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Old 12-06-2008, 10:59 AM   #53
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Originally Posted by freebird5825 View Post
i have one of those homemade systems in my garage for lifting the fiberglas pickup truck cap. all we needed was some pulleys, good sturdy rope, and wall mounted cleats for tying off rope. it was designed and installed by 2 nutty engineers.
I'm looking at doing something similar. I want to build a cedar strip canoe or kayak The Newfound Woodworks - Cedar Strip and Plywood Canoe, Kayak and Rowboat Kits! , but DW doesnt want it "junking" up the garage. So I'm going to rig up a pulley system in the attic attached to the rafters, so the boat can be hoisted up through the attic scuttle.
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