Slung from the roof[]
With a carport having Colorbond sheet roof I had avoided a pulley lift because of the need to instal extra cross beams, however yarning to a builder mate he advised that riveted pulleys and no additional support would be adequate to lift the kayaks.
Got a couple of saddles, pulleys and cleats to tie off the rope at Whitworths on Sat arvo and riveted in position with one pulley each end, and while it worked it was a deal of effort to lift the yak.
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