How do you store your kayak(s) ?

That's very impressive Matt! Looks great!


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Really nice Matt!
looks like a 6pack canvas to me.
I've been wanting to do larger works this summer .

A Piscean Artworks peaice would be the perfect finishing touch!!!

Dang Matt, that's nice. I've been thinking about shifting my storage from the garage to the side yard.  Do you have dawings or a materials list?

Ill PM you some details...

That's very impressive Matt! Looks great!


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Thanks! its became a much bigger job than I anticipated, so its nice to hear some posative feedback.

Finished the painting and trim work last weekend. I figure I could sleep in there if the ol ball and chain and I got in a tussle.  Although the verbiage would have to be changed from “I’m in the dog house” to “I’m in the Kayak Shed”…

Looks sweet. But just making sure that it's never in the sun, because that looks an awful lot like an oven to me.

I was wondering where I had seen that color combo before, then it hit me.
It's a Bear Grylls kayak shed!

Nicely done!

I was wondering where I had seen that color combo before, then it hit me.
It's a Bear Grylls kayak shed!

Nicely done!

I though he only used sticks and palm fronds...

 

 We moved from a home that had a garage that we had devoted to our paddling lifestyle-



to a home that had no garage.
It is going to be a while before we are able to have our boat barn built so we had to adapt. We decided to convert a room into a temporary paddling studio.
We used a boat and paddle rack system from a company called Talic and I thought that I would share how pleased we are that we used these products.
http://www.talic.com
The racks met all of the requirements that "She" had when we agreed to transform a room into the new lair.
It had to look nice and it would leave no trace when we eventually move the gear out.




We are limited by boat length for now but that is understandable and temporary. There is another door that leads outside that isn't pictured. Its takes 2 of us to get the bigger boats out for loading but we plan accordingly.

 The other product that we purchased is their 18 paddle rack. At the right side of this photo.


It has 18 slots for paddles but we only use every other slot since our paddles have varied degrees of feathering and need the space to hang.

We are extremely happy with the products from Talic and recommend them without reservation.
 

Just have mine on the garage floor as of right now. I think next week I might build a stand so it's up off the ground.

Van-Gor,
 Having a boat on the floor of the garage makes me nervous. Might be at risk for oil-canning.
If you can, put it on your cart or even better, cut some pool noodle into ~2 foot sections and space them out evenly on the floor and place your boat on those.

Here is a simple PVC rack that I have used for years and still gets a lot of use when I am working on boats.
Hope this helps.

What's the best way to store a boat? I thought sitting it in the floor was ok
What's oil canning?
Sorry for the newb questions but this is my first boat and I don't want to mess it up by not storing it properly

dents in the hull that sometimes come out

VG, the best way is on its side if you dont have a stand, oil canning is an indention on the bottom from sitting on a flat surface for an extended period of time or from being strapped to a rack in extreme heat. here is a link to the pvc stand that alot of us use, cameron

http://kayakfishinggear.com/kayakstandhowto.aspx

I have a Kilroy and since it's a sit inside wouldn't storing it on the side be just as bad?
Wouldn't the stands also dent the hull over time?
Also how long does it take for oil canning to start? My yak has only been sitting for about a month, should I be concerned?

Wouldn't the stands also dent the hull over time?

no, the straps are flexible and support the weight evenly, ive been storing my boats on them for many years and no trouble, even in high temps in the summer, cameron