How to Builld a Canoe Wall Rack

A good way to get your canoe off the ground is to hang it on a convenient wall. You can hang canoe shelf brackets on the inside wall of your garage or workshop, or on the outside in a carport, or on the side of a house, shed or garage. You can even hang the shelf from a couple of trees if you can find two the right distance apart.

Things You'll Need

  • 2 large metal shelf brackets, 18-inches wide
  • 2 treated two-by-fours, 4-feet long
  • 8 galvanized screws–4-inches long with washers
  • Carpet strips or foam strips
  • Circular saw
  • Drill and bits
  • Stud finder
  • Twist ties or heavy-duty spring stapler
  • 2-inch staples
  • 4 half-inch screw-in eyelets
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Instructions

  1. Assembling the Canoe Shelf

    • 1

      Pick a wall with solid studs or posts about two-thirds the length of your canoe. If you have a 12-footer, for instance, then the shelf brackets should be around eight feet apart.

    • 2

      Screw the brackets into the wall so the top of the bracket is about two foot above the ground. Back the screws with washers.

    • 3

      Measure the width of the canoe at the center. Add two inches and cut two two-by-fours that width.

    • 4

      Screw the two-by-fours on top of the shelf brackets. Wrap carpet strips or foam padding over the top of the two-by-fours and either zip-tie or staple them in place.

    • 5

      Screw eye bolts into the ends of the two-by-fours and in the sides about an inch from the wall. Predrill the holes for the bolts to prevent the boards from splitting.

    • 6

      Load the canoe upside-down onto the shelf. Wrap bungee cords over the top of the hull.