DIY: building a canoe stand

[MeghanOOD]

https://oodmag.com/diy-building-a-canoe-stand/

"My stepfather and I crafted this stately, do-it-yourself wooden canoe stand, finishing it in mostly in one afternoon."

[TroutSlayer]

Nice Job!

[mosquito]

Nice, if you only have one canoe and one place you want it, otherwise worse off than a pair of saw horses. Good work, yes but if you have a kids kayak too or paddle board/windsurfer or other... not useful. 4x4's... why? The canoe isn't made of lead or have someone in it? I guess if you chain the canoe when not in use to it then it's good.

Using old deck board, and misc I built this in an afternoon, works good for 3 (or more if you make the bottom legs a bit longer then you can put two on the bottom legs) and two people can move this where you want. It can hold 3 (or 4 canoes if you use the bottom arms for 2), be moved around for cutting the grass etc. and can be made using alot of old pieces. You know those 3' long 2x4" or short left overs for the arm supports, the old deck boards that were rotten and one end but still good at the other (or atleast enough to hold a canoe up for years).



Now to criticize this this one, the top arms don't need to be that long, the bottom arms can be a bit longer to put two on it off the grass, looks like all 2x4's... good, keeps it lighter to move but a tiny block at the end of the arm to keep it from sliding off would be nice or a slight incline would also do the same. Diagonal supports on the back to provide that bit extra since the idea is to be able to move it.

Some of the ideas I stole from here, but not the double boards or the bungies and the 4x4s for the uprights make sense but doubling the boards on the arms don't, just a single board and a support (more from the misc. pile) is adequate. If it is going to be outside during the summer and moved in the shed or garage in the winter, weight, height and span all need to be thought about.



You can also make it narrower to fit the wood you have and space in the garage or storage (if you use it for that) and the length of the canoe/kayak (kids kayak?), or maybe wider is ok you can add runners for the smaller kids kayak.

[Bushmoose]

It's posts like these, that this site needs more of. It should be all about fishing, camping, hunting, boating and the outdoors. "How to" articles, along with pics and stories always seem to get pushed aside and anyone who dares to post anything related, very often will be ridiculed. The armchair experts will inevitably throw something out there that will dissuade the average member.

[mosquito]

It's posts like these, that this site needs more of. It should be all about fishing, camping, hunting, boating and the outdoors. "How to" articles, along with pics and stories always seem to get pushed aside and anyone who dares to post anything related, very often will be ridiculed. The armchair experts will inevitably throw something out there that will dissuade the average member.

Most people can do projects like this if they are willing to think and figure it out first. I know I figured out what I wanted and I also cut all the pieces and laid them on the grass as I did before putting them together, especially since I was using "misc" wood. Projects like this can be used for a few years and upgraded too without much concern if you are using old pallets, misc deck pieces etc. and the experience of building the first one and using it can be applied easily to the 2nd or third. Pallet boards as arms, you may want to do the doubling like in the 2nd video I posted. As another suggestion I would say use screws (make sure to drill pilot hole first) instead of nails, easier to move and revise, fill the old holes if it looks like they may hold water.