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I have always drilled the holes for big threads just like this to be as =
close to the shank diameter as possible without going over. Too small =
and you risk splitting the wood and losing a ton of grip. All 200#s of =
me has been able to hang from each one as long as I can hold myself up =
there and it has laughed at me. Two would be fine. You are roughly =
10,000 times more likely to drop it during removal/stowage. Have a =
backup plan (bungees? net?) for when it happens then.
jim
> On Jul 27, 2025, at 4:26 PM, Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com> wrote:
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> Team,
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> 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 Bolts 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 the canoe via the Eye Lag Bolts. It overdesigned, =
but it=E2=80=99s hanging over a car I cherish.=20
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> 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. =
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> 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 vertical =
hanging arrangement.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Jack
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> 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 Triumph 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 getting there=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I have always =
drilled the holes for big threads just like this to be as close to the =
shank diameter as possible without going over. Too small and you risk =
splitting the wood and losing a ton of grip. All 200#s of me has been =
able to hang from each one as long as I can hold myself up there and it =
has laughed at me. Two would be fine. You are roughly 10,000 times more =
likely to drop it during removal/stowage. Have a backup plan (bungees? =
net?) for when it happens =
then.<div><br></div><div>jim<br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On=
Jul 27, 2025, at 4:26 PM, Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta =
charset=3D"UTF-8"><div class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: =
WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; =
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text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;">Team,<o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: =
12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;">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 Bolts 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 the =
canoe via the Eye Lag Bolts. It overdesigned, but it=E2=80=99s =
hanging over a car I cherish. <o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">My question is the =
pilot hole for the 5/16<sup>th</sup><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>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. <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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 vertical hanging =
arrangement.<o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;">Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: =
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sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
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sans-serif;">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 Triumph 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 getting =
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