[thevillagernie]

Originally Posted by GaryK4

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?

yes they make a two strap system that hangs 12 inches from the wall and holds them very well.

[PGApromike]

Had 3 installed in my garage when we moved in. Message me for names of installer.

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[Kathybobd]

I keep mine on a pulley in garage

[EatthMama]

Originally Posted by GaryK4

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?

If you are in an Ivy, you should have room on the ceiling. I am in a Bonifay courtyard villa and have a kayak on my ceiling. I drive a Subaru Outback and have room to park it under the kayak. Otherwise, I would have done a wall mount. Good luck!

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Our garage has an 8 foot ceiling height, I am 6' 2" and I am putting in hanging storage at 1 inch above my head height, as I am getting real tired of going into the attic. My point can the kayaks be placed upside down against the ceiling. Harbor Freight sells a bicycle lift hand operated by rope that may be able to be adapted for your kayaks. Send me a PM if you would like to discuss over the phone. (Also a retired professional engineer).

Exactly. Place them at a 90° angle to the cars, between the garage door and the back wall of the garage somewhere.

Instead of a pulley system, you could build a fixed padded bracket of wood or metal at one end, screwed into a ceiling joist, that holds the nose of each kayak, then build another bracket at the other end with a bottom piece on a hinge with a cleat to secure the other end of that bottom piece. Insert the nose of the kayak, lift the tail of the kayak to the ceiling, lift the bottom piece of that bracket with the hinge and secure it with the cleat. This would of course be a two person lift.

[opinionist]

A golf cart is optional for travel.
I don't have one, and I get by just fine.
I have an adjacent golf cart garage so two full-size cars can be parked with plenty of room to get into/out of cars.
The golf cart area is good for benches and shelves and could store kayaks on the floor.

[GaryK4]

Lots of great ideas. I guess the best is to wait until i arrive. I also have a neat Yakima kayak trailer that can fold almost flat and be placed against a wall. Currently, I am very active. Golf 3X a week, Tennis 2x a week, Kayak 1x a month.
I bought the house mostly furnished. So hopefully moving in won't be to stressful.
Plans are to mix unpacking with some of the above activities. "All work and no Play...."
Insurance, licenses, doctors, etc. will be stressful.

The feedback from this site has been amazing! Thank you all>

[Michael-D]

Originally Posted by GaryK4

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?

Use a vertical wall mount on the garage wall adjacent to the foyer. The offset wrt to the garage is perfect.

Strongly consider cutting back to one car and adding two golf carts. That will open up a lot of garage space.

As to golf carts start with a Yamaha quiet drive gas cart. The Villages Golf Cars will set you up with a loaner the day you start the purchase process. No range issues.

If you decide at a later date to switch to a lithium powered electric cart you will be able to easily sell the gas cart.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by GaryK4

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?

Nope, can’t store them in your yard UNLESS it’s a CYV with fences and walls so they’re out of sight. You can NOT erect a fence either. Plenty of storage places around.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by GaryK4

Until I move in, I don't know about wall mounts.
Not sure what you mean by a "bump out". But, I have an Ivy model (2) car garage + one golf cart garage. The cart garage extends (bumps out?) about 7' past the side of the house. It would be mostly shielded from the street.
Am I allowed to put it there?

Only until someone (your neighbor) says something. Drive around the Villages and you’ll notice NO EYESORES of this type. NO boats or RVs. You get 48 hrs to wash it and take it back where it belongs—THE STORAGE YARD!

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by asianthree

You might want to consider the view your neighbor will see if you put them outside. True they won’t be visible from the street, but definitely view to your neighbor. You might want to (with arc approval) a 4’ privacy fence similar to one ones you see around pool equipment.

Then again you may want to consider a storage unit off site. Non climate control is very cheap. You will find many who store items in ac units so the climb up to the attic isn’t needed.

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.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

ARC approval to add fence.

They don’t approve fences. You might see a couple up north, but if your house didn’t come with one you don’t get to erect one. If they won’t give permission to hide your nudist neighbor, they’re certainly not going to let him hide his canoes out there.

[coleprice]

Is there room towards the back of the garage, behind the electric garage door opener to store the kayaks on the ceiling?

[SpartanMark]

Originally Posted by GaryK4

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've got a pair that I've not used. Going cheap... our garage ceiling is low but they should work for kayaks -- not good for bikes

[paulajr]

My husband insisted we get rid of our kayaks when we moved here 11 years ago. Any body of water here has Gators. Nope..no kayaking in FL.

Originally Posted by GaryK4

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?