How do you guys store your PA's?

[Roc]

Pinhead, how long have you had it sitting on those French drains? No issues with deformation? I also was thinking of doing a hoist in the garage but think it would hang too low, how many ft down from the rafters did it hang? I would probably do a harbor freight build as well.
I've been storing it on flat concrete for awhile and haven't noticed the hull deform much, but I kno it's gonna be an issue sooner or later.

[Pinhead]

It's been sitting on those French drains for more than 6 years. It's been fine.

I could walk under it, so it was 6'+ a bit. It was *ok*, but I had to move it to put a dog pen underneath it anyways. It was a huge effort to bolt the two wenches up. I used heavy 18" metal construction straps with holes, then used 3" lag bolts to bolt it to the rafters. My kid had to hold it flush to the ceiling, while I got the first 2 lags in there. Yikes. Worked great tho. I can take pics of the wenches if that will help you decide.

Before the Sled idea, I tried a pully / tie off idea someone had on YouTube....total fail. Sled idea was much better, but now the heavy double decker kayak cart is the best. It just takes up space on the ground, but rolls around so easy.