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asianthree 01-13-2025 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by defrey12 (Post 2401043)
ARC will not approve a fence..for any reason. Can you imagine what would happen if everyone just started doing what they want? We’d live in Bushnell, NOT TV! The rules are there for a reason and they don’t change the rules for one person. Unless their last name is Morse. “Pool equipment enclosures” are just that.
Arc approval for our pool equipment fence wasn’t a big deal.. for house 1-4

Jimmy Lee 01-13-2025 04:21 PM
Store them vetically if they are short enough.
 
If your kayaks are less then 8' long you might be could able to store them vertically in your garage. I have a 4' by 7' utility trailer stored vertically against the back wall of my garage (have to remove the tongue first). I installed an electric cable hoist from Amazon to pull it up.

SpartanMark 01-13-2025 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by GaryK4 (Post 2400875)
I will be moving into the Villages shortly. I have (2) kayaks that I store on my garage ceiling in my current house. It is a pulley system that rises the kayaks above the garage door track. In the new TV house, the ceiling is not high enough.
It would take up too much room putting then on the garage floor.
I assume having some kind of storage in the yard would not be allowed.

Any ideas how I can store these kayaks?
I may not have been clear..but I've got two pully systems if you're interested.

GaryK4 01-13-2025 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SpartanMark (Post 2401166)
I may not have been clear..but I've got two pully systems if you're interested.
Thanks, I have (2) pulley systems in my current house.

HORNET 01-13-2025 07:20 PM
The sun and the heat would possibly ruin your items if left out door!

Rheinl271 01-13-2025 09:00 PM
Free Standing Kayak Rack
 
You can get a free standing rack for the garage. Put it between the golf cart and car in the garage. Here is a potential source. Just a moment...

I almost bought this but had another solution that solved my kayak storage problem.

You might also inquire with the Villages Kayak Club for ideas: Log into Facebook

BTW, Gators ignore kayaks and prefer to be left alone. Just don't bring Fido (gator bait) on the kayak with you!

bobeaston 01-14-2025 07:09 AM
Most of our garages are deep enough to provide 6 - 10 feet of clear ceiling space beyond the end of the garage door tracks ... above where the hood of cars might be. That could offer enough space to use your pully system and store the boats crosswise above the hoods of your cars.

Villager24 01-14-2025 07:33 AM
I’ll never understand what people park $50,000 cars in the driveway to store $500 worth of stuff in the garage. To each their own.

nn0wheremann 01-14-2025 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by GaryK4 (Post 2400887)
I am bring a 50 year old work bench that I made. The prior owner has closets on all the walls. I don't need them all. I am an ex engineer and I like to plan ahead. I like to have option A,B,C before I get there. My mind is going crazy until I get there. Garage layout, what golf cart to buy. Replace my 120" projection screen (man cave) with a big regular TV in the living room. I wish I could turn off my brain until I get there in (3) weeks.
Turn off brain? Margaritas work well, as do Manhattans, and I am told Martinis do a serviceable job too. Welcome to The Villages!

nn0wheremann 01-14-2025 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by GaryK4 (Post 2400875)
I will be moving into the Villages shortly. I have (2) kayaks that I store on my garage ceiling in my current house. It is a pulley system that rises the kayaks above the garage door track. In the new TV house, the ceiling is not high enough.
It would take up too much room putting then on the garage floor.
I assume having some kind of storage in the yard would not be allowed.

Any ideas how I can store these kayaks?
Try a “bump up”. Cut out the ceiling between studs. Frame a box support for the kayaks above the cut out, seal it with drywall for fire code, and install your pulley system on the new box. This assumes your boats will fit between the ceiling joists. If not, you have an engineering project of a bit more complexity.

Japsqrd 01-14-2025 09:00 AM
Kayak rack
 
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Originally Posted by GaryK4 (Post 2400875)
I will be moving into the Villages shortly. I have (2) kayaks that I store on my garage ceiling in my current house. It is a pulley system that rises the kayaks above the garage door track. In the new TV house, the ceiling is not high enough.
It would take up too much room putting then on the garage floor.
I assume having some kind of storage in the yard would not be allowed.

Any ideas how I can store these kayaks?
We hang them from the ceiling.

ElDiabloJoe 01-14-2025 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by nn0wheremann (Post 2401323)
Try a “bump up”. Cut out the ceiling between studs. Frame a box support for the kayaks above the cut out, seal it with drywall for fire code, and install your pulley system on the new box. This assumes your boats will fit between the ceiling joists. If not, you have an engineering project of a bit more complexity.
This is a very cool idea that would result in a very finished, recessed storage option. It would take some serious work, but it would be a great winter-time project (no one wants to work in the garage in the summer, lol). Just have to carefully pick your bay to make certain it would fit - no electrical, cross members between rafters, etc. Also, check if your kayak is too wide for the 24" on center standard for rafters.


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