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Author: | choochoo22 [ Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | Hobie Hoist |
Inspired by ideas from some other forum members I recently installed a hoist in my garage to stow two Hobie Sports and a few accessories. I am posting the photos and some design details here in case others might find such an arrangement usefull. Key features:
This photo shows the boats on the floor. As you can see, there isn't much spare room in the garage, hence the need for the lift. This shows the boats in the stowed position, about 6' 3" off the floor and easilly clearing our Suburu Outback and my 6' head. One boat loaded off center, works fine. You can also see the pulleys and winch. A better look at the pulleys. More on the layout geometry later. The winch has a control box that hangs down so it is accessable. Later a bungee was added to hold this out of the way until needed. The eight pulleys and hardware were about $50-60 at Lowes. The winch is from Harbor Freight, was $99 on sale, list is $140 (ITEM 96127-2VGA). The winch is 120v AC rated at 1500lbs with about 36' of steel cable. It should be noted this winch is not rated for overhead lifting, perhaps because it lacks a safety limit switch. I found it suitable for my purposes, you will have to make your own determination. The pulley layout may look a bit odd but it is designed to meet three critical requirements:
Of course the winch doesn't have to be electric, a boat trailer winch or even a come-along could be used if you take care not to drop the load! Harbor Freight has a manual winch (5798-0VGA), like a boat winch but the crank moves horizontally instead of vertically to eliminate interference with the ceiling. If you have the space you could add a pulley and mount a manual winch on the wall for accessability. You would have to find a different pulley, however, as that application would exceed the working load of the other pulleys used here. I hope these ideas will prove helpfull, or at least interesting, to someone. |
Author: | Roadrunner [ Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
Choo, great project, well documented and beautifully engineered! Looks absolutely professional. Thanks for sharing. |
Author: | Thierry [ Sun May 02, 2010 5:40 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
Thanks for the inspiration Choochoo22 This is how it looks like with our Oasis: It consists out of the hoist system and two thick bungee's securing the boat once hoisted to the ceiling. I hope this works , this is the link to the webalbum for the larger pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/11028066354 ... dpvG4W0YA# |
Author: | FishIt [ Sun May 02, 2010 9:30 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
Both systems look good! Mine is on the side on 2x4 wall brackets... I may have to go back and re-engineer my earlier idea for over-head storage. Good show, guys! |
Author: | mickeymouse [ Sun May 02, 2010 6:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
Thanks for sharing - great photos and engineering solutions |
Author: | okz00k [ Sun May 02, 2010 7:24 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
I'm now inspired and looking forward to installing pulley mounting points against the roof trusses in my garage. Thanks. |
Author: | Skadar [ Tue May 04, 2010 1:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
My garage ceiling is too bumpy with retro-fitted HVAC ducting for a system like this... so I am jealous. Great job! |
Author: | Jbernier [ Tue May 08, 2012 8:56 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
Very nice systems guys - lot's of people ask how-to questions about this subject, so I thought I'd resurrect this thread so that it gets some new views. |
Author: | RevoRob [ Sun May 13, 2012 1:49 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
Beautiful design!! Can you give some details about the pulleys and rope? Where did you get them? How are they described? Thanks for sharing this!! Rob |
Author: | Thierry [ Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:28 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
Sorry, I'm late with my answer, I'm very busy nearing my retirement I completed my gallery with some extra pictures from the hoist system. https://picasaweb.google.com/110280663540216373539/HobieOasisOphangsysteem# And feel free to have a look in the other parts of the gallery. Just click on "Fotogallerij van...." or "Photogallery of......". I'm from Flanders in Belgium and found these "made in germany" pulleys in a hardware shop, the wheels are 40mm diameter. Every year they get a treatment with a bit of teflon spray. The next picture is the transition from the nylon ropes to the steel cable from the hoist itself. I've put a thermo-schrunk sleeve over the metal attachment parts. The nylon cord is about 5 to 6 mm diameter. The steelcable that came with the hoist is 4mm diameter. And some pictures from the bungies as an extra safety when the boat is hanging from the ceiling. I hope this helps Thierry |
Author: | blopez579 [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:14 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hobie Hoist |
Here is our garage storage solution for our Hobie Outback. The first version used 1" straps. After 1 week in Houston heat, the gunwale was dented, and the hull a tiny bit warped. Back to the drawing board... We remembered how scientists transport big fish, and came up with this sling idea. I don't think we will have any distortion problems now. Thank you to all the generous posters. Your posts helped us with our design. Please, if you see anything glaringly wrong here, let us know, as we are inexperienced! 2012-08-05_13-07-30_240 by casalopez2008, on Flickr 2012-08-05_13-08-21_971 by casalopez2008, on Flickr |
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