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On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 4:28=E2=80=AFPM Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com> wro=
te:
> Team,
>
>
>
> I recently moved and can no longer keep my canoe outside. The best place
> to store this 75 +/- pound canoe is hanging from the ceiling, OVER a car,
> so I want to be sure I get this right. I have 4, 5/16=E2=80=9D Eye Lag B=
olts that
> are going into the ceiling. One end of the rope will terminate at either=
a
> set of cleats on the wall or more eyebolts and the other end suspending t=
he
> canoe via the Eye Lag Bolts. It overdesigned, but it=E2=80=99s hanging o=
ver a car
> I cherish.
>
>
>
> My question is the pilot hole for the 5/16th Eye Lag bolt. I am screwing
> them vertically up into the ceiling=E2=80=99s new 2x4=E2=80=99s, so I am =
thinking the pilot
> hole should be a smidge on the tighter side and use soap or paraffin to
> help reduce the friction of installing them.
>
>
>
> I=E2=80=99m looking for thoughts on the size of the pilot hole, keeping i=
n mind
> that while the load is light, it=E2=80=99s a vertical hanging arrangement=
.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> Jack
>
>
>
> p.s. Moving has been a rearranging nightmare. We had a home with three
> car bays and a 6 foot high paved and dry crawlspace with tons of storage
> room. I am forcing everything into a two bay garage with an attached
> single wide, 42 foot deep bay that will hold our daily driver, two Triump=
h
> cars, a Sprinter van and a workbench. I do have some basement storage
> too. I=E2=80=99m using a lot more vertical storage and it=E2=80=99s gett=
ing there=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large"><a =
href=3D"https://boltdepot.com/Fastener-Information/Wood-Screws/Wood-Screw-P=
ilot-Hole-Size?srsltid=3DAfmBOoqCs-n86YPOxn1rEw8TB4XXRlmL1LeUD_Foc9paf-SteZ=
SU03c0">https://boltdepot.com/Fastener-Information/Wood-Screws/Wood-Screw-P=
ilot-Hole-Size?srsltid=3DAfmBOoqCs-n86YPOxn1rEw8TB4XXRlmL1LeUD_Foc9paf-SteZ=
SU03c0</a>=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large=
"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">EjR=C2=
=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 4:28=E2=80=AFPM Jack=
Brooks <<a href=3D"mailto:jibrooks@live.com";>jibrooks@live.com</a>> =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div clas=
s=3D"msg-8809570377908306552">
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<div class=3D"m_-8809570377908306552WordSection1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Team,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I recently moved and can no longer keep my canoe out=
side.=C2=A0 The best place to store this 75 +/- pound canoe is hanging from=
the ceiling, OVER a car, so I want to be sure I get this right.=C2=A0 I ha=
ve 4, 5/16=E2=80=9D Eye Lag Bolts that are going into
the ceiling.=C2=A0 One end of the rope will terminate at either a set of c=
leats on the wall or more eyebolts and the other end suspending the canoe v=
ia the Eye Lag Bolts.=C2=A0 It overdesigned, but it=E2=80=99s hanging over =
a car I cherish.=C2=A0
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">My question is the pilot hole for the 5/16<sup>th</s=
up> Eye Lag bolt.=C2=A0 I am screwing them vertically up into the ceiling=
=E2=80=99s new 2x4=E2=80=99s, so I am thinking the pilot hole should be a s=
midge on the tighter side and use soap or paraffin to help
reduce the friction of installing them.=C2=A0 <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99m looking for thoughts on the size of the =
pilot hole, keeping in mind that while the load is light, it=E2=80=99s a ve=
rtical hanging arrangement.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks in advance,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jack<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">p.s. Moving has been a rearranging nightmare.=C2=A0 =
We had a home with three car bays and a 6 foot high paved and dry crawlspac=
e with tons of storage room.=C2=A0 I am forcing everything into a two bay g=
arage with an attached single wide, 42 foot
deep bay that will hold our daily driver, two Triumph cars, a Sprinter van=
and a workbench.=C2=A0 I do have some basement storage too.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=
=99m using a lot more vertical storage and it=E2=80=99s getting there=E2=80=
=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6<u></u><u></u></p>
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