Need to hang your kayak up so you're not stumbling over it on the garage floor or on the back porch? You can make a homemade kayak hanger in several simple ways that are inexpensive, sturdy and easy to load and unload. Whether in the garage, in the boat house or on the back porch, you can create a simple, attractive hanger for your kayak in less than an hour in most cases.
Noodle Hanger
One of the simplest hanger strategies is to screw four hooks into the ceiling in pairs about half the length of the hull apart. Purchase two 8-foot lengths of swingset chain and thread them through a standard length foam swim noodle. You can find these at department stores in the swimming pool section every summer. Buy the ones that are hollow in the center. The hole is usually large enough to simply drop one end of the chain into the hole at one end and let it thread through. Attach the chain to one hook, loop the foam-covered chain under your kayak and hook the other end of the chain to the other hook. Do the same with the other pair of hooks. Adjust the height of the kayak by simply unhooking and shortening the chain. You can do the same thing with rope and cord.
