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Hanging or storing a canoe off floor in a garage with vehicles

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I got about the smallest 2-car garage you can have. I used T-slot aluminum channel suspended from the ceiling. A threaded knob is removed and the bottom bar swings down. Canoe is raised/lowered via a rope and pulley system.

I will have to hang my Phoenix just like that. IIRC I have 10’ ceiling in the garage so not enough overhead space to put the boat above the open garage door. And there’s too many shelves and whatnot to just use big L-brackets from the wall.
 
I ordered steel for the new carport roof today. I set the trusses on 38 inch centers as I figure the widest canoe I'll probably ever have is 36 inches and I can store canoes between the trusses. I mean; sure it's excessive but why not?... I'll post pics here as soon as it's completed.
 
I used lag bolts, 2x4’s and some plywood triangles with sheet rock screws on this rack. I tilted the top rack to get that Pal up there easier. I prefer a wall rack vs. hanging, but sometimes hanging is the only option.7D83D0E5-4A7D-47FC-91C1-5B48FB1FD590.jpeg
 
Not a garage, but this particular method would work. Simply walk in with the canoe atop your shoulders, nose the end of the canoe into the roller frame (a broom handle with a pool noodle slid over, inserted through two 2x4 hangers), and push easily until in correct position, set the rear end down on the floor, and lastly, lift up- holding with one hand while hooking the strap to suspend the back of the canoe. One could make a similar rigid frame for the rear with a hinged crossbar but this has worked so well for a couple of years that I haven't bothered!

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Patrick, I like the simplicity of your second attachment. Your broom handle & my truss spacers will do the same job at one end but my idea for the second attachment might be scrapped in favor of yours.
Not high tech and relatively easy to secure! Thanks.
 
I didn't quite get it finished before winter but the roof is on & they're protected. I set the trusses on 36 inch centers so canoes could be stored (individually) between them. I'll play around with supports in the spring but the near 2x4 had to be mounted below the trusses for clearance. The far one is individual and was left loose so it can slide out to lower them. (notice that I have room for 4 more?) :D

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Timely post.
I just had to sell a canoe so I'd have room for a new canoe.
Last night, in bed, I was thinking I should take a look at my garage and see if there is a way I could hang one or two of my boats.
I've managed to squeeze all my boats in the garage, but it's far from ideal.
 
I would love to have set my Hoister up that way, but the van wouldn’t fit in the garage with the boat that low, and the boat(s) didn’t fit above the door. Ah well, if I ever build a home to my own spec…
 
I would love to have set my Hoister up that way, but the van wouldn’t fit in the garage with the boat that low, and the boat(s) didn’t fit above the door. Ah well, if I ever build a home to my own spec…
I hear you. There's a reason I bought the Outback. It was the only semi-off road capable car I could find that (1) would just barely fit under the canoes like that and (2) that I can just barely drive into or out of the garage with a canoe on the factory rack. My next house will have higher garage doors.
 
I hear you. There's a reason I bought the Outback. It was the only semi-off road capable car I could find that (1) would just barely fit under the canoes like that and (2) that I can just barely drive into or out of the garage with a canoe on the factory rack. My next house will have higher garage doors.
I bought an ‘05 outback new. 2.5XT 5-speed wagon. I really enjoyed that car. I couldn’t drive it when we had the first set of twins because the rear-facing baby seats needed the front car seats moved forward. I had to drive that car with the seat all the way back. Then when we learned we were having another set of twins, we traded to ‘ru in for a Sienna! I miss the turbo, but the Siennas have been really great for our family.

I’m disappointed Toyota chose to only make the new vans as hybrids. Our 2019 gasser has over 90k miles on it now, I figure we’ll get about a decade out of it. No idea what cars will be when we’re ready to replace it. I figure I can buy a crate motor for my pickup cheaper than replacing it, so I’ll keep it as long as possible. Assuming one can even buy a crate motor by then?
 
I just moved my canoes into new almost built garage. 28' x 32' so no overhead door problem. It's 9'+ to attic joists so I never measured but sure I can drive under.
 

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AS Patrick stated above, just walk it right into place. I walk one end in, and set the 2x4, then spin around and set the other end in. Couple of bucks in hardware, bought a 2x4 and the rope was already in the garage. Toy car spends the winter underneath the canoes.
 

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I don't ever put the car in the garage, it's full of boats. I probably could put my Dodge Magnum under my hanging canoes. My latest method is using sliding door hardware screwed to the beams. Each slide has a board and loop of webbing. Carrying the boat from the car the end of the canoe goes into the web loop. When it's far enough in to catch, the loop/slide assembly starts moving farther into the garage. When it stops I hang the other end.
 
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