StoreYourBoard Kayak and Canoe Ceiling Pulley System, Garage Mount Storage Hoist, Heavy Duty Holds 150 lbs, Indoor Organizer

My husband asked me to buy this so here's his review:I'm a mechanical engineer. Nearly twenty years ago I designed a hoist for our two kayaks and my design is mechanically identical to this hoist from Amazon, except my design doesn't have the safety brake. From some reviews I read I was a bit skeptical so I went to my local hardware store and bought the same, exact parts as before for two more kayaks we bought this season. But the hardware store parts were over double the cost of this hoist so I took a chance and ordered it to compare.Out of the box it looked capable of the job so I set the hardware store parts to the side. I glanced at the instructions to get familiar then set to work. Installation was easy enough. I agree with other reviewers that the supplied rope didn't seem adequate so I used 1/4" nylon braided rope, 50' per kayak, from the hardware store since the same type of rope has worked flawlessly all this time.My new boats hoisted up more easily than with my hoist design since the pulley diameter on this hoist is larger than the hardware store pulleys. The safety brake feature worked flawlessly and makes it very easy to wind the rope around the supplied cleat for storage. Attached is a photo of my two old orange and yellow kayaks on my hoist design and one of my new boats with this hoist. This hoist nicely lifts the kayak up as high as possible.Minor complaint - I do wish this hoists pulleys were made of metal but I'm open minded they'll survive many ups and downs. I plan to return all the parts except the rope to my hardware store. I hope this review helps you.

I ordered two StoreYourBoard Kayak and Canoe Ceiling Pulley System, Garage Mount Storage Hoists in late 2024 for two 10' fishing kayaks.I really like the solid, heavy-duty construction of the pulley system. Installation requires some effort, but that's normal and with ladder, proper tools, and locating the joists, I installed them both with my son in less than a couple hours.The reason I do not give this product/system 5-stars is the rope, which I would describe as a lighter weight, canvas covered variety, similar to a boot lace. Friction between this rope and the metal pulley bracket frayed the rope to the point that the second time I raised the kayak, the rope snapped (see picture of the black rope).I contacted StoreYourBoard in the evening, not expecting a reply until after the weekend, but they responded to me within just a couple hours. In response, they sent two replacement ropes for the systems, but the ropes appear to be identical to what came with the system. In my opinion, the rope is just not trustworthy.From REI, I purchased 60’ of high-quality 5mm rope ($0.50/foot), and I reinstalled the system with this new rope (see picture of red rope). I tested this with one of the systems, and it seems to be working great, so I will purchase a matching rope length from REI to reinstall on the other system. (I’ve got 10’ ceilings and 60’ is more than enough length for me.)Bottom lines are (1) StoreYourBoard is a good and responsive company, and worth purchasing from; (2) the systems’ pulleys and brackets are sturdy and good; (3) I strongly recommend that purchasers upgrade the rope before hoisting your boat. (You don’t want the rope to snap when your boat is raised—mine snapped when it was low and there was no evident damage to the boat.) Even with the out-of-pocket cost for buying the higher quality rope, I still think the system is a reasonable value, and purchasers who upgrade the rope will find the system to be trustworthy and operate exactly as desired.

Kind of scary lifting it the first time cause of the swaying but it seems like it holds well and went up high enough to fit about my garage door. Installation was fairly straightforward just look at the picture for rope routing.

I bought a kayak on a whim and wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it when I got back from vacation. I ordered this while on vacation so I could put it up as soon as I got home. (That didn’t actually happen, it was about 3 weeks until I got around to it.)The video makes it extremely easy to install and lifting the kayak up is fairly easy. It’s been 7 months and has not fallen on my wife’s car.

They are perfect. I purchased two sets from both of our kayaks and they work really well.

Nice product, does exactly what I intended - I can hoist my tandem kayak into my garage rafters by myself for storage. Most of the installation time was head scratching, once you understand it it goes up quickly, I could do another in a fraction of the time. My main concern is whether the rope will last, the brake puts a lot of friction on it and it's already fraying after 2 test hoists. I admittedly mounted the pulley's a bit closer than recommended for the length of my kayak (48" apart instead of 62", due to my rafter spacing and how I wanted it). I wouldn't feel comfortable using this on a daily or frequent basis, but I think it will serve my purpose just fine.