I know it seems early, but I need to start thinking about winter
storage for my new Swift Mattawa (Kevlar) canoe. I'm planning on
suspending it from the rafters in an unheated garage. I understand
that it needs to be supported by the gunnels in the bottom-up
position.

I was thinking of attaching 4 pulleys or ringbolts to the rafters and
pulling the canoe up by ropes, but I can't visualize how the ropes
should be attached to the supporting 2X4's across the gunnels and be
lifted into place by one person.

Has anyone else come up with a design (or something else that works)
and would be willing to share it?

Thanks for any ideas.

Graham
Owen Sound, ON, CAN