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Jack - To store my 50lb kayak at my previous house, I had a hoist setup =
along the lines of the link below, but with separate ropes for the bow and =
stern off to the side.
https://www.harborfreight.com/bicycle-lift-95803.html
I'd drive the car in with the kayak on the roof, attached bow and stern =
hooks, then pull the kayak up to the rafters. I then had a pair of straps =
to more safely hold the kayak.
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com>
Sent: Jul 27, 2025 1:34 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net <Shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Shop-talk] Eye Lag bolt pilot hole in ceiling
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” 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’s hanging over a car I cherish.=20
My question is the pilot hole for the 5/16th Eye Lag bolt. I am screwing =
them vertically up into the ceiling’s new 2x4’s, 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.=20
I’m looking for thoughts on the size of the pilot hole, keeping in =
mind that while the load is light, it’s 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 Triumph cars, a=
Sprinter van and a workbench. I do have some basement storage too. =
I’m using a lot more vertical storage and it’s getting =
there………
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<div style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12p=
t"><p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Jack - To store my 50lb=
kayak at my previous house, I had a hoist setup along the lines of the =
link below, but with separate ropes for the bow and stern off to the side.=
</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><a href=3D"https://www.=
harborfreight.com/bicycle-lift-95803.html">https://www.harborfreight.=
com/bicycle-lift-95803.html</a></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">I'd drive the car in with =
the kayak on the roof, attached bow and stern hooks, then pull the kayak up=
to the rafters. I then had a pair of straps to more safely hold the =
kayak.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Brian</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
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solid #aaa; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 0 10px 15px; margin: =
0;">
<p>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.=
com><br>Sent: Jul 27, 2025 1:34 PM<br>To: shop-talk@autox.team.net =
<Shop-talk@autox.team.net><br>Subject: [Shop-talk] Eye Lag bolt pilot=
hole in ceiling</p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Team,</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">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. </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">My question is the pilot hole for the =
5/16<sup>th</sup> 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. </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </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 =
vertical hanging arrangement.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks in advance,</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jack</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">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</p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.=
0;"> </p>
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