDID=949&DID=951

http://www.anefforttorecoup.com/search.aspx?qt=kayak%20storage%20rack

These links are dead. Too bad.


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Stern lasso  The bow lasso is similar, except I ran out of quick release buckles, so the lasso is fixed. I slide the yak back a bit and slip the front lasso in place before hooking up the rest of the straps



Here you can see the plank clamp and the strap connection. The straps and foam cradles fasten to 3/4" thick baltic birch ply crosspieces.



Note the safety chain (not hooked up yet) hanging between the yaks



Here's the front safety chain hooked up. After hooking it up, I ease the load off the ropes. There are two safety chains at the other end of the rack, one on each side. This three point hanging keeps the rack from rolling to either side when the tension on the ropes is eased up.



I hope I don't get in trouble for doing this in three posts. Most forums I go to have a limit on how long they can be, so I've developed the habit of doing posting in chunks.

Sam

Sam, this is a great approach.  I really like the torsion box base board, there are lots of options with it.

http://www.outdoorplay.com/store/productlist.asp?F=2&PDID=949&DID=951

http://www.anefforttorecoup.com/search.aspx?qt=kayak%20storage%20rack

These links are dead. Too bad.


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